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Wynne’s Budget: More Austerity
By Alex Hunsberger, CUPE The defeat of Hudak in the June 12 Ontario general election was indeed remarkable. The Liberals, meanwhile, campaigned to the left, presenting themselves as the progressive alternative to the PCs hard-right austerity program, winning a majority … Continue reading
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A United Labour Movement Defeats Hudak
by Pam Johnson, OPSEU Although Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals won a majority in Ontario, the real story of the 2014 election is the sound defeat of Tim Hudak and his hard line platform of attacks on workers, unions and the public … Continue reading
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Tim Hudak’s threat to Ontario workers is not over
By Laura Kaminker, CUPE 966 Last September, when Tim Hudak announced that he intended to break Ontario’s unions, it came as no surprise to labour activists. The head of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Party, cynically framing the issue as one of … Continue reading
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Tagged labour movement, Ontario, rank and file, Tim Hudak, trade union, Wisconsin
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The Fleck Strike, The Rand Formula and Women’s Power
Paul Denison, OPSEU In 1945 the Rand formula, a major labour legal ruling was won. The ruling specifies that anyone in a work- place benefiting from union representation must pay union dues through mandatory dues check-off. This enabled unions to … Continue reading
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Tagged James Fleck, labour movement, sexual harassment, The Rand formula, trade union
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Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Octavian Cadabeschi, Unite Here Local 75 An examination of the massive strike wave of 1909-1913 reveals that the history of women’s liberation, the early days of North American industrial unionism, and rank and file organizing are all very closely intertwined. … Continue reading
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Tagged garment workers, rank and file, trade union, women workers
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International Women’s Day-Toronto 2014
Carolyn Egan, Steelworkers local 8300 International Women’s Day has long been celebrated in the trade unions as well as the women’s movement. It was originally put forward at a socialist women’s con- ference held in Copenhagen in 1910 in commemoration … Continue reading
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No Line 9 – Remembering the Teamster/Turtle Alliance
by Octavian Cadabeschi – From the Rank and File editorial board Enbridge’s Line 9 reversal project has become an increasingly debated issue in Ontario, and it has the potential of recreating the old divide that once existed between environ- mentalists … Continue reading
Shaking Off the Part-Time Blues
By Tracy MacMaster, steward in OPSEU L561, and president of the OPSEU Greater Toronto Area Council (GTAC) We all know that insecure employment is growing. As a member of OPSEU at an Ontario college, every day I work side by … Continue reading
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Tagged college workers, labour movement, OPSEU, precarious workers, rank and file, trade union, workers rights
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Workers’ Rights: Assessing the CUPE Campaign
by Laura Kaminker, CUPE 966 and Peter Votsch, Chief Steward CUPE 3202 The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) launched an important new workers’ rights campaign, Stand Up for Fairness (http://www.standupforfairness.ca/) in the Spring of 2013. It comes out of … Continue reading
Toronto Library Workers Showed us How to Beat Rob Ford
Toronto Library Workers Showed us How to Beat Rob Ford By Paul Denison, OPSEU member For the last few months the news has been filled with reports of mayor Rob Ford’s antics. After several attempts to remove him from office … Continue reading
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Tagged labour movement, Rob Ford, strike, Toronto city council, Toronto library, Toronto mayor, trade union
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