With the spring coming up, revolutionary activists who fight to overthrow the capitalist system and replace it with workers’ power are once again preparing to celebrate International Workers’ Day.
For 127 years, May First has been a moment for proletarians of all countries to come together, to count their forces and moreover demonstrate their opposition to the exploitative capitalist system and their desire to live in a society that will meet the needs of all.
This year, May First will occur in a national and international context in which the ruling class is intensifying its attacks against the working masses. The global economic crisis, which was made worse during the 2008 financial crisis, is ongoing and bourgeois governments are working hard to implement their various austerity plans, with the aim of shifting the burden of the crisis on the backs of workers. The basic and permanent contradiction between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat, which some may claim is “outdated,” remains at the heart of the various contradictions and disruptions that are happening on the whole planet.
Clearly, the capitalist system has nothing more to offer than the intensified exploitation of the working class, widespread poverty, destruction of resources, ongoing wars and the systematic repression of those who fight against the status quo. The time is long gone when capitalism was able to expand “rights and freedoms;” these are now reduced to a trickle, and woe to those who dare to dissent!
In Canada, the crisis has resulted in the elimination of tens of thousands of jobs in the manufacturing sector. It manifests itself in this frantic race towards the exploitation of the Northern territories, which requires the complete suppression of the rights of indigenous peoples. The willingness of the Canadian bourgeoisie to overcome its crisis is resulting in sustained attacks on economic and social rights, women’s rights and those of trade unions. Far from being an anachronism in the history of the Canada, the Harper government is perfectly in line with all those parties whose objective is to protect the interests of the imperialist bourgeoisie.
But all these efforts from bourgeois governments are proving unsuccessful: the crisis is ongoing and with it, the people’s resistance is deepening. This resistance has been seen for two years on the streets of the Arab countries; it is never as beautiful and inspiring as when it transforms into rebellion —whether in Tunisia, Egypt, Greece, Spain or elsewhere. Everywhere, the working class is at the heart of the fight.
After the great “red spring” of Québec students, the East Wind is currently blowing on the embers of resistance and class struggle in Canada. From now until May First, the struggle of the unemployed against the ransacking of Employment Insurance, which mobilized tens of thousands of people for weeks in eastern Québec and the Maritime provinces, will expand and intensify in all regions of Québec. This battle, which basically seeks to prevent a decline in workers’ wages, must be spread across the whole country! There must be more militant actions, occupations, blockades and street demonstrations that will prevent the bourgeoisie and its state from performing business as usual.
There is no better time than May First to express our anger and deploy resistance! In Montréal, the Convergence of Anti-Capitalist Struggles is about to launch its annual call for a street demonstration of May First and for making the whole day a time to fight against the bourgeoisie. The PCR-RCP Canada is fully supportive of this call and has already committed to make every effort to make it a success.
Multiplying such initiatives across the country is a must. Fellow workers, let’s take the street on May First and hit our everyday enemy —the bourgeoisie that is responsible for the crisis!
For 127 years, May First has been a moment for proletarians of all countries to come together, to count their forces and moreover demonstrate their opposition to the exploitative capitalist system and their desire to live in a society that will meet the needs of all.
This year, May First will occur in a national and international context in which the ruling class is intensifying its attacks against the working masses. The global economic crisis, which was made worse during the 2008 financial crisis, is ongoing and bourgeois governments are working hard to implement their various austerity plans, with the aim of shifting the burden of the crisis on the backs of workers. The basic and permanent contradiction between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat, which some may claim is “outdated,” remains at the heart of the various contradictions and disruptions that are happening on the whole planet.
Clearly, the capitalist system has nothing more to offer than the intensified exploitation of the working class, widespread poverty, destruction of resources, ongoing wars and the systematic repression of those who fight against the status quo. The time is long gone when capitalism was able to expand “rights and freedoms;” these are now reduced to a trickle, and woe to those who dare to dissent!
In Canada, the crisis has resulted in the elimination of tens of thousands of jobs in the manufacturing sector. It manifests itself in this frantic race towards the exploitation of the Northern territories, which requires the complete suppression of the rights of indigenous peoples. The willingness of the Canadian bourgeoisie to overcome its crisis is resulting in sustained attacks on economic and social rights, women’s rights and those of trade unions. Far from being an anachronism in the history of the Canada, the Harper government is perfectly in line with all those parties whose objective is to protect the interests of the imperialist bourgeoisie.
But all these efforts from bourgeois governments are proving unsuccessful: the crisis is ongoing and with it, the people’s resistance is deepening. This resistance has been seen for two years on the streets of the Arab countries; it is never as beautiful and inspiring as when it transforms into rebellion —whether in Tunisia, Egypt, Greece, Spain or elsewhere. Everywhere, the working class is at the heart of the fight.
After the great “red spring” of Québec students, the East Wind is currently blowing on the embers of resistance and class struggle in Canada. From now until May First, the struggle of the unemployed against the ransacking of Employment Insurance, which mobilized tens of thousands of people for weeks in eastern Québec and the Maritime provinces, will expand and intensify in all regions of Québec. This battle, which basically seeks to prevent a decline in workers’ wages, must be spread across the whole country! There must be more militant actions, occupations, blockades and street demonstrations that will prevent the bourgeoisie and its state from performing business as usual.
There is no better time than May First to express our anger and deploy resistance! In Montréal, the Convergence of Anti-Capitalist Struggles is about to launch its annual call for a street demonstration of May First and for making the whole day a time to fight against the bourgeoisie. The PCR-RCP Canada is fully supportive of this call and has already committed to make every effort to make it a success.
Multiplying such initiatives across the country is a must. Fellow workers, let’s take the street on May First and hit our everyday enemy —the bourgeoisie that is responsible for the crisis!
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