Michael Laxer
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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Michael Laxer
Oct 31, 202111 min read
Red Review #29 -- International Left and Labour News
The twenty-ninth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Canada, the United States, Sudan,...
Michael Laxer
Aug 30, 20215 min read
Trudeau stumbles out of the gate: Election roundup #1
The Left Chapter's first election roundup. Image via twitter. As the first two weeks of the grand farce that is the 2021 federal election...
Michael Laxer
Aug 21, 202112 min read
Taliban take Kabul: Red Review #19 -- International Left and Labour News
The nineteenth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from the UK, Venezuela, Cuba, Canada and...
Michael Laxer
Aug 1, 20218 min read
Castillo inaugurated: Red Review #16 -- International Left and Labour News
The sixteenth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Peru, Cuba, the US, Canada, the UK and...
Michael Laxer
Jul 24, 20218 min read
Castillo victorious: Red Review #15 -- International Left and Labour News
The fifteenth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Peru, Cuba, Ukraine, Canada, the UK...
Michael Laxer
Jul 17, 20218 min read
Cuba defends the Revolution: Red Review #14 -- International Left and Labour News
The fourteenth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with a special section this week on international...
Michael Laxer
Jun 20, 20219 min read
Greece Resists: Red Review #10 -- International Left and Labour News
The tenth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Russia, Greece, India, the United States,...
Michael Laxer
Jun 13, 20216 min read
Castillo wins: Red Review #9 -- International Left and Labour News
The ninth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Mexico, Greece, Canada, Cuba and...
Michael Laxer
May 29, 20217 min read
Red Review #7 -- International Left and Labour News
The seventh edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Greece, Canada, Vietnam, Cuba and...
Michael Laxer
May 22, 202110 min read
Chile, Gaza and Zambia: Red Review #6 -- International Left and Labour News
The sixth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Zambia, Kerala, the United States,...
Michael Laxer
May 15, 202110 min read
Solidarity with Palestine and Colombia: Red Review #5 -- International Left and Labour News
The fifth edition of our new weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Canada, the United States, India,...
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...
Michael Laxer
May 8, 20217 min read
Victory in Kerala: Red Review #4 -- International Left and Labour News
The fourth edition of our new weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Canada, the United States, Russia and...
Michael Laxer
May 7, 20212 min read
Loblaw: Profits up, wages not
Loblaw Companies Ltd's "year-long pandemic winning streak marked by surging sales and profits" continues. But while profits may be up,...
Michael Laxer
Apr 24, 20217 min read
Red Review #2 -- International Left and Labour News
The second edition of our new weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Canada, Brazil, the United States,...
Michael Laxer
Feb 10, 20212 min read
Bell layoffs are the latest CEWS travesty
The massive telecommunications company not only paid out close to $3 billion in dividends after receiving $122.9 million in public CEWS...
Michael Laxer
Nov 14, 20202 min read
Outrage as Loblaw profits and dividends rise, but workers left out
Profits and dividends up, pandemic pay gone, and 12 week Dominion strike ends with little improvement for workers. Many took to social...
Michael Laxer
Oct 30, 20202 min read
Dominion strike talks break down as Loblaw refuses to budge on offer
“After ten weeks the company has not made one single improvement to their initial three-year offer,”: Unifor Assistant to the National...
Michael Laxer
Oct 28, 20203 min read
Labour actions in Alberta and Newfoundland met with legal and police threats
This week saw two examples of rising labour militancy, one in Alberta and one in Newfoundland. Both were met with very rapid intervention...
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