Blame Austerity For Ontario’s Latest COVID Crisis
Decades of austerity and under-investment are coming home to roost in Ontario.
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Another Year Of COVID And Workers Are No Better Off
Nearly two years into the pandemic and the promises made to workers about a just recovery have amounted to very little.
Ontario’s Future Of Work Report Is Not A Win For Workers
The OWRAC Future Of Work Report should not be seen as a positive step for gig and contract workers.
The Federal Sick Leave Plan Has Serious Design Flaws
The federal government’s design of their new sick leave policy is nothing short of goofy.
How Should The Left Think About Inflation?
“Inflation mania” is representative of a much deeper class struggle over the distribution of society’s resources.
HelloFresh Workers Need A Union
Of the various social inequalities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, perhaps none is greater than the discrepancy between the wealth accumulated by e-commerce companies like HelloFresh and the plight of their workforces.
Strike At The University Of Manitoba: Interview With David Camfield
For this week’s Class Struggle newsletter, I spoke with David Camfield about the ongoing faculty strike at the University of Manitoba.
Doug Ford Is Still An Enemy Of Workers
Ford may have shifted his rhetoric, but his government is — and always has been — bad for workers.
CUPE’s New Brunswick Strike Is The First Of Many Post-Pandemic Fights To Come
Workers celebrated as essential only a year ago amidst a deadly pandemic are now being asked to accept stagnant wages, crumbling social infrastructure, and public sector austerity.