Class Struggle - The Maple (Page 14)

Kerry’s Place Autism Services’ Workers May Soon Be On Strike

Governments and employers often hide behind the commitment of those doing gendered care work to justify substandard pay and conditions.

Reading the report, we see how unleashing the very ‘market forces’ the authors praise has created the problems they identify.

If the onset of the crisis last summer didn’t motivate us to fight for a progressive policy response, what’s coming down the pike should.

The neoliberal retrenchment of the welfare state is premised on downloading public care functions onto financially-strapped families.

The climate crisis requires a transformation of how we share the planet with animals, and interspecies solidarity is a way forward.

Pierre Poilievre’s ability to channel popular anger during a period of high inflation and economic instability should worry us.

Collectively refusing to work overtime can be illegal in Alberta, highlighting Canada’s poor labour standards.

Why do we allow such huge concentrations of capital to remain in private hands when we face multiple existential threats?

Quiet quitting may be a momentary internet fad. Or it could nourish a growing recognition that unionization is the way forward