[From HoV] - Report from the Hands Off Venezuela Jorge Martin West Coast Tour - Part 2 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Fairfax Culpepper, HOV Vancouver   
Friday, 16 May 2008
On May 9th-10th, Hands Off Venezuela held a two-day Western Canada Conference in Vancouver, BC. About 70 different people attended the sessions over the 2 days.
 
[From HoV] - Report from the Hands Off Venezuela Jorge Martin West Coast Tour - Part 1 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Mark Vorpahl, HOV Portland and Jennie Ernewein, HOV Canada   
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Between May 6th and May 10th Hands Off Venezuela held events in Portland Oregon, Olympia Washington and Victoria BC, before finishing up with the Western Canada HOV conference in Vancouver. It was a very successful tour which defended the Venezuelan revolution as well as laying the base for the formation of a number of HOV groups around the Pacific Northwest.
 
Vancouver and District Labour Council endorses "Hands Off Venezuela" campaign PDF Print E-mail
Written by Hands Off Venezuela (Canada)   
Friday, 09 May 2008
After a brief discussion, the Vancouver and District Labour Council (VDLC) voted unanimously to endorse the Hands Off Venezuela campaign.  The Vancouver and District Labour Council has historically been behind every progressive movement in the city. Their support for the Bolivarian Revolution and the government of Hugo Chavez will go a long way to help educate workers about events unfolding in Venezuela.
 
Part-time teachers at Concordia and McGill under attack PDF Print E-mail
Written by Ted Sprague and Ryan Burnham   
Wednesday, 07 May 2008
After succeeding in unloading the burden of the under-funded education system onto the shoulders of students through a $500 increase in tuition fees over 5 years, the McGill and Concordia University administrations have turned their attacks towards the university workers. Their focus is on the workers who are in a more vulnerable position, namely part-time faculty at Concordia and teaching assistants at McGill.
 
14 Arrested at University of Toronto - Step up the fight for Free Education! PDF Print E-mail
Written by Fightback - www.marxist.ca   
Tuesday, 29 April 2008

14 students at UofT, including Fightback supporters, have been arrested on false charges for fighting for free education. The charges include assaulting a police officer and forcible confinement, which could lead to serious jail time. The students have been released on strict bail conditions, which include not associating with each other outside of court and classes and not protesting anywhere on the University of Toronto Campus. These conditions clearly violate the Charter rights of the accused. The University is trying to crush this movement under repression before it takes off. Solidarity action is needed now!
 
Free the jailed KI First Nation protesters: Support the May 29th Native Day of Action PDF Print E-mail
Written by Camilo Cahis   
Monday, 28 April 2008
Chief Donny Morris and five other council members from Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) have been convicted with contempt for attempting to block uranium exploration by Platinex, a major mining company based in Toronto. This attack on working class natives is occurring in the run-up to the May 29th Native Day of Action. Last year, the event against native poverty roused road and rail blockades as well as large demonstrations – but this year the KI arrests are acting as a lightning rod to channel even more action around the country.
 
Support the TTC Workers: Fund our Public Services! PDF Print E-mail
Written by Fightback - www.marxist.ca   
Friday, 18 April 2008
The 9000 drivers, maintenance workers, ticket collectors, cleaning and other Toronto Transit Commission staff are set to strike Monday April 21st. We call on Mayor Miller and the City of Toronto to come to a fair settlement with the workers of ATU 113 to end the strike. The Provincial and Federal Governments must provide the money to fund our public services, rather than wasting cash on corporate tax cuts and increased military spending.
 
Protest Repression of Student Dissent at University of Toronto PDF Print E-mail
Written by Fightback - www.marxist.ca   
Thursday, 17 April 2008
For over a month, there has been a serious mobilization of students at the University of Toronto campus against a series of fee increases. On March 20th, campus police violently broke up a peaceful sit-in at Simcoe Hall, injuring several students. Now they are threatening the student protesters with discipline and maybe even expulsion. Fightback calls on our readers, allies and supporters to send letters of condemnation to the President of the University of Toronto, David Naylor.

***STOP PRESS: MANY STUDENTS BEING CHARGED BY THE POLICE! DETAILS TO FOLLOW***
 
Manufacturing crisis hits Brockville area hard PDF Print E-mail
Written by Adam Fulsom   
Wednesday, 16 April 2008
Ontario can now be considered to be in the middle of a manufacturing crisis. Over 300,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost in just a few short years; decent jobs that people can build lives, families and communities on. Those living in the Ottawa valley and Thousand Islands area felt the harsh impact of the so called Free Trade Agreement, with huge plant closures and job losses in the early 90's. Now round two is upon us.
 
Chavez re-nationalises SIDOR – historic victory for the workers PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jorge Martin   
Thursday, 10 April 2008
After the cement industry, now Chavez has nationalised SIDOR with its 15,000 workforce. This has come about thanks to the pressure of the SIDOR workers who were able to contact Chavez directly. The decision is a correct one. It must now be followed by a general nationalisation of the commanding heights of the Venezuelan economy and finally complete the revolution.
 
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