Judge admits that the right to strike is not worth much

Taking a struggle to court means taking it out of the hands of the workers and into a channel that’s safe for the bosses. The courts are part of the bourgeois state apparatus, and ultimately serve the interests of employers.

Montreal Labour Day demo in solidarity with Palestine

“The whole history of the Canadian labour movement is a struggle against these banks, against these bosses, against these governments that today support genocide […] The cause of the Palestinians is the cause of the world working class.”

Liberals take away rail workers’ right to strike

The Liberals forced rail workers back to work without using back-to-work legislation.

Zionist witch-hunt against pro-Palestine labour leader: Hands off Fred Hahn!

Fred Hahn is doing the right thing standing up to Zionist attacks.

Ruling class braces for railway shutdown

Canadian rail workers have voted to strike, and the bosses are scared.

LCBO strike: Fight the sell-off!

More than 9,000 LCBO workers are on strike in Ontario, after years of attacks, in a fight against overwork and privatization

‘We need to strike the government’: LCBO workers fight austerity

Communist Revolution visited the picket lines to discuss the strike and the broader struggle against the Ford government

‘It’s about revenge’: Toronto transit workers vote 98 per cent to strike

After years of cuts and attacks, Toronto Transit workers in Amalgamated Transit Union local 113 have overwhelmingly voted to strike. With a turnout of over 75 per cent, 98 per cent voted in favour of strike action!

‘We will be your line of defence’: Union rally in support of U of T encampment

On Saturday May 25, U of T president Meric Gertler delivered an ultimatum to the pro-Palestine encampment on university grounds: clear out or you will be violently removed by Monday morning. In response, the Ontario Federation of Labour responded, stating “If you decide to move against the students, you’ll have to go through the workers first.” 

Nestlé’s factory workers reject ‘slap in the face’ contract

Almost 500 Nestlé chocolate factory workers are on strike in Toronto, after rejecting a tentative agreement that would have meant another round of real wage cuts for the workers.