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Sign and Share: Petition to restore Donald Lafleur to to his full duties as CLC Executive Vice-President!

Following his participation in the Third International Trade Union Forum conference in Damascus, organized by Syria’s General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) and supported by International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions (ICATU) and the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), Brother Donald Lafleur was put on administrative leave from his duties as Executive Vice-President …

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Open Letter to trade unionists in support of brother Donald Lafleur, Executive Vice President, Canadian Labour Congress

Dear Comrades, We write to you as fellow trade unionists and comrades dedicated in the struggle for workers’ rights in support of Donald Lafleur and his visit to the GFTU trade union congress in Damascus. Brother Lafleur has been unjustly placed on administrative leave despite the fact that he attended …

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On the Road to Damascus: International Conference in Syria on Sanctions and Its Blowback

The following article, by Roger Harris, is republished here from Mint Press News: Welcome to your second country, that was the greeting our Syrian hosts gave us when we arrived for the International Trade Union Forum for “solidarity with the workers and people of Syria against the economic blockade, imperialist …

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Canadian media attacks labor leader for Syria solidarity

The following article, by Dave McKee, is reprinted from People’s Voice: One hundred trade union delegations from around the world gathered in Damascus on September 8-9, for the Third International Trade Union Forum in Solidarity with Syrian Workers. The purpose of the meeting was to build opposition to imperialist intervention …

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Ken Stone’s Open Letter to Hassan Yussuff, CLC President, in support of Brother Donald Lafleur

Following his participation in the Third International Trade Union Forum conference in Damascus, organized by Syria’s General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) and supported by International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions (ICATU) and the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), Brother Donald Lafleur was put on administrative leave from his duties as Executive Vice-President …

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Greater Idlib: Is Syrian Army advance inevitable?

The following article is reprinted from South Front: After over 8 years of war, the province of Idlib and its surrounding areas remain the key stronghold of radical militant groups in Syria. Over the past years, anti-government armed groups suffered a series of defeats across the country and withdrew towards …

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Max Blumenthal on Civilian Life in Syria and the US Sanctions on Iran

In this episode of “The Scott Horton Show” at the Libertarian Institute, Max Blumenthal recounts his recent trip to Syria, where he witnessed firsthand the destruction wrought by the proxy war fought there with the support of the U.S. To this day, willingness to negotiate with the Assad regime makes …

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New Flyer: Who are the White Helmets…Really?

The Syria Solidarity Movement has prepared a flyer for distribution with important information about the so-called “White Helmets,” the purported civil defense organization supported by the US and UK – and whose members have been directly involved in violent attacks and the extrajudicial execution of captives. Read below or download …

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‘We are used to it,’ say journos after Syria coverage called ‘Goebbels s**t’ by regime change crowd

The following story was originally published at RT: Journalists Rania Khalek and Max Blumenthal caused a Twitter meltdown among some advocates of regime change in Syria by simply going to parts of the country controlled by Damascus and reporting on life there. The two journalists traveled to the Syrian capital …

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