To mark 150 years of the Canadian state, we are publishing some of the articles from our magazine that covered different parts of Canada’s history. Working people built Canada – physically and politically. For most of Canada’s history, life for workers was hard and wages were low. The government regularly crushed strikes and killed workers. […]
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150 Years Capitalism, Colonialism, Corruption, and Resistance BC Liberals rule for the Rich Food Workers Win in Toronto Trudeau Shows Real Colours Over 150 Years of Indigenous Colonization Immigration: Exploitation and Exclusion Workers Built Canada Nova Scotia Teachers’ Strike NAFTA: “Free Trade” Without Freedom … and more from Canada and the World If you […]
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Justin Trudeau took power in October 2016 adopting the mantra of sunny ways. After more than a year, how has he done? If he was a figure skater his performance might score high on style, but considerably lower on content/substance. Or as a young friend put it, “The smile is a change from before but […]
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Poverty: A Political Choice The Struggle of Youth Today Fracked Gas – Bad News Ontario: Hydro Privatization Disaster BC Liberals Out Indigenous People Fight for the Environment New Workers Party in Montréal? Beware of Basic Income Trudeau Continues Harper’s Health Cuts … and more from Canada and the world If you would like to order […]
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Frédéric Collin is a member of Alternative Socialiste (CWI in Quebec). Quebecois militant, trade unionist, socialist and feminist pioneer Lea Roback was born in Montreal in 1903 of Jewish immigrant parents. She was raised in Beauport, near Quebec City, where her family owned a general store, and returned to Montreal in 1915. Coming from a […]
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Inequality is a cancer that eats away at individuals and society. Inequality is spreading rapidly across Canada. It is associated with the premature death of 40,000 Canadians a year. Inequality hits women, Indigenous people and recent immigrants hardest. Women working full-time earn 73.5¢ for every dollar men make. Canada’s gender pay gap averages $8,000 a […]
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Inequality Rising Fight for $15 Growing Montréal Workers Strike For $15 Time for a Student Movement! Poverty Kills: Inequality is Bad for Health Site C: Stop the Damn! Liberal Honeymoon: Clouds on the Horizon Postal Workers Stop Management Attacks Brexit Shocks Elites US Elections Exposes Anger at Establishment … more on Canada and the world […]
Continue ReadingOld Port Update The Old Port workers in Montréal, after more than 3 months on strike, recently rejected a proposal from a federally appointed mediator, which was not an improvement on the company’s previous offers. The mediator’s proposal was an increase of 12% over 5 years instead of the company’s original offer of 9.5% over […]
Continue ReadingDavid Rennie is a postal worker. The postal workers union (CUPW) has won tentative agreements for both the urban, and rural and suburban mail carrier (RSMC) bargaining units. The agreement does not concede to management attacks and prevents major rollbacks, especially of pensions for newly hired workers. CUPW is seeking to preserve past gains and win […]
Continue ReadingSocialist Alternative spoke with Jacques Fontaine, one of the striking workers Tell me the main points of the strike and why you are on strike. Some 280 workers of the Old Port of Montreal have been on strike since May 27. Our main goal is to fill the wage gap that has been created between […]
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