A revolution is underway in Myanmar. The masses are showing immense courage in the face of brutal violence by the military junta. Workers and youth are preparing to defend themselves and allying with the organisations of oppressed ethnic groups. An armed workers’ uprising and an all-out, continuous general strike must be organised to topple the […]

After numerous statues of John. A MacDonald, Queen Victoria and others have been defaced and torn down, the conservative press has launched a vicious campaign to bring down monuments and statues of Canadian doctor and communist Norman Bethune. Here we examine the hypocrisy and lies of the Canadian rightwing, and the real history of Norman Bethune and what he stood for.

There are more people than ever who want to overthrow capitalism through revolution. But how can the working class achieve this? How can we organize a socialist revolution?

After a six week lockout that started on Feb. 20, just more than half of the Canadian Union of Brewery and General Workers Local 325 members voted to ratify a new contract with Molson company. The deal was approved this past Saturday and Sunday, with a close vote of 149 (56 per cent) voting to […]

On Feb. 25, the United Conservative Party (UCP) government delivered Alberta’s provincial budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The UCP has had a disastrous term up to this point. The economy and government revenues have been hit hard by low oil prices. The party has faced scandal after scandal, most recently the campaign to stop […]

On Tuesday, March 30, the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table sounded the alarm that the pandemic is “completely out of control”. This grim announcement comes as no surprise as health officials have been giving warnings for weeks that Ontario has been at a critical tipping point with new variants projected to spread more rapidly and […]

On Monday, March 15, 268 workers at the Coca-Cola Refreshments plant in northeast Calgary, Alberta, organized with Teamsters Local Union 987, went out on strike. This was announced in a release by Teamsters 987, whose members at the plant work in the warehouse, production, shipping, and equipment service.  Workers have lost job hours to third-party, […]

This past February in Ontario, there were three separate lockouts of workers, all within the span of eight days and all of which are still ongoing. Workers at the Fenner Dunlop facility in Bracebridge were locked out on Feb. 14, Security officers at the Elements Casino Flamboro were locked out on Feb. 18, and finally, […]

In response to a mining development in Nunavut, Inuit hunters fought back by blockading the Baffinland airstrip and mine access road. This was in response to the company attempting to steamroll the project forward in spite of widespread concerns over the expansion. In an amazing sign of solidarity, a group of employees stranded by this […]

In late January, Marathon oil refinery workers in St. Paul Park, MN called a 24-hour strike in response to the company’s contract proposal, which would subcontract certain union jobs to the lowest-bidding non-union companies. Marathon retaliated by locking the workers out despite their being willing to return to work. These workers have now been on the picket […]