Social Workers Fight for a 35-Hour Week
The Sozialistische LinksPartei (SLP) has, for several years now, identified this section of the workforce as one where struggles were likely to erupt. 60% of the workforce are forced into part-time work, wages are up to 20% lower than the average paid in Austria. Poverty pay is a dire reality for most of these workers, […]
Ontario Teachers and the 30km Picket Line
Conservative governments around the world are attacking public education, opening profitable opportunities to the private sector. As part of these attacks they aim to weaken the teachers’ unions, which are the most important defenders of public education. The conservative government of Ontario, led by Premier Doug Ford (the brother of infamous Toronto mayor Rob Ford) […]