I can’t forget those crisp November mornings. I’d stand respectfully still, a Scout’s red sash across my shoulder. I remember the veteran steadying himself with his cane, standing as straight as he still could, crying silently as the “Last Post” rang out.
“How many of you would have fought?” Ms. Allen had asked our class.
Every tiny hand was raised.
The heroism of the Second World War was etched into my memory.
Vancouver Tenants Union's Ben Ger speaks with Stephen Quinn about how a big court battle win for American renters could spark new negotiation rules for landlords and tenants here in Vancouver.
David mentioned this article a few nights ago during the Solidarity Winnipeg webinar on Climate Justice with Tara Ehrcke. While it's obviously a nutshell description of something much more complex, I thought it would be some history/analysis that would be useful to circulate.
A global wood pellet firm is sending BC forests and jobs up in smoke. A coalition wants an investigation.
British Columbia is nearly four times larger than the United Kingdom. But what the U.K. lacks in size it compensates for in reach — a reach that extends deep into the old-growth forests of Canada’s westernmost province.
Two Starbucks stores in the Boston area won union elections Monday, becoming the first unionized locations in the state.
Joined by union organizers and supporters from around the state, baristas from Starbucks locations in Coolidge Corner and Allston erupted in cheers and embraced one another as election results were announced by an official from the National Labor Relations Board: 14-0 in Brookline and 16-0 in Allston.
Editor: This is a very good podcast which really deals with of 'What is to be done' and what is being done on the climate emergency and more. Tara Ehrcke is a Victoria, BC teacher, member of the BC Teachers Federation, socialist and long time union activist at present involved with climate justice. Highly recommended.
Apr, 11, 2022
In this episode, Travis and Danielle talk to teacher and trade union activist Tara Ehrcke about organizing for climate justice.
