Injured workers Richard Hudon and Peter Page, with the support of the Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Groups (ONIWG), embarked on a 600 km bike ride from Ottawa to Toronto to coincide with the June 1 Injured Workers Day demonstration at Queen’s Park Toronto. The cyclists were drawing attention to the current state of affairs Continue readingWeekend Video: Injured workers cycle for justice
Videos
A documentary film from the late 1970s documenting work shortages during the Depression of the 1930s and the attempts to deal with the unemployed. The film discusses the establishment of relief camps and projects, where men were paid twenty cents per day. It covers the founding of organizations such as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), Continue readingWeekend Video: For Twenty Cents a Day
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.
This July 11, marks the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the Oka Crisis which became one of the most publicized land claim disputes between First Nations and the Canadian government of the late 20th Century. The Mohawk in Kanehsatake have been challenging land claims since 1868 and colonialism before that. On a July day Continue readingWeekend Video: Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
In this feature documentary, 6 student activists visit 36 Canadian towns to take on one giant corporation. Filmed over 2 summers, these young crusaders (plus a gonzo journalist) try to raise public awareness about Wal-Mart’s business practices and their effect on cities and towns across Canada. With youthful passion and often hilarious cultural jams, this Continue readingWeekend Video: WAL-TOWN The Film
Invisible No More Campaign Launch in Ottawa June 20, 2015. The Case for a Living Wage for Cleaners in Federal Buildings in the Nation’s Capital. Public forum hosted by SEIU Local 2-Justice for Janitors and, ACORN Canada. The Canadian Federal Governments guidelines for awarding contracts to companies providing janitorial services contain these very problematic elements: -Contracts awarded to lowest Continue readingWeekend Video: Invisible No More
On May 18, 2015, employees of Halifax Water arrived at their depot to find the doors locked. In response, workers hit the picket lines bright and early the next morning. This lock out has come about after 14 months of bargaining has broken down between Halifax Water and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Locals Continue readingWeekend Video: Halifax Water Lockout
This week it was announced a room devoted to the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike will be excluded from the renovated Canadian Museum of History. To fight this erasure of working class history by the Harper regime, RankandFile.ca brings you a video about the Winnipeg general strike. On May 1, 1919, Winnipeg’s building and metal workers Continue readingWeekend Video: The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919
Stephen McNeil and the Liberal Party have introduced a draconian austerity budget for Nova Scotia. With major cuts, freezes, and changes to existing social programmes, this austerity agenda is doomed to fail and result in major pain for the working class in our province. It is a rehashing of the infamous John Savage years, when Continue readingWeekend Video: Nova Scotians united against austerity
In suburban Buenos Aires, thirty unemployed auto-parts workers walk into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave. All they want is to re-start the silent machines. But this simple act – The Take – has the power to turn the globalization debate on its head. In the wake of Argentina’s dramatic Continue readingWeekend Video: The Take
R&F.ca has launched its Spring fundraising drive. Our goal is to raise $6,660 by May 1, 2015. Click here to find out how you can donate. To commemorate all those who have been injured or killed at work, RankandFile.ca presents to you the 2001 documentary, Westray. In this feature documentary, filmmaker Paul Cowan offers an innovative, Continue readingWeekend Video: Westray
We cannot develop an ecologically-responsible and just economy without considering the consequences for work and employment. But what is the meaning of ‘green work’ in capitalist societies of endless production and consumption for the purposes of profits? If we scale back on tar sands, fracking, and other dirty energy projects, as we must, workers who Continue readingWeekend Video: Green Jobs