To celebrate May Day, rabble is focusing on the accomplishments of women in the workplace. We spoke with outgoing CLC secretary-treasurer Barbara Byers about her work as a labour activist.
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On Sunday April 30, Mayworks brought together three performances about migrant activism in Journey to Belong.
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The immigrants-rights movement, organized by some of the most vulnerable people in the U.S., is hitting the streets in force on May 1.
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Toronto airport workers celebrated May Day with a rally demanding equal pay for equal work, $15 minimum wage, sick days and an end to precarious work.
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There are many meanings to May Day. Members of the Graphic History Collective tell us what the Workers' holiday is all about.
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The legacy and lessons of May Day, with Stephanie Ross, co-director of the Global Research Centre at York University.
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Does Canada need a new kind of unionism? Perhaps.
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Unions in Quebec are mobilizing today on May Day against austerity. Why? Because enough is enough and it's time to stand up against austerity.
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We need solidarity across unions, industries, and workers. And as 'Solidarity Unionism: Rebuilding the Labor Movement from Below' argues, unions must look to new forms to do it.
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Labour news from the Asia Pacific region. Interview about government repression of May Day organising and the ban on demonstrations in Taksim square.
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This May Day, let's take a moment to recognize and celebrate all the organizations and individuals who refuse to accept social exclusion as inevitable, and who won't let the dream die.
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On this May Day, Brent Patterson takes time to remember the late Dan Heap and his commitment to peace and justice, as well as the time the two were arrested on May Day 1996.
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May Day, also known as International Workers Day, is an international workers' holiday that celebrates the achievements of the labour movement.
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The late Dan Heap was arrested, along with a group of activists, for an anti-greed action on May Day 1996. Brent Patterson was with him at that action. Here are his remembrances of Dan Heap.
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Meagan Perry Matthew Adams May Day is coming and we celebrate by hearing about labour in Indonesia, and spoken word poem about justice in the U.S., plus an agricultural land reserve and community gardening in Ottawa.
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Labour updates from the Asia Pacific region and interviews with demonstrators at this year's May Day rallies in Manila, Philippines.
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Labour updates from the Asia Pacific region, and an interview with Satyam Varna, a labour activist from New Delhi, about the importance of May Day for workers.
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Labour news from the Asia Pacific region. Interview about May Day activities in South Korea.
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Labour updates from the region + May Day in India
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On Wednesday people gathered in front of City Hall, celebrating their victories while pledging to continue the struggle to build a city accountable to people everywhere.
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To help build a worldwide common front against capitalism, war and the increasing marginalization of workers, residents of Guelph, Ontario rallied in front of City Hall to pay our respects on May Day!
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On Wednesday both pro-government and opposition supporters held large marches in Caracas, as well as smaller ones around the country, to mark International Workers Day.
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May Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Photo: http://www.scmp.com/)
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Contributing to building a worldwide common front against the increasing marginalization of workers, residents of Guelph, Ontario rallied in front of City Hall to pay our respects on May Day!
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