British Columbia hospital union wins end to contracting out

Vol. 85/No. 34 - September 20, 2021

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — “We never gave up hope,” said Ratna Tithh, a dietary aide at St. Paul’s Hospital here. Her union, the Hospital Employees’ Union, had just succeeded in reversing the bosses’ contracting out of food provision and cleaning…


What is driving the employers to attack working people today?

Vol. 85/No. 34 - September 20, 2021

The disastrous impact of the worldwide capitalist crisis of production and trade accelerated sharply at the start of the pandemic when government lockdowns led bosses to throw millions out of work. With competition among workers for jobs still severe today,…




Massive rally demands India gov’t repeal anti-farmer laws

Vol. 85/No. 34 - September 20, 2021
Massive rally demands India gov’t repeal anti-farmer laws

More than half a million Indian farmers rallied Sept. 5 in Muzaffarnagar in the state of Uttar Pradesh, above, calling for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to repeal three agricultural laws that will open them up to deeper exploitation…