The View From Here: An Assessment of the East Hamilton Rent Strike
Submitted by R Totale on Mar 16 2019 10:37
Now that it’s undeniable: Gentrification in Hamilton
A text from Hamilton, Ontario, discussing the state of play with gentrification in 2015, as well as the role of art and progressive urban planning in contributing to "regeneration". The tensions discussed in this text would later lead to the Locke Street affair of 2018.
Kingston: Community Picket at Canada Post Facility
Submitted by R Totale on Dec 11 2018 19:01
A report on a community picket at a Canada Post facility in Kingston, defying the recent back-to-work legislation brought in to break a postal workers' strike. This report first appeared on North Shore Counter Info.
Still Not Sorry: On the Plea Deal in the Locke St. Case in Hamilton
Submitted by R Totale on Dec 2 2018 21:07
Originally posted to North Shore Counter Info, the following text looks at the recent sentencing of several comrades in the aftermath of an anti-gentrification riot in Hamilton, Ontario.
Hamilton, Ontario: Big Landlord Issues Mass Eviction Notices to Threaten Organized Tenants
Submitted by R Totale on Oct 13 2018 15:46
As the Stoney Creek Towers rent strike enters its sixth month, corporate landlord CLV is starting to lose it. This story previously appeared on It's Going Down and North Shore Counter-Info.
Hamilton Tenant
A newsletter by and for tenants in Hamilton. The goal of this newsletter is to share the stories of working-class tenants in Hamilton and inspire each other in our collective struggle for better conditions in our homes and our lives.
Ontario general strike wave builds - Len Wallace
An article by Len Wallace about a possible general strike in Ontario. Originally appeared in the Industrial Worker #1589 (March 1996).
The politics of protest - Red and Black Notes
Red and Black Notes analysis on OCAP and Canadian unions against the Tory government.
Anti-poverty in Ontario - Red and Black Notes
The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) is one of the best known anti-poverty organizations in Ontario. It has acquired a reputation for militant direct action tactics on such issues as affordable housing, welfare, homelessness, and immigrant and refugee rights. In a political climate where powerful politicians and vested interests wish the poor would just quietly die, OCAP has proven to be a vocal critic.
Strikers occupy First Ontario credit union
Submitted by Ed on Apr 20 2007 10:16
Striking First Ontario Credit Union workers have no regrets after they occupied the company’s east Mountain branch and padlocked the doors to try to get the financial institution back to the bargaining table.
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