Fight for $15 comes to Quebec
The Fight For a $15 Minimum Wage comes to Quebec
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The Fight For a $15 Minimum Wage comes to Quebec
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Identity politics and the struggle against oppression
Hannah Sell is a member of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales). Unpacking the backpack In the search for a way to fight against discrimination and oppression, many young people in particular embrace identity politics. It can be an important first step towards the development of socialist consciousness – if it leads on […]
Continue ReadingCan the Labour Party be re-claimed? (Reprinted)
Peter Taaffe and Bill Mullins are members of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales). Published below are extracts from an article by PETER TAAFFE and BILL MULLINS that first appeared in the September 2002 edition of Socialism Today, No.68. Written following a conference organised by the Campaign Group of Labour MPs, it assessed […]
Continue ReadingSocialist Vancouver Public Meeting
Stop Harper Turn Left: Build a Voice for the 99% and A Strong Socialist Movement Thursday, Oct 15, 7:30 pm Room 1415, SFU Harbour Centre 515 West Hastings, Vancouver
Continue ReadingQuebec: Government attacks spark workers’ protests
Step up industrial action to defeat government plans Workers’ mass protests and the votes for strikes in the public sector, starting at the end of September, were triggered as a result of terms the Liberal Party government of Philippe Couillard wants to impose on new collective agreements, which expired at the end of March. This […]
Continue ReadingGreece: Mass abstention dominates general election
Niall Mulholland (CWI) spoke to Andreas Payiatsos, Xekinima (CWI Greece). Mass socialist alternative needs to be built On 20 September, Syriza (Coalition of the Radical Left) was returned to power in a snap general election and is set to share power again with the right-wing Independent Greeks. Syriza’s leader, Alexis Tsipras, claims he has a […]
Continue ReadingBritain: A political earthquake
Peter Taaffe is a member of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales). Jeremy Corbyn’s victory is a political earthquake that transforms the situation in Britain and poses stark questions for how a new mass socialist force can be built. Jeremy Corbyn achieved a spectacular victory in the Labour leadership election with 59% of […]
Continue ReadingSocialist Alternative Publishes Election Magazine
This is a historic development for our work in Canada. There are articles on the election, the economy, public services, environment and much more. A PDF of the magazine is here or you can order printed copies (pay via donate button on website): • 1 copy: $3.25 (including postage) • Orders of 10: $30 (including […]
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Stop Harper, Turn Left: Build a Voice for the 99% and a Strong Socialist Movement
After nine years of Conservative government, most Canadians have many good reasons to want Harper and his party gone. The Canadian economy is officially in recession. However, for most Canadian workers this merely confirms what they already knew. As Canadian economist, Jim Stanford, noted: “Coming six years into a lacklustre recovery (the weakest since 1945), […]
Continue ReadingStrengthen Public Services for all Canadians
Stephen Harper famously said that “you won’t know Canada when I am through with it”. Since coming to power in 2006, he has systematically set out to further weaken Canada’s social safety net, cut essential public services, and eliminate agencies and programs that engage in advocacy, public policy and promote democratic engagement. Harper’s austerity agenda […]
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