The Maple (Page 52)

How The Threat of a General Strike Forced Doug Ford to Blink

"The government managed to unite the entire labour movement in an effort to repeal Bill 28 and protect the Charter rights of workers across Canada.”

For this strike to be successful, unions across Ontario and Canada will need to offer more than strong words.

Labour has to fight Doug Ford’s crackdown with everything they have, and Ontarians need to be right behind the unions.

Paid-members

"Ford is acting like a dictator and a thug. I was kicked out of the legislature today for saying so."

by Alex Cosh

Paid-members

Education Minister Stephen Lecce tabled legislation that would impose a four-year contract on CUPE members.

by Alex Cosh

“The idea that Haiti needs an international intervention to deal with street gangs is ridiculous and racist and completely rejected by Haitians.”

There’s something in your house, but it’s not a ghost or demon. Rather, it’s the spirit of finance capitalism, in crisis once again.

With voter turnout dropping throughout Canada, it’s clear that we have a crisis of faith in democratic institutions.

Governments and employers often hide behind the commitment of those doing gendered care work to justify substandard pay and conditions.