Annual May Day mobilizations provide a number of opportunities for revolutionary communists. They’re an opportunity for us to put revolutionary politics front-and-centre in the minds of workers and oppressed people, to commemorate the history of revolutionary struggles which continue to present the best hope for the future, and to take stock of the state of […]
Hamilton
Labour Law fails to protect workers

A series of government “blitz” investigations found that the vast majority of employers in Ontario are violating the Employment Standards Act. In 78% of the 304 workplaces investigated in January, workers were forced to work illegally long hours, were denied overtime and holiday pay, and went without vacations or “pay in lieu”. All of these […]
Black Lives Matter demands removal of pigs from Pride events

On July 3, the annual Pride march in Toronto was the biggest yet. And there was something a bit different this year: Black Lives Matter injected politics in a real way to the march. While there are many who have tried to change in some ways the corporate and state influence over Pride, those who […]
Steel City Workers’ Defence Network

The Revolutionary Workers’ Movement of Hamilton has launched a new initiative which aims to defend the direct, day-to-day interests of Hamilton’s workers. The Steel City Workers’ Defence Network will use solidarity and direct action to fight issues like wage-theft, unjust firings, sexual harassment, stealing tips, unpaid training, and others. “The idea is this: there are […]
Community Meeting Against De Caire at McMaster Hailed as a Success

From the February edition of the Hamilton Partisan: On Wednesday, January 27, student and community groups met at McMaster University for the De Caire Off Campus: Community Meeting. The meeting began with a presentation on De Caire’s career history, and what the campaign has done to date. The presenter, a supporter of the Revolutionary Communist […]
Hamilton Coalition Against Poverty endorses Campaign to Boycott the 2015 Federal Election!

In this election, the people only have a choice between which politician will oppress them, cut their benefits, and represent the exploitative capitalist class. Even the ones who present themselves as champions of the people are, in fact, pursuing plans that will harm the working class, especially its poorest and most oppressed sections. It should […]
Boycott the 2015 Federal Election – Day of Action in Hamilton

Sunday, October 18 at 2pm King & James – Outside Jackson Square Hamilton, ON At the end of the longest—and probably most meaningless—election campaign in Canadian history, let’s make one thing clear: these election aren’t legitimate, and neither is the state that runs them! Across the country, mobilizations for the Day of Action, called as […]