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
Toronto IWW: Working for Each Other, Working for Ourselves Summit
Toronto IWW is happy to announce Working for Each Other, Working for Ourselves: A Revolutionary Public Service Worker-Organizer Summit, to be held October 3rd and 4th 2015 in Toronto, Ontario. Working for Each Other will draw together grassroots workplace organizers from around North America. A major component of today’s economy, the public services are often hit first… Continue reading Toronto IWW: Working for Each Other, Working for Ourselves Summit
Windsor Wobbies Build Street Solidarity
For the last year-and-a-half, the IWW in Windsor has been working on a campaign to organize panhandlers and buskers in the downtown core of this border city. The campaign started out as the Windsor Street Solidarity Committee and in late 2014 has expanded to form the Windsor Panhandlers and Buskers Union. In late November 2014… Continue reading Windsor Wobbies Build Street Solidarity
Toronto’s Harm Reduction Workers Unite!
TORONTO, ON – Harm reduction workers from across the city announced today that they have formed the Toronto Harm Reduction Workers Union (THRWU), an affiliate of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Workers from South Riverdale Community Health Centre and Central Toronto Community Health Centres are the first to announce their affiliations with the… Continue reading Toronto’s Harm Reduction Workers Unite!
CANROC Statement on Education Workers’ Struggle in Ontario
Fellow Education Workers, The Industrial Workers of the World Canadian Regional Organizing Committee urges Ontario rank-and-file teachers union members to keep struggling for justice and respect on the job. The rank-and-file of Ontario’s teachers’ unions have borne the brunt of this struggle with Ontario’s Liberal government for a fair and equitable contract, negotiated freely and… Continue reading CANROC Statement on Education Workers’ Struggle in Ontario