Tag: workers strikes

“If we can show them, we’re capable of anything:” The 1972 Québec General Strike in Retrospect

June 4, 2022

The growing militancy of the North American working class, marked by the uptick in strikes last fall, in facing its deteriorating conditions post-2008 financial crisis and its sharpening with the Covid-19 pandemic demands a serious examination of past revolts against the domination of workers by the wage system and capital. Fifty years ago, the workers … More “If we can show them, we’re capable of anything:” The 1972 Québec General Strike in Retrospect

Editorial – Issue 3

June 4, 2022

Since we started working on Issue 3, the friction inside the world imperialist system has begun to generate tremendous sparks. We found ourselves playing catch up in part because world events happen so quickly, and because of the difficulties faced by part-time contributors/full-time workers, who must continue to work to reproduce our daily existence. In … More Editorial – Issue 3

Agricultural migrant workers during pandemic capitalism

October 4, 2021

There has been an ongoing shortage in labor for agriculture and adjacent industries, such as food processing, tourism and hospitality. All of these industries have a dependence on the labor of seasonal migrant workers. This issue was already trending in 2019 before the outbreak of Covid-19 but has been exacerbated by the pandemic. In a … More Agricultural migrant workers during pandemic capitalism