The members of the Industrial Workers of the World — Canadian Regional Organizing Committee express our solidarity with protestors and organizers, here on Turtle Island and across the world, struggling against police brutality and systemic anti-Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) racism. We fully support the abolitionist demands to defund the police, commend BIPOC… Continue reading Statement in Solidarity with Black, Indigenous and People of Colour Against Systemic Racism
Author: Peter Moore
Covid-19 Dues Waiver Update
This motion was passed unanimously during the December CanROC Meeting on Dec. 14. Whereas if a CanROC member is in good standing as of November 2020, they may request a dues waiver for December 2020, January 2021, February 2021, and March 2021. Therefore, be it resolved that the CanROC member can request the dues waiver… Continue reading Covid-19 Dues Waiver Update
Covid-19 Dues Waiver Fall Extension
By the order of the Canadian Regional Organizing Committee, members in good standing through August 2020, including anyone who requested previous due waivers in 2020, can request a dues waiver for September and October. If a wobbly has already paid dues for September-October, they can request either a refund or a waiver for November-December. For… Continue reading Covid-19 Dues Waiver Fall Extension
CanROC Summit 2020
Class against Classfrom Coast to Coast Online Workshops, July 10-13 To sign up please chose from the schedule below which workshops you want to attend, and complete the workshop registration form here by Monday, July 6. If you have any problems opening either the workshop schedule or the registration form, or you have questions about the… Continue reading CanROC Summit 2020
Covid-19 Dues Waiver Extension
This motion was passed unanimously during the June CanROC Meeting on June 15, 2020. By order of the Canadian Regional Organizing Committee, members in good standing through April 2020, including anyone who requested the previous dues waiver, can request a dues waiver for May, June, July, and August. If a wobbly has already paid dues… Continue reading Covid-19 Dues Waiver Extension
Covid-19 Dues Waiver
First and foremost, we, the CanROC officers send our solidarity to all fellow workers and to members of the working class across occupied Canada who are suffering under the pain of both the coronavirus and capitalism. In order to respond to the needs of our FWs, CanROC branch delegates have adopted a motion that offers… Continue reading Covid-19 Dues Waiver
Solidarity with Wet‘suwet‘en Land Defenders
Members of the Industrial Workers of the World across Turtle Island, within and outside of so-called Canada extend our admiration and solidarity to the Wet’suwet’en land defenders struggling for the protection of their traditional territories and for the recognition of their land rights and sovereignty. After a decade of peaceful resistance to the construction of… Continue reading Solidarity with Wet‘suwet‘en Land Defenders
Hamilton Solidarity Fundraiser
Collecte de fonds de solidarité pour Hamilton Donate to the Legal Defense Fundraiser! On February 24th 2020 a group of people responded to the displacement, violence and arrests towards Indigenous land defenders by shutting down the Bayview rail Junction in Hamilton, ON. The Bayview Junction is a narrow bottleneck in the north-west end of Hamilton… Continue reading Hamilton Solidarity Fundraiser
Statements of Solidarity for the Strikes in Mexico
Statement in Solidarity with the 20/32 Movement of Matamoros On January 25th, workers in the maquiladora plants in Matamoros, Mexico began a strike to demand a wage increase of 20% and an annual bonus of 32,000 pesos. Since then, the movement has spread to various industries: self-service shops, mining, Coca Cola factories, metal factories, and… Continue reading Statements of Solidarity for the Strikes in Mexico
Street Labour Organizers Get National Media Attention
Fellow Workers organizing with the Street Labourers of Windsor (SLOW) gained national media attention – positive and negative – this last August for its stand against iron spikes on Windsor planters. Panhandlers of SLOW said the initiative, led by the Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association, targeted panhandlers and interfered with their ability to make a… Continue reading Street Labour Organizers Get National Media Attention