Improve capitalism or replace it? Review of ‘Economics For Everyone’ by Jim StanfordBOOK REVIEW: Jim Stanford, Economics for Everyone: A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism. Fernwood Publishing and Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2008. 360 pages. Reviewed by Bill Burgess, published on Socialist Voice, Feb. …
2008 convention of BC Federation of Labour (five daily reports)BC Federation of Labour convention opens By Roger Annis, Monday, November 24, 2008 VANCOUVER–Just over 1,000 delegates and guests opened the annual convention of the BC Federation here today.
Strike by 5,000 grocery workers in British Columbia narrowly avertedBy Roger Annis VANCOUVER BC, July 10, 2008 Five thousand workers at one of British Columbia’s largest grocery chains, the Overwaitea Food Group (OFG), have ended a difficult round of collective bargaining by voting by …
CLC convention highlights the challenges facing the labour movement in Canada (2008)By Roger Annis The following article was published on the websites of Socialist Voice (www.socialistvoice.ca) and the Socialist Project (www.socialistproject.ca). Further below are daily reports from the CLC convention. The triennial convention of the Canadian …
New Zealand union (UNITE) campaigns to organize young workersBy Roger Annis, November 26, 2007 Originally published on Socialist Voice web magazine Melbourne, Australia–Four years ago, some experienced social and political organizers sat down with young people in Auckland, New Zealand to map out …
Air Canada workers protest 700 job cutsBy Roger Annis, March 25, 2007 Five hundred angry Air Canada workers held a march and rally on March 24th at the perimeter of the Vancouver airport to condemn the company’s announcement earlier in the …
Lessons of the BC hospital strike of 2004By Roger Annis and John Riddell, originally published on Socialist Voice, May 16, 2004 As the following news article from Seven Oaks reports, the May 2 agreement that ended the seven-day strike of 43,000 health …
