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sacked for recruiting union members at UK food maker Samworth Brothers!
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Han did not die in vain - support the fight against union-busting in South Korea
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 June 2016 03:45
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History of the Equals
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- Published on Tuesday, 21 June 2016 21:45
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1273 .... June 22, 2016
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History of the Equals
Peter Linebaugh interviewed by Mahdi Ganjavi
Peter Linebaugh was in Toronto in May 13-16, 2016. An internationally known historian, Professor Linebaugh is considered one of the most important Marxist historians of our time. He is a historian of class struggles in Britain and the colonial Atlantic. A former student of E. P. Thompson, Linebaugh has taught in New York University, Harvard University and the University of Toledo.
Peter Linebaugh was invited by Professor Shahrzad Mojab as part of her on-going Marxist Reading Group where the works of Linebaugh were read in the last two years. Toronto was delighted to host a couple of lectures and series of conversations with him. During his stay, Professor Linebaugh presented at OISE/University of Toronto,...
ACTIVlist Update - June 21, 2016
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Regina chapter at Delivering Community Power session Federal government asks for feedback on water protection review
This daily ACTIVlist e-mail is a compilation of blog posts, media releases and action alerts from the Council of Canadians. For more information about our campaigns, how to get involved, and how to become a member, go to canadians.org. Please use this link to forward ACTIVlist to a friend and encourage them to join! Thank you for your interest and support.
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The Council of Canadians Regina chapter attended a Delivering Community Power session on June 19.
The Council of Canadians will be participating in the federal consultation process on the Navigation Protection Act to ensure the relisting of all rivers and waterways.
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Special North American Phone-In
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Part of the Union? What Should Socialists Argue in the EU Referendum?
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1272 .... June 21, 2016
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Part of the Union?
What Should Socialists Argue in the EU Referendum?
Can socialists take a principled position in relation to the UK's European Union membership referendum on 23 June, or should we wish ‘a plague on both your houses’? Christina Delistathi puts the case to ‘leave’, Charlie Hore for a ‘remain’ vote, and Rob Owen for a ‘radical abstention’.
Left Exit -- Not Just a Vote
Christina Delistathi
The referendum to stay in or leave the EU is ripping the Tories apart, but has also opened up an intense debate on the Left with many people arguing to vote to stay. They fear that the leave vote is mobilising racists, that the end of free movement will make it harder for migrant workers from...
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VIDEO: Disturbing the Peace
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We've been breaking news about the Site C hydro dam in northeastern B.C. for a couple years. Today's video features Site C Joint Review Panel Chair Harry Swain explaining why the B.C. government has failed us with this expensive, destructive and unnecessary project. We also experience the heartbreaking realities of farmers and families being forced from their land to make way for the hydro megaproject.
This is a story about a place that is out of sight, out of mind. Few traditional news outlets have the resources to send reporters out into the field any more, but thanks to support from people like you we are able to cover stories like this one that have been overlooked.
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Emma Gilchrist
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Don't discriminate against immigrants with disabilities
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ACTIVlist Update - June 20, 2016
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ACTION ALERT: Premier Wynne: Do what's right for Grassy Narrows
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“After 57 years of devastating contamination of their waters, the people of Grassy Narrows are owed a debt of justice. It is the premier’s responsibility to ensure that their rights are finally respected and upheld.” –Maude Barlow
Council of Canadians to demand water protection in federal review process
The federal government has just announced "a comprehensive review of federal environmental and regulatory...
Five Years of Progress for Domestic Workers, But Much Still to be Done - ITUC OnLine
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Brussels, 16 June 2016 (ITUC OnLine): In the five years since the International Labour Organization adopted Convention 189 on Domestic Workers, governments in nearly 50 countries have updated their legislation to provide better employment protection for domestic workers, and 22 countries have already ratified the Convention. An estimated 15 million workers now have improved rights and protections at work, included the right to at least one day off per week, doubling or even tripling of the applicable minimum wage as well as access to social protection. Dozens of new unions for domestic workers have been formed since 2011, with a total membership of some 100,000.
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Do you know what today is?
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Friend, Did you know today is World Refugee Day?
This is a day to come together and celebrate our common humanity and diversity, and to open our hearts to refugees everywhere. It is also an opportunity to continue to call on Canada to do the same by pledging to the Education Cannot Wait fund.
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"Our beauty comes from our strength, our strength from resistance"
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New resource for university teachers demonstrates how to acknowledge Indigenous territory
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rabble.ca weekly Indigenous e-news for June 16th, 2016
New resource for university teachers demonstrates how to acknowledge Indigenous territory June 13, 2016 | By Emily Blake The CAUT has released a territorial acknowledgement guide but some argue it is not inclusive enough.
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This week @ rabble.ca: The fight against gun violence
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16 Jun 2016
Hey rabble readers,
This week we heard from the Centre for Social Innovation's CEO Tonya Surman -- who also happens to be a rabble co-founder -- on why rabble's 15th anniversary is so darn important. Find out what she had to say about the crisis in corporate media here. You'll definitely agree we need more independent media in Canada. Take action! Become a rabble supporter now. For a limited time, we're giving away copies of Michael Moore's latest film Where to Invade Next? and Lawrence Hill's latest book The Illegal, as well as our own Best of rabble 15th anniversary edition to our supporters.
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Turkey: European and International Trade Unions Demand Immediate release of DISK General Secretary - ITUC OnLine
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Brussels, 17 June 2016 (ITUC OnLine): European and international trade union organisations have expressed their shock and anger at the news that Arzu Çerkezoğlu, General Secretary of their Turkish affiliate DISK, has been arrested at Istanbul airport as she was about to take a flight to Germany to visit a relative in hospital.
Police claim that she was arrested because she allegedly insulted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a speech she made on 31 August last year. The ETUC, ITUC and European Public Services Union are demanding her immediate release and the withdrawal of the bizarre charge against her.
Sharan Burrow, ITUC General Secretary, said “Thousands of people, including journalists, trade unionists, public figures, even sportspeople now face legal attacks for insulting President Erdogan. The real insult however is to common sense and to fundamental freedoms, with the President’s dictatorial approach threatening the very foundations of democracy.”
Bernie's Tragic Flaw: Too Soft on Clinton
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- Published on Sunday, 19 June 2016 00:00
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Distorting FascismIsmael Hossein-zadeh on misunderstanding and misusing the term "fascism".
Negative Rates, Plunging YieldsMike Whitney explores the muddled thinking of central bankers.
Epicenter of Obliteration - Arctic Ice Robert Hunziker on the prospects of an ice-free Arctic. Also
Jeffrey St. Clair talks Bernie Sanders on CounterPunch Radio! counterpunch NEWS UPDATE 6-18-2016
Public Exposures: the art-activism of Condé and Beveridge
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LeftStreamed — Recorded in Toronto, 28 May 2016
Public Exposures:
the art-activism of Condé and Beveridge
The Public Exposures symposium (May 27, 28, 29) brought together participants from diverse communities and working sectors -- practicing artists, community activists, union members, educators and students. Inspired by Condé and Beveridge’s innovative art, and their strategic activism, the broad aims of the symposium were:
* To reflect on issues and strategies that they and many others are engaging -- specifically in the areas of artists’ rights, and art and labour -- and more broadly around needs for social, economic, and environmental justice.
* To energize grassroots collaborations -- renewing/strengthening existing links -- seeding new possibilities for artists and activists working in the public sphere.
Introductions by Jim Miller and Min Sook Lee; and Caroline Langill. Keynote...
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LabourStart and the fight for workers' rights
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