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Not Rex: Peel Children's Aid Society workers fight for caseload cap

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Workers talk about why Ontario needs to change its labour laws | Nov 19 2016 | Learn why the fight to change labour laws matters to working people

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Stop Trump copycats by listening to workers on trade | Nov 18 2016 | Angella MacEwen | Pretending that everything is OK, only listening to advice from those who clearly stand to benefit from the Canada-EU deal -- that is one of the elements behind Trump's rise.

Honouring Ellen Olfert, founder of SAFE Workers of Tomorrow | Nov 17 2016 | Lynne Fernandez | SAFE Workers of Tomorrow (SWOT) has grown into a respected organization that is educating young workers and employers how to work safe.

Not Rex: Peel Children's Aid Society workers fight for caseload cap | Nov 16 2016 | Humberto DaSilva | The Peel Children's Aid Society is paying scabs $85/hour while their workers strike for caseload caps virtually everyone else already has. Why?

Manitoba tax changes need to target wealthy to reduce poverty | Nov 15 2016 | Molly McCracken | Addressing poverty requires more revenue directed at reducing poverty, not less. This is why reducing tax revenue through the Basic Personal Exemption in the name of poverty is particularly insidious.

CUB brewery dispute in Melbourne, Australia set to escalate | Nov 15 2016 | Jiselle Hanna | An interview with Steve Diston on the ongoing attempts to bust the union at CUB Brewery.

Canada-Europe trade deal no longer a foregone conclusion | Nov 15 2016 | Redeye Collective | With the regional government of Wallonia's vote to reject CETA, the future of the deal is less certain. Stuart Trew explains what Wallonia's initial opposition meant and how this impacts Canadians.

New Canadian study explains why working class should be angry | Nov 13 2016 | Karl Nerenberg | A Centre for the Study of Living Standards study shows a big gap between the growth in labour productivity and the rise in workers' incomes. One reason? The bosses are keeping more of the cash.

B.C. teachers' victory brings to mind 14 years of losses for kids | Nov 12 2016 | Lizanne Foster | Christy Clark said she was excited about the Supreme Court decision, but she was Minister of Education when the problems started.

Trump suckers white working-class voters into putting him in the White House | Nov 9 2016 | Karl Nerenberg | Voters who believe Donald Trump really cares about their economic distress are in for a big shock. All that talk about shuttered factories and forgotten people was just a tactic for gaining power.

Petrol tank drivers strike in Jakarta, Indonesia | Nov 8 2016 | Jiselle Hanna | Labour updates of workers' struggles from the Asia-Pacific region and interview with Guruh Riyanto, KPBI, on the petrol tanker drivers strike.

ALBA Social Movements Canada condemns the attacks against Brazil's Landless Workers Movement | Nov 5 2016 | Common Frontiers | On November 4th, Brazilian military and civilian police used violent force to storm the Landless Workers Movement's Florestan Fernandes National School in Guararema.

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