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General Strike!: Red Review #80 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Nov 14, 202214 min read

General Strike!: Red Review #80 -- International Left and Labour News

With news from Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Cuba, Canada, the UK, Honduras, Chile, Portugal, Greece, Belgium, France and elsewhere....

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Red Review #60 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Jun 6, 20229 min read

Red Review #60 -- International Left and Labour News

With news from Mexico, the USA, Georgia, Tunisia, Brazil, Serbia, Slovenia, Bolivia, the Philippines and elsewhere. Mexican President...

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Fiasco: Ford wins reelection in a vote dominated by deep ennui, disaffection

Michael Laxer

Jun 3, 20223 min read

Fiasco: Ford wins reelection in a vote dominated by deep ennui, disaffection

Image via Twitter What a fiasco. After a turbulent four years that was marred by incompetence, malice, arrogance and often incoherence,...

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Ford cruising to reelection in Ontario due to squandered opportunities, uninspiring opposition

Michael Laxer

May 26, 20226 min read

Ford cruising to reelection in Ontario due to squandered opportunities, uninspiring opposition

Doug Ford and Andrea Horwath at the Leader's Debate, May 10, 2022 With a week to go Ontario is in the homestretch of an election that has...

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A People’s Alternative for Ontario: Communist Party running 12 candidates in provincial election

Michael Laxer

May 6, 20222 min read

A People’s Alternative for Ontario: Communist Party running 12 candidates in provincial election

The Communist Party of Canada-Ontario is running 12 candidates in the provincial election that began May 4. Several of these are in...

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Union leaders Dias and Thomas give Doug Ford a big boost

Michael Laxer

Nov 2, 20211 min read

Union leaders Dias and Thomas give Doug Ford a big boost

In a truly shocking, short-sighted move Unifor President Jerry Dias and Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) President Warren...

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Three paid sick days is just as bad when the NDP does it

Michael Laxer

May 12, 20212 min read

Three paid sick days is just as bad when the NDP does it

If we are going to call out Doug Ford for inadequate, terrible policy that is dangerous for working people, then we have to equally call...

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Now is the time for resistance to the Ford government, not collaboration

Michael Laxer

Apr 18, 20212 min read

Now is the time for resistance to the Ford government, not collaboration

In an almost unbelievable -- were it not coming from the desk of Smokey Thomas -- example of class collaborationism the president of...

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Michael Laxer

Apr 8, 20213 min read

"Playing politics" with sick days

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's claim that unions and progressives calling for proper sick days in the province are "playing politics" is...

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New numbers in Ontario show large workplaces are fueling pandemic outbreaks

Michael Laxer

Apr 6, 20213 min read

New numbers in Ontario show large workplaces are fueling pandemic outbreaks

The focus in fighting the pandemic has to shift to large workplaces and workplace prevention. New numbers in Ontario show what many of us...

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Ontario unions launch legal challenges to Ford government and Uber attacks

Michael Laxer

Feb 15, 20212 min read

Ontario unions launch legal challenges to Ford government and Uber attacks

Unions in Ontario are fighting back against attacks on two fronts this week with legal challenges against the Ford government and the...

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Demands for paid sick days in Ontario grow

Michael Laxer

Jan 15, 20214 min read

Demands for paid sick days in Ontario grow

As the pandemic surges in the province the desperate need for paid sick days in Ontario is increasingly obvious. The Ford government...

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The Ontario lockdown was a tragedy, the stay-at-home order is a farce

Michael Laxer

Jan 13, 20214 min read

The Ontario lockdown was a tragedy, the stay-at-home order is a farce

With many loopholes, big box stores still fully operating, few new workplace closures and no paid sick leave, the "stay-at-home" order...

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Who will pay for Ontario's food delivery app fee cap?

Michael Laxer

Dec 1, 20202 min read

Who will pay for Ontario's food delivery app fee cap?

CUPW says that while the Supporting Local Restaurants Act "may help small businesses, it provides little protection to couriers making...

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Ford attacks, Ontario Nurses' Association supports Auditor General's pandemic report

Michael Laxer

Nov 25, 20205 min read

Ford attacks, Ontario Nurses' Association supports Auditor General's pandemic report

Ontario Premier Doug Ford tells Auditor General Lysyk to "Stick with the job that we hired you for. Don’t pretend you’re a health...

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Call what the Ford government did whatever you want, but it is not a lockdown

Michael Laxer

Nov 20, 20203 min read

Call what the Ford government did whatever you want, but it is not a lockdown

The Ford government is closing down the retail outlets and workplaces that are the least responsible for the second wave. It is a big...

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Michael Laxer

Nov 19, 20205 min read

Class and the pandemic in Ontario

The government and bosses are trying to shift the blame for the devastating pandemic surge in the province from factors like overcrowded...

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Pandemic approach in Ontario prioritizes business over people

Michael Laxer

Nov 10, 20205 min read

Pandemic approach in Ontario prioritizes business over people

Headlines like "Ford eases COVID-19 restrictions as Ontario case count hits new high" reflect the dangerous priorities and bizarre air of...

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Doug Ford "out of touch with the health care sector" - Unifor

Michael Laxer

Oct 2, 20201 min read

Doug Ford "out of touch with the health care sector" - Unifor

While the Ontario Government is implementing wage increases for Personal Support Workers (PSWs) in Long Term Care and Community Care...

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