A-Infos (en) Canada, Common Cause Express* no. 23 - Global fight against austerity (fr) [machine translation]

Bill C-38 adopted by the Harper government in March last part of a long list of austerity 
measures that overcome several governments trying to make us swallow. ---- These measures 
would aim to repay the debt incurred during the recent economic crisis to save large 
companies and banks from bankruptcy. Obviously, nothing is wrong, or why we prevent 
mounting taxes on the rich society and the companies we saved? ---- The successive 
governments, whether at the federal, provincial or municipal levels are only instrument 
for a class of more or less large bourgeois for whom poor (workers, women workers, the 
unemployed, unemployed etc.). serve only to work and consume the products on which they 
make money. It is therefore not surprising that when it comes to cutting the budget are 
social programs and measures to help the working class that suffer first. Do not think 
they will cut a day in profits of entrepreneurs ...

Thus, by adopting this Bill C-38, the Conservatives have not only slashed unemployment 
insurance, and they have also increased the retirement age from 65 to 67 years in the 
country in addition to s' address pay equity in the federal contracts. As might be 
expected, the government invoked the need to create favorable conditions for economic 
prosperity in the country. In short, we cut that is given to the poor to enrich the rich ...

We inspire the student movement

The measures announced by the Harper Conservatives are not unlike other austerity measures 
had tried to implement the government, provincial this time, Jean Charest in Quebec. We 
remember, of course, rising tuition fees, but also the health and tax rate increase 
hydroelectricity that the State wanted us to swallow. At least one of these measures has 
been successfully fought: rising tuition. It is therefore important to analyze what were 
the key to the success of the student struggle Spring 2012: direct democracy, solidarity 
and struggle unionism.

Firstly, try to democratize our maximum control organizations in this case, groups of 
unemployed people. The first priority is to reappropriate them by bringing proposals of 
shares or positions policies, by recruiting new adherents and new adherent victims of 
these policies, and leaving power to the base, and non not to employees-es or the boards 
of directors who too often control everything that is done in community groups. This is 
what direct democracy.

It is then important to use the type of engagement that allowed students to win: fight 
unionism. Obviously, it is rather problematic to strike when the provider is unemployment 
insurance, however, it is quite possible to use the rest of the range of actions used by 
the student movement: blocking, occupation, and even sabotage. Ago already too long that 
the Conservatives govern without being disturbed-es. Occupy Ministers' offices, block 
companies under federal jurisdiction (where the money is: banks, ports). Knocking at the 
heart of the economy and are not afraid of diversity of tactics.

Must also aim the greater solidarity possible between the different struggle. This is what 
the student movement has also succeeded in allying with environmental struggles, movement 
and community groups of unionized workers in the education system. We must do the same in 
this fight. Were we to progressive groups that fight against Bill C-38 and they are 
numerous environmental groups, women's groups, labor groups, aid groups to immigrants 
etc.. Also seek to ensure that the public is aware of the issues raised by this law by 
informing and mobilizing the widely. After all, it is the whole of the working class which 
is attacked by these measures.

Our strength: the number

As left-es on behalf of the company, we have nothing other than strength in numbers to 
oppose the austerity policies dictated by the Canadian government and supported by the 
richest countries. It may seem cliché, but for us, "unity is strength." It is by uniting 
as horizontally that is, so that as many people know the ins and outs of our struggle, 
being aggressive and combative as well as being integral that we can overcome.
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The voice of the Libertarian Communist Union
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