Michael Laxer
Red Review #60 -- International Left and Labour News
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Michael Laxer
- Jun 3
- 3 min
Fiasco: Ford wins reelection in a vote dominated by deep ennui, disaffection
Image via Twitter What a fiasco. After a turbulent four years that was marred by incompetence, malice, arrogance and often incoherence,...
Michael Laxer
- May 26
- 6 min
Ford cruising to reelection in Ontario due to squandered opportunities, uninspiring opposition
Doug Ford and Andrea Horwath at the Leader's Debate, May 10, 2022 With a week to go Ontario is in the homestretch of an election that has...
Michael Laxer
- May 6
- 2 min
A People’s Alternative for Ontario: Communist Party running 12 candidates in provincial election
The Communist Party of Canada-Ontario is running 12 candidates in the provincial election that began May 4. Several of these are in...
Michael Laxer
- Nov 2, 2021
- 1 min
Union leaders Dias and Thomas give Doug Ford a big boost
In a truly shocking, short-sighted move Unifor President Jerry Dias and Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) President Warren...
Michael Laxer
- May 12, 2021
- 2 min
Three paid sick days is just as bad when the NDP does it
If we are going to call out Doug Ford for inadequate, terrible policy that is dangerous for working people, then we have to equally call...
Michael Laxer
- Apr 18, 2021
- 2 min
Now is the time for resistance to the Ford government, not collaboration
In an almost unbelievable -- were it not coming from the desk of Smokey Thomas -- example of class collaborationism the president of...
Michael Laxer
- Apr 8, 2021
- 3 min
"Playing politics" with sick days
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's claim that unions and progressives calling for proper sick days in the province are "playing politics" is...
Michael Laxer
- Apr 6, 2021
- 3 min
New numbers in Ontario show large workplaces are fueling pandemic outbreaks
The focus in fighting the pandemic has to shift to large workplaces and workplace prevention. New numbers in Ontario show what many of us...
Michael Laxer
- Feb 15, 2021
- 2 min
Ontario unions launch legal challenges to Ford government and Uber attacks
Unions in Ontario are fighting back against attacks on two fronts this week with legal challenges against the Ford government and the...
Michael Laxer
- Jan 15, 2021
- 4 min
Demands for paid sick days in Ontario grow
As the pandemic surges in the province the desperate need for paid sick days in Ontario is increasingly obvious. The Ford government...
Michael Laxer
- Jan 13, 2021
- 4 min
The Ontario lockdown was a tragedy, the stay-at-home order is a farce
With many loopholes, big box stores still fully operating, few new workplace closures and no paid sick leave, the "stay-at-home" order...
Michael Laxer
- Dec 1, 2020
- 2 min
Who will pay for Ontario's food delivery app fee cap?
CUPW says that while the Supporting Local Restaurants Act "may help small businesses, it provides little protection to couriers making...
Michael Laxer
- Nov 25, 2020
- 5 min
Ford attacks, Ontario Nurses' Association supports Auditor General's pandemic report
Ontario Premier Doug Ford tells Auditor General Lysyk to "Stick with the job that we hired you for. Don’t pretend you’re a health...
Michael Laxer
- Nov 20, 2020
- 3 min
Call what the Ford government did whatever you want, but it is not a lockdown
The Ford government is closing down the retail outlets and workplaces that are the least responsible for the second wave. It is a big...
Michael Laxer
- Nov 19, 2020
- 5 min
Class and the pandemic in Ontario
The government and bosses are trying to shift the blame for the devastating pandemic surge in the province from factors like overcrowded...
Michael Laxer
- Nov 10, 2020
- 5 min
Pandemic approach in Ontario prioritizes business over people
Headlines like "Ford eases COVID-19 restrictions as Ontario case count hits new high" reflect the dangerous priorities and bizarre air of...
Michael Laxer
- Oct 2, 2020
- 1 min
Doug Ford "out of touch with the health care sector" - Unifor
While the Ontario Government is implementing wage increases for Personal Support Workers (PSWs) in Long Term Care and Community Care...