The Communist Party of Canada (Ontario) stands in full solidarity with autoworkers, Unifor Local 222, Local 88, and all workers and communities devastated by the latest wave of layoffs at General Motors’ Oshawa and Ingersoll plants. The elimination of 700 jobs in Oshawa and 500 in Ingersoll—which follow temporary layoffs Read more…
The Communist Party expresses full solidarity with LCBO workers and their union who are bargaining for a decent contract and against the Ford government’s privatization agenda. Privatization of the LCBO will mean a major loss in revenue, resulting in more severe cuts to health, education and public services. LCBO workers Read more…
Members of the Amalgamated Transit Union local 113 have set a strike date of Friday June 7, if their negotiations do not reach a tentative agreement. This is an important milestone in the lives of nearly 14,000 TTC workers who until recently, did not have the right to strike. However, in Read more…
The Communist Party stands in full solidarity with Metro workers in the GTA on strike and fighting against precarious work and for livable wages. Metro, along with the other Canadian grocery monopolies, amass record profits by pushing down workers’ wages and price-gouging the public in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis. Metro workers are taking a stand and we stand with them.
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The Communist Party of Canada (Ontario) stands in full solidarity with the 1480 members of USW Local 7135, who are on strike at National Steel Car. The CPC(O) further reiterates its calls for improved workplace health and safety legislation, and for enforcement of the Westray Law which holds employers responsible under the Criminal Code for workplace injuries.
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