After nearly two years of negotiations and a few short strikes over the course of the summer, 1100 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal began an unlimited general strike on August 10. Only a few of them will be working, as part of an agreement to [...]
Workers in several industries across Québec are getting ready for what’s beginning to look like one of the highest points of struggle in recent memory. Just like everywhere else the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up the economy, with governments [...]
By Sasha Colvin, Jeremy Abbott, Luis Cifuentes In the morning on June 25, just over 30 workers of Boilermaker Lodge 146 of Edmonton-based CESSCO Fabrication and Engineering found themselves served with a lockout notice after two and a half years [...]
The bosses had scabs, police and a global health pandemic on their side, but workers at Federated Co-op Limited in Regina held out and won a big victory against the corporation’s union busting campaign. The 730 workers, members of Unifor Local 594, [...]
On March 21, the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) issued a strong condemnation of the sanctions that have been imposed, primarily by the United States and its allies, against countries around the world. The union body, which is organized on a [...]
Communist Party encourages united labour support The escalating struggle by 800 locked out workers, members of Unifor Local 594, at the Federated Co-op Limited (FCL) refinery in Regina has the full solidarity of the Communist Party of Canada. All [...]
Regina police arrest picketers On January 20, Unifor escalated action in solidarity with locked out workers at Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL), members of Unifor Local 594. Several hundred reinforcement picketers arrived from across the [...]
On January 20, after 46 days of continuous strikes, French transport workers went back to their jobs. Their strikes were the longest in recent French history, and the unions were divided on whether or not to continue them. Further strikes and [...]
Union urges boycott of all Co-op brands When the 800 members of Unifor Local 594 are working inside the Co-op Refinery in Regina, Federated Co-op Limited (FCL) makes $3 million a day. In fact, FCL makes 75% of its total revenue from the refinery, [...]
Actions include call for CLC to implement boycott Beginning October 18, Chile has been rocked by massive protests, strikes and mobilizations against the neoliberal austerity imposed by the right-wing government of Sebastian Piñera. In response to [...]
