PV Labour Bureau On March 21, 1960 a group of 7000 people marched to the police station in Sharpeville township in South Africa, to protest apartheid “pass laws” which restricted the movement of Black people. Police tear-gassed the peaceful [...]
The Liberals and NDP have announced a “supply-and-confidence” agreement that will see the two parties work together on seven policy areas and avoid a federal election until 2025. But is it good deal for workers? The parties say the deal commits [...]
redFEM DISPATCHES Jeanne McGuire There are a number of problems which confront us when we decide to tackle the issue of pay equity. We could, for example, get lost in a debate about the basis of the value of labour power as it applies to the [...]
Gig workers: A tale of two organizing strategies PV Labour Bureau The January 27 announcement that the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) had struck a country-wide agreement with Uber Canada, under which the union would provide limited [...]
The forces behind the “Freedom Convoy” claim that it is a working-class movement, based on the needs and demands of working people across the country. As proof, they point to the number of working people who are present at the protests. [...]
PV Labour Bureau One of the most important outcomes of the COVID pandemic is the widespread call by healthcare workers, community organizations and the public in general, to bring all long-term care (LTC) facilities under public ownership and [...]
Editorial Any reader of People's Voice knows that we recognize a comprehensive range of issues as being critical to the working class and the struggle for socialism. Through 2021 we covered the critical battles for labour, and some of these cast [...]
After a year of debate, the Quebec government of François Legault is implementing legislation which the Parti communiste du Québec (PCQ) calls “a real demolition of the occupational health and safety regime won by workers.” Bill 59, An Act to [...]
Unions set higher bar as Higgs’ back to work order fails to break unity and solidarity PV Atlantic Bureau On November 13, the Government of New Brunswick (GNB) and the CUPE NB Centralized Bargaining Team came to an agreement for a wage offer and [...]
PV Labour Bureau As far back as the 16th century, people said “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.” When it comes to the working class in Ontario, labour leadership has been led many times to the rivers of class struggle [...]
