Tony Leah
@tonyleah
Retired maintenance mechanic General Motors Oshawa. Unifor Local 222 activist. MA -School of Labour Studies - McMaster University.
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http://solinet.ca 17-01-2009 19:42:26
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Seems to me that if a company, like Air Canada, is providing a service that is so critical that its employees must be denied the right to strike, either the company should be nationalized or there should be a public option.
This is one of those labour actions that will be studied for years to come. Strength and solid communications on the part of CUPE National #aircanadastrike
REVIEW: The 1937 Oshawa GM strike showed how radical organizing and international solidarity could transform the labour movement. Tony Leah’s new history reminds us that the victories workers take for granted today were won through militant class struggle. canadiandimension.com/articles/view/…
Thanks to Ken Theobald and Canadian Dimension for this positive and insightful review of my book The Truth About the '37 Oshawa GM Strike: canadiandimension.com/articles/view/… #rankandfileunionism #labourhistory #Oshawa #classstruggle #autoworkers
Carney ups military spending (by up to $150 billion per year), but trashes key public services like the Post Office. Linda McQuaig thestar.com/opinion/contri…
Formal Complaint submitted to Canada Revenue Agency regarding HonestReporting Canada. I strongly object to public funds being used to support Israel's war crimes and genocide in Gaza. Marie-Claude Bibeau #NotOnOurDime Writers Against the War on Gaza Just Peace Advocates actionnetwork.org/letters/formal…