As of press time, past the halfway point in the federal election campaign, the Conservatives have surged to hold a slim, but definite lead over the lagging Liberals. This raises […]...
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Time for labour’s shot across the bow
This year, Labour Day marks the thirtieth anniversary of the largest single union strike in Canada’s history – the walkout by 115,000 federal public service workers, members of the Public […]...
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Organizing is a necessity, not an option
A political history of the Hamilton Unemployed Union By Sam Hammond and Terry Fraser In the summer of 1981, Canada’s economy was in a recession which by mid-1982 had deepened […]...
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“Senator Yussuff”
It has quite a ring to it – or maybe it’s sting we’re feeling. Heading into the Canadian Labour Congress convention in June, it was a pretty open secret that […]...
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