With capitalism mired in its greatest crisis since the Great Depression and governments at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels all facing massive budget deficits, big business is determined to inflict a major defeat on the Toronto city workers so as to lay the groundwork for a fresh assault on public and social services.
Even before the Toronto city workers—members of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Locals 79 and 416—walked off the job, significant sections of big business were urging the provincial Liberal government to recall the Ontario Legislature to adopt emergency strikebreaking legislation and give an arbitrator the power to dictate the city workers’ contracts.
Other establishment voices have opposed this, complaining that arbitrators often split the difference between employer and union proposals, resulting in settlements that are “too favourable” to the workers..
STRIKE TO FUCKING WIN, BROTHERS AND SISTERS!
