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Written by Hands Off Venezuela -- www.handsoffvenezuela.org
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
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The National Assembly elections in Venezuela, which will take place on
September 26, will mark a turning point for the Bolivarian revolution.
What is at stake is not only who will have a majority in the National
Assembly, but the future of the revolutionary process itself. Hands Off Venezuela is organizing an International Day of Action in support of the revolution for 17th-18th September. In Canada, there will be solidarity events in four cities--Fredericton, Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. As well, please sign the petition of support at www.handsoffvenezuela.org .
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Written by Michael Romandel
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010 |
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As this article is being written, Loblaw workers across Ontario have
given the leadership of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)
union a 97% strike mandate, providing the leadership the option of
calling a strike if they see this as necessary to move their
negotiations with the company forward. This is an astounding figure. Negotiations between Loblaw Companies Ltd. and the UFCW began back in April, though Loblaw has
been unwilling to give an inch on their concessionary demands since that
time. The UFCW locals involved in these collective agreement
negotiations represent approximately 30,000 workers, or a quarter of
Loblaw employees across Canada.
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Written by Lal Khan -- www.marxist.com
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 |
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“The worst monsoon-related floods in
recent memory": this is how he U.N. has described the recent calamity in
Pakistan. The mighty Indus River, once the cradle of one of history’s
earliest civilizations has devastated the land to which it gave birth.
The irresistible force of the floods has washed away the ancient ruins
that had stood there for thousands of years.
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Written by Arash Azizi, member of Toronto Young New Democrats (TYND)
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 |
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After months of organizing and eager anticipation, the first Socialist
Summer Camp organized by the Toronto Young New Democrats (TYND) finally
happened over the weekend of August 20 to 22, and it proved to be a
major success. About two dozen attended the camp at the family
campground of Neezh Meegwunun on Georgina Island, owned by Chippewa
First Nation.
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Written by Ted Sprague
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Monday, 23 August 2010 |
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Seventy years since
the assassination of Leon Trotsky bourgeois writers and historians are
attempting to bury the man again. They are constantly demonizing him and
his ideas. That is because they understand that his ideas are not dead,
but very alive and have never been so relevant as they are today, in
this period of crisis of capitalism.
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Written by Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign (PTUDC)
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Wednesday, 18 August 2010 |
The Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign
(PTUDC) has launched the Revolutionary Flood Relief and Protest Committees across
Pakistan, especially in the intensely affected areas, to conduct an
efficient and effective rescue and relief effort. Fifty seven camps of
this campaign have been set up in various regions and is appealing for
help. For the latest news and information from the campaign, please visit the PTUDC's website at www.ptudc.org .
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Written by Matt Damario
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Friday, 13 August 2010 |
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On Thursday, 22nd July, over 600 hotel workers and supporters
demonstrated in front of the Hyatt Regency hotel in Vancouver, shutting
down Burrard Street during rush hour. It was organized by UNITE HERE,
the union that represents 1,600 workers at four major hotels in
Vancouver that are currently in contract negotiations—the Westin
Bayshore, Hyatt, Four Seasons, and the Renaissance. The demonstration
was co-ordinated with protests in 15 other cities across North America,
from Toronto to San Francisco, to fight back against the attacks on
hotel workers from the billion-dollar Hyatt Corporation. In Pittsburgh,
16 hotel workers were arrested by police and given citations for
obstructing traffic.
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Written by Benjamin Heller
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Monday, 09 August 2010 |
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Shortly after 9:00pm on the night of 18th July, the Maritime Employer’s
Association (MEA) released a short bulletin: as of the following
morning, the longshoremen of CUPE Local 375 would be locked out of the
port of Montreal, closing it indefinitely. This action followed over two
years of negotiations with the union, during which the workers have
been working without a contract. In the official press release, the MEA
complained of union pressure tactics that “have begun to impede Port
operations,” while warning the union to “look more realistically at the
challenges ahead.”
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Written by Esplanade Community Group
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Thursday, 29 July 2010 |
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Although over a month has past since the G20 protests, Toronto Police Services continue to run roughshod over civil liberties and continue to clamp down on all forms of dissent in the city.
This is an effort to destroy
any dissent or opposition to the bosses' plans to make the workers
pay for the current capitalist crisis.
We republish a call-out by the Esplanade Community Group on
fighting back against these acts of police violence; Fightback
fully supports the statement and encourage all of our supporters
to get involved in the campaign against police violence. An
injury to one is an injury to all!
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Written by Jorge Martín
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 |
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez severed diplomatic relations with Colombia last week after a farcical presentation by outgoing Colombian President Alvaro Uribe at a meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS). Uribe accused the Venezuelan government of harbouring FARC guerrillas and demanded an "international commission of enquiry." This is the latest provocation by the imperialist powers, through their puppet regime in Colombia, to damage the Venezuelan revolution, especially in advance of the parliamentary elections in September.
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