Even as media attention wanes, #BlockTheBoat campaign continues
On Sunday, July 18th, the Vancouver club of the YCL-LJC joined a demonstration organized by member groups of the Vancouver #BlockTheBoat coalition.
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Wine Rack Workers Go On Strike
On May 10, 86% of Wine Rack workers represented by SEIU Local 2 voted to take strike actions. Workers are now calling for a total boycott on Wine Rack to support the strike.
Windsor YCLers Rally in Support of Locked-Out Reliance Workers
Windsor-Essex YCL-LJC members came out in support and solidarity with Unifor Local 1999 and all locked-out HVAC workers at Reliance Home Comfort.
1er mai 2021 : après 100 ans de lutte, nous regardons vers l’avenir!
En cette journée internationale des travailleuses et des travailleurs, la Ligue de la jeunesse communiste du Canada envoie des salutations chaleureuses aux jeunes, aux étudiant-es et aux jeunes travailleur-ses de tout le Canada.
May Day 2021: Through 100 Years of Struggle, We Look to the Future!
This International Workers’ Day, the Young Communist League of Canada – Ligue de la jeunesse communiste du Canada sends warm greetings to youth, students, and young workers across Canada.
An Injury to One is an Injury to All!
April 28th marks the Workers’ Day of Mourning in Canada and the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. To mourn for the fallen is to fight for the living. The YCL-LJC expresses solidarity with all workers of the world, who directly or indirectly have paid for employer negligence of health and safety measures at the workplace.
Les travailleur-ses d’Amazon luttent pour la syndicalisation
Depuis le début de la pandémie, Amazon a doublé ses profits, alors que beaucoup de ses travailleur-ses ont encore du mal à joindre les deux bouts.
La Fédération syndicale mondiale lance une campagne pour la libération des enfants palestiniens prisonniers dans les geôles israéliennes | WFTU launches campaign calling for the release of Palestinian children held in Israeli prisons
Depuis 2000, on estime qu’environ 12 000 enfants palestiniens ont été emprisonnés, certains à l’âge d’à peine 6 ans. // Since 2000, an estimated 12,000 Palestinian children have been imprisoned, some as young as 6 years old.
Unifor Local 444 Ends Blockade of Windsor Assembly Plant After Hard-Fought Victory
On January 5th, 2021, Unifor Local 444 President David Cassidy called for an immediate blockade of the Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (FCA, now known as Stellantis) Windsor Assembly Plant Minivan Yard as another 60 workers were put on the chopping block, set to be laid off.
Action Caucus meeting promises new direction for labour movement, class-struggle perspective
On Sunday, October 25th, trade unionists from across Canada gathered over Zoom for a meeting of the Action Caucus, an organization of trade unionists committed to a progressive, class-struggle vision for the labour movement in Canada.