MONTREAL — In one of the worst wildfire seasons in Canada, over 2,600 forest fires have spread across the country, forcing more than 100,000 people to be evacuated from their homes. Hundreds of homes were destroyed as over 23,000 square…
MONTREAL — “There’s nothing moving in the plant,” striker Serge Latendresse told the Militant on the picket line in front of Owens Illinois, Quebec’s only glass factory, May 27. Over 300 United Steelworkers Local 206G members walked out May 10…
MONTREAL — “Defense of the rights of immigrant workers is a crucial question for our unions and all working people. What is at stake is the fighting unity of the working class against the deepening attacks by the employers and…
SHERBROOKE, Quebec — Some 1,000 public sector workers in Quebec and their supporters marched and rallied here May 13 outside the convention of the Coalition for Quebec’s Future (CAQ), the province’s governing party. They are demanding better pay, protection from…
MONTREAL — After many months on strike, 117 office, operations and maintenance workers, members of two locals of the Confederation of National Trade Unions (CSN), are taking on a union-busting drive by the bosses at the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemetery here. At…
ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia — “Every day we’re out we become more determined. The support we get on cold wet days means a lot to us,” picket organizer Elizabeth Roux told more than 100 striking members of Canadian Union of Public…
MONTREAL — A 12-day nationwide strike by 120,000 federal government workers ended May 1 with a tentative agreement between the Public Service Alliance of Canada and the government. Wage increases were the overriding issue in the strike. Workers will vote…
MONTREAL — In one of the largest labor actions in Canada in decades, more than 155,000 federal government workers, members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, set up picket lines from one end of the country to the other…
Over 155,000 members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada union — more than one-third of all federal employees — went on strike April 19, fighting for higher pay. “Now more than ever, workers need fair wages,” the union said.…
MONTREAL — During the March 25-26 weekend an antisemitic attack on the Bagg Street Shul took place here. Perpetrators spray-painted multiple black swastikas on the front of the 102-year-old synagogue, including on the glass on the front door. The swastikas…
