By Gerard Di Trolio South Korea has seen the the largest crackdown on labour and civil rights since the end of the military dictatorship in the late 1980s. Protests led by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) against reforms that would weaken labour protections were repressed by police. The KCTU leader Hang Sang-gyun has Continue readingTime for Canada’s Labour Movement to Think and Act Globally
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By Andrew Stevens Workers at the Best Western Seven Oaks Inn in Regina have been walking the picket line since December 28. In a show of solidarity, at least a hundred supporters joined the strike on the evening of January 6. Despite the support, however, Seven Oaks is still operational, even though workers and union Continue readingSolidarity with UFCW 1400’s Seven Oaks workers
By Daniel Tseghay When students and instructors came together at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, on November 27th, they marched through campus and presented a set of demands to a representative of the university president. Addressing the many manifestations of racism at the university, with a focus on the experiences of African/black students Continue readingChallenging Anti-Black Racism on Canadian Campuses
Support for resettling Syrian refugees from the Canadian Labour Congress and the wider labour movement is to be commended. The Labour movement has stood strongly against the Islamophobia and racism that reactionary forces inject into the issue. But the calls to welcome refugees and fight racism aren’t enough. The labour movement must take a principled Continue readingThe labour movement should say NO to war!
By Gerard Di Trolio Cleaners in several office buildings in downtown Toronto and their allies held a protest last Friday to raise awareness of a number of major issues they have with their employers as part of the ongoing Justice for Janitors campaign organized by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 2. Contractors providing cleaning Continue readingCleaners rally for justice
By Robert Devet KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) – Hundreds of members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), in town for a meeting of IATSE’s International General Executive Board, rallied this morning at the offices of Egg Films on Lower Water Street. In March of this year Egg Films, the largest local producer of television Continue readingHundreds rally at Egg Films
On July 5, thousands of First Nations activists, trade unionists, environmentalists and members of many social movements assembled in front of Queen’s Park in Toronto to march for action on jobs, justice, and the climate. These videos by Nadine McKinnon highlight the various speakers who addressed the crowd.
By Sonia Singh It’s been a whirlwind spring of precedent-setting wins for North America’s migrant workers, who are making connections across borders. After three months of strikes and protests, 30,000 berry pickers in Baja California, Mexico, won raises of up to $4 a day and rights to social security benefits and overtime pay. These workers, Continue readingHow Migrant Farmworkers Are Cross-Pollinating Strategies and Winning
By Doug Nesbitt Scabs, strikebreakers, finks, rats. There are a lot of more appropriate names for what the press, politicians and employers call “replacement workers.” Scabs are people who cross picket lines to do the work of those on strike or locked out. Scabs include outside people hired by the employer, or people who belong Continue readingWhat are we going to do about scabbing?
by Scott Price On Friday May 22nd during rush hour a group of people were in front of the MTS Center in Downtown Winnipeg handing out homemade donuts and Tim Horton’s gift cards to transit drivers as a show of support for members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1505 who have been in contract Continue readingSolidarity action for Winnipeg transit workers; tentative deal reached
Dave Bush and Doug Nesbitt Last week news broke that the 17-month lock out of IKEA workers in Richmond, British Columbia had ended. On one hand this was a welcome bit of news. After reaching an impasse several times, mediation helped the union and IKEA to hammer out a deal. On the other hand the Continue readingIKEA workers stood tall while labour movement stood still
Rail safety | EI reform fiasco | Bill C-377 | NGF Guelph strike | Saskatoon transit lockout | Live-in caregiver program | Good Jobs Summit | Pensions study | ETFO anti-racism | Canada-Korea Free Trade | Ontario health and safety | Dalhousie post-docs Rail Safety New Teamsters TV Commercial on rail safety Train cars that Continue readingRankandFile.ca Labour News Update: October 13, 2014