Rebutting The London Initiative’s ‘Letter From World Jewry’
The open letter is a sinister attempt at whitewashing Israel’s crimes with little care given to Palestinian genocide victims.| The Maple
A timeline of Canada’s exports to Israel and the Liberal government’s attempts to make the scandal disappear.| The Maple
We should celebrate their courage while recognizing that the fight against unjust government interference isn’t over.| The Maple
“By approving exports related to the Iron Dome, Canada is providing a shield for Israel’s genocidal attacks on Palestinians.”| The Maple
A potentially massive cut to the federal workforce is looming, and already impacting workers and service users alike.| The Maple
The open letter is a sinister attempt at whitewashing Israel’s crimes with little care given to Palestinian genocide victims.| The Maple
According to the CBC, Israel said filming Gaza from above would “jeopardize flights.”| The Maple
If the airline labour upsurge continues, workers may take back what they deserve from corporate profits| The Maple
This was a missed opportunity for labour to build stronger ties of solidarity with Indigenous peoples and others.| The Maple
We should celebrate the relative success of the CERB and the other individual support programs, and learn from them going forward.| The Maple
The distribution of income in this country is the result of policy choices we can fight to change.| The Maple
The wealthiest amass more through higher salaries and passive income, while workers face stagnating wages.| The Maple
CACI is one of the latest American companies to win a major Canadian military contract.| The Maple
Canadians have subsidized charities that the CRA found to have aided Israel’s army and settlements| The Maple
In many ways, however, the fight has only begun: the union must now secure a contract.| The Maple
“It’s a victory for those of us who oppose Canada’s complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.”| The Maple
“There’s not really any strong opposition to the idea within Israel in general that Palestinians are a lesser race of people.”| The Maple
UFCW Local 1518 in British Columbia has announced that 500 drivers in Greater Victoria unionized.| The Maple
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Solidarity is needed to win Katherine Grzejszczak’s reinstatement and declare that attacking labour supporters of Palestine won’t stand.| The Maple
Employers in nearly every Canadian jurisdiction have long been given free reign to deploy scabs and undermine the right to strike| The Maple
The governing NDP has “folded like a cheap tent” and is playing into the Opposition’s politicking.| The Maple
The federal government is doing management’s bidding by undermining CUPW and forcing a vote on a substandard offer.| The Maple
Alvin Finkel’s latest book tells the story of humanity as a struggle for democratic control over our lives and livelihoods.| The Maple
The ITUC’s annual report tracking violations of labour rights “reveals a stark and worsening global crisis for workers and unions.”| The Maple
Labour 4 Palestine is calling on the Canadian Labour Congress to declare all Israeli goods and services ‘hot cargo.’| The Maple
After having their right to strike trampled, workers may be understandably fatigued about spending more time on the picket line.| The Maple
Fallout from the Canada-United States trade war seems to be hitting Canadians harder thus far.| The Maple
We need an unofficial opposition of mobilized workers ready to fight the coming attack on labour and left-wing politics.| The Maple
A recent strike by child and family service workers in Manitoba demonstrates how unions can use arbitration to complement strikes| The Maple
A hospital union recently presented truly staggering findings from a poll of its burnt out workforce.| The Maple
Adam King and Jason Foster discuss the UCP government’s attacks on workers and the labour movement in Alberta.| The Maple
Pensions should never be used to oppress and attack fellow workers across borders.| The Maple
We need a vehicle to meaningfully intervene in the electoral arena to improve the lives of working people| The Maple
The platforms issued by labour include a compelling list of progressive ideas to transform Canada’s economy and society.| The Maple
We need to tax the rich much more, but that will never be enough on its own to fund what we all need.| The Maple
A consummate technocrat like Mark Carney, committed in his bones to neoliberalism, can only exacerbate the economic pain| The Maple
Beyond reforming EI and ensuring workers have required benefits to survive, we need a broad-ranging plan of public investment| The Maple
We need a real commitment to full employment that uses the public sector to guarantee jobs.| The Maple
A government decision to take this money and use it as it pleases amounts to theft of workers’ deferred wages.| The Maple
The Manitoba Federation of Labour report card evaluates the government’s health and safety track record| The Maple
Like other labour battles in the public sector, the CUPW strike is about more than the interests of postal workers.| The Maple
The pro-Israel group was barred from lobbying an MP for two years after taking him on an Israel trip, but did so just six months later.| The Maple
MPs from four major parties have gone on these trips with the Zionist organization, receiving average benefits worth more than $12,000.| The Maple
For workers and their families, 2022 continued the downward income trend of the past two years.| The Maple
While a solemn day to honour fallen workers, it is also a time to reaffirm our commitment to workplace safety.| The Maple
If cracks in job figures continue to widen, many more workers may soon find themselves in difficult situations.| The Maple
While it’s no shock to find anti-unionism in the National Post, this article is bad even by genre standards.| The Maple
Fundamentally, pay transparency and wage negotiation are about power, and employers have an interest in concealing information.| The Maple
“At this time, there is no plans to review this purchase.”| The Maple
“I’m not sure anything significant was achieved here.”| The Maple
Cornell University’s Labour Action Tracker reports have noted a 77 per cent growth in strikes since 2021.| The Maple
The number of union applications grew by 48.8 per cent in 2023 from the previous year due in part to the new model.| The Maple
A full accounting of Bill 124 must include the myriad sources of suffering for which it’s responsible.| The Maple
CAPE leadership has a unique opportunity to reform an important federal public sector union.| The Maple
“It’s almost as if Canada is accelerating its arms export authorization process amid a genocidal campaign.”| The Maple
A new report also finds that unionization’s advantages are greatest among workers who otherwise face disadvantages in the labour market.| The Maple
Let’s take a step back and look at the overall trends for strikes and wage settlements over the past year.| The Maple
Labour experts say the CBC’s workforce is in for a rough ride, and that averting layoffs at the bargaining table won’t be easy.| The Maple
