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Arts & Culture / May 2019 / Poetry

Three Poems

June 28, 2019July 9, 2019 - by Michael Fraser

A series about the lives and experiences of African Canadians who joined the Union army in the American Civil War

Strikers overturn a streetcar in Winnipeg, June 21, 1919.

Current Affairs / June 2019 / Society

What the Winnipeg General Strike Can Teach Us About Class, Capitalism, and Greed

April 29, 2019July 22, 2019 - by Tom Jokinen

In 1919, 35,000 workers ground Winnipeg to a halt. We may never again see another strike like it

Photograph by Michael Fleshman

It’s Time For Unions to Prove They Still Matter

August 25, 2017July 16, 2019 - by Nora Loreto

The labour movement needs to seize its chance to lead the left—and to reassert its relevance