The federal government’s latest intervention to stymie free collective bargaining took place just two weeks before Labour Day when striking Air Canada employees were ordered back to work, within hours of commencing job action.
The tentative agreement reached between Air Canada and its 10,000 flight attendants, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), is a significant victory for workers across Canada in the fight to protect the right to strike. This win, which according to the union includes the critical demand for guaranteed ground pay to end…
De rechef, le gouvernement fédéral libéral intervient directement dans le processus de négociation collective en utilisant les pouvoirs de l’article 107 du Code du travail. Comme l’ont montré une série de conflits de travail récents relevant de la compétence fédérale, cet article scélérat est un outil puissant qui permet au gouvernement d’entraver la capacité des…
Once again, the Liberal federal government is directly intervening in the collective bargaining process by using the anti-working class powers of Labour Code Section 107. As seen in a series of recent labour disputes under federal jurisdiction, Section 107 is a powerful tool for the government to hamper the ability of workers to engage in…
In the face of the labour dispute at Canada Post, the Communist Party of Canada reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the working class by standing in full solidarity with postal workers. We unite our voices and actions with these workers, who are fighting not only to defend their wages and working conditions but to preserve…
À l’aune d’un conflit de travail à Postes Canada, le Parti communiste du Canada, fidèle à son compromis envers la classe ouvrière, prend fait et cause pour les postiers. Nous joignons nos voix et nos actions avec ces travailleurs qui, en luttant pour le maintien de leurs conditions de travail et leurs salaires, se battent…
May Day greetings to all those fighting for peace, progress and socialism around the world and here at home in Canada. We have a world to win! And an increasingly short time to do it as militarism and war take precedence globally and environmental crises expand and deepen. In Canada our new Parliament has shifted…
Communists say: Save jobs! • Withdraw from USMCA now – fair trade with the world, not free trade with the U.S.• Nationalize the auto industry, starting with U.S. operations in Canada• Nationalize basic steel• Raise EI to 90% of previous earnings for the full period of unemployment• Enact plant closure legislation with teeth
Depuis plusieurs mois, voire quelques années, on assiste à une montée de la combattivité des salariés du secteur des transports. En début d’année, ce sont les syndiqués du RMT britannique qui ont débrayé. En mai, les cheminots de la CGT française se sont également mis en grève. Ces luttes sociales qui allient meilleurs salaires et…
Over the last few months, if not years, we have seen an increase in the militancy of employees in the transport sector. At the beginning of the year, it was RMT union members in the UK who walked out. In May, French CGT railway workers also went on strike. These social struggles, which combine better…