Worker Action News Today

This episode features Oxfam Canada executive director, Lauren Ravon and Workers’ Action Centre organizer, Jared Ong.

From workplace discrimination to wrongful termination, the Halifax Workers' Action Centre says it's wrapping up its busiest year yet.

Mexican workers came to Canada looking for a better life. Instead, they had their wages stolen, passports confiscated and dreams shattered.

Were it not for wage freezes in 2018 by Doug Ford’s government, minimum wage would be nearly $18 beginning next month, one advocate said.

In reality, the proposed legal protections proposed by Ontario will make no meaningful difference in the lives of most migrants workers.

The socialist writer and activist Robert Fine died on 9 June 2018, at the age of 72. We publish tributes from Workers' Liberty people and from others who knew and worked with him. Photo: Robert Fine with Jean Lane (in the clearing in the middle of the photo, slightly right of centre, holding Workers' Action newspapers) at the anti-fascist march in Lewisham, 13 August 1977. For some of the writings by Robert Fine on this website, and a review of his latest book, click here or scroll dow...

The socialist writer and activist Robert Fine died on 9 June 2018, at the age of 72. We publish tributes from Workers' Liberty people and from others who knew and worked with him. Photo: Robert Fine with Jean Lane (in the clearing in the middle of the photo, slightly right of centre, holding Workers' Action newspapers) at the anti-fascist march in Lewisham, 13 August 1977. For some of the writings by Robert Fine on this website, and a review of his latest book, click here or scroll dow...

Some, even on Labour’s left, advocate electoral alliances or coalitions between Labour and non-labour movement “progressive” parties — mostly, in practical terms, meaning the SNP and the Lib Dems. From a class-struggle, socialist point of view, there are many arguments to be made against such “progressive alliances”. Here I try to draw some lessons from Labour’s history, focusing on alliances with the Liberals.

Some, even on Labour’s left, advocate electoral alliances or coalitions between Labour and non-labour movement “progressive” parties — mostly, in practical terms, meaning the SNP and the Lib Dems. From a class-struggle, socialist point of view, there are many arguments to be made against such “progressive alliances”. Here I try to draw some lessons from Labour’s history, focusing on alliances with the Liberals.

More than four years after the launch of a class action lawsuit against a company that ran student travel excursions, an Ontario court has approved a settlement between the organization and former trip leaders who argued they were not paid as employees.