While world leaders are increasingly saying out loud that the postwar liberal world order is dead, the ruling classes in the Global North have an answer for what will come to replace it: fascism. Will they be able to implement their vision?
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Download 1.04 MB42 pages The City of Toronto is currently debating whether or not to privatize as many as 1000 municipal cleaning staff. This paper…

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How federal cutbacks will slash services and increase unemployment Download 1.41 MB46 pages This study explores the impact of the federal government’s 2010 and 2011…

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Professors, instructors, librarians and administrative staff on strike at Brandon University have been accused in the press of being selfish and irresponsible. Although it’s not…

Implications for Labour and Trade Unions Download 2.03 MB80 pages This study argues that we need a fundamental rethinking of where Canada is going in…

Are unions more of a problem than a solution today? Anti-union sentiment has accelerated since the global crisis of 2008 brought economies to their knees…

Unions are usually thought of as being about higher wages. It’s true. Unions do produce higher wages for their members (and often, as a result of…

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The swelling ranks of federal government outsourced workers Download 517.03 KB28 pages If the federal government wants to get serious about spending controls, it needs…

The Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL) is holding its annual convention in Brandon October 2 – 4, 2009. There are many important issues to be…

Why We Need Anti-Scab Legislation in Manitoba Download 293.66 KB4 pages
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