Sean Burton |

Strong movement needed to confront the looming threat of austerity and privatization in Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador’s new premier, Andrew Furley, entered the provincial legislature in October, after winning a byelection in the riding of Humber-Gros Morne which had been left vacant by previous Liberal leader Dwight Ball. Ball is [...]

NEARLY DROPPING THE BALL: NL ELECTS MINORITY GOVERNMENT

Newfoundland and Labrador held its general election on May 17. When the Dwight Ball Liberals called the election in April, it seemed unlikely that the opposition parties would make much of a dent. It is hardly the case that the Liberals had mass [...]

All Form, No Substance: NL Alliance Party

The worst outcome for the working class of Newfoundland and Labrador is that it would just be a conservative party by another name, and we already have one too many of those.

Thirty Years After The Newfoundland Railway

September 30th marks thirty years since CN terminated railway operations in Newfoundland

NL Hydro Increases Highlight Need for Public Ownership

Rate hikes are already being implemented over this summer, prompting a number of residents to protest.

Labrador Steelworkers Strike Nears Two Months

The union has also reported that IOC is using scab labour, with scabs being seen taken onto company worksites by various means including helicopter.

The Rot Beneath The Surface

The capitalist system encourages divisions and keeps working people fighting among themselves instead of fighting for a future where we can all live together with dignity.

Newfoundland and Labrador Budget: The Patch Job

Business as usual and what the Liberals like to call good fiscal control is not serving the needs of working people in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Communist Party Joins Holocaust Memorial Service in St. John’s

We must never forget that the Nazi terrorist regime was created in the most advanced capitalist nation in Europe in the interwar years.

Steel Workers in Labrador City Strike

With nearly two thousand workers on strike at one of the largest mining operations in the province, the economic blow will be noticeable.