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CPSMay
Day
Statement
2013
Also:StatementofCommunistPartyofCanadaandtheWorld
Federationof
Trade
Unions
DonCurrie,EditorFocusOnSocialism,ChairCPS
April30,2013
www.FocusOnSocialism.ca
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CanadiansforPeace&Socialism
CPSMay
Day
Statement
www.FocusOnSocialism.ca
Box168SlocanBCV0G2C0
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12503552669
BelowaretheMayDaystatementsoftheCommunistPartyofCanada(CPC)andtheWorldFederationofTradeUnions
(WFTU).These
statements
promote
aclass
struggle
line
for
organized
labor
to
confront
and
throw
back
the
attempt
of
financecapitaltomakeallworkers,organizedandunorganizedtemporaryallwagessubstandardandallworking
conditionsofallworkingpeopleeverywhere,regardlessoftheiroriginorhomeland,19thcentury.
TodayCanadianworkerscanbefoundlabouringinmanycountriesandonallcontinents.Andworkersfromall
continentslabourinCanada.
ThereisonlyoneworkingclassandasMarxasserted,ithasnohomelandbecausetheentireinternationalworkingclass,
organized
and
unorganized
wherever
it
finds
itself
within
the
system
of
global
capitalism,
is
exploited
by
state
monop0ly
capitalism.Thatistheclassbasisforinternationalism.
Themovementofworkersallovertheworldseekingworkisagrowingphenomenon.Thephenomenon,loosely
definedbybourgeoiseconomistsaslabourmobility,isanobjectivestatemonopolycapitalist(imperialist)economic
processassociatedwiththeextremeinternationalizationoffinancecapitalinthe21stcenturywhichinitspracticeofwar
andexploitationruinsentireeconomiescreatingmassesofunemployedstatelessanddesperateworkersseekinga
marketfortheirlabourpower.
Whetherfinancecapitalplansitornotisimmaterial.Intheinterestsofmaximizingprofitcapitaliststakeadvantageof
workersthrownoutofworkandcompelledtoseekalivingwherethereiswork.
Statemonopolycapitalistgovernments,suchastheConservativegovernmentofPrimeMinisterStephenHarper,enact
laws,alternativelycriminalizingworkersorturningablindeyetoemployersthatmercilesslyexploitdefencelessworkers
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thatarriveinourcountry.TheConservativegovernmentseekstoattempttoregulatethemovementoflabourinthe
interestsofemployersbutdoesnothingtoprotecttheworkersoncetheyarehere.
NotsatisfiedwithmakinghighprofitsoutoflowwagetemporarylabourinCanada,bankers,industrialistsandinvestors
exploitlowwagelabourinothercountries.
ThetragedythatunfoldedinBangladeshistraceabletoeveryG7capitalincludingthePMOinOttawaandtotheoffice
ofeveryCanadianbankandcorporationthatdoesbusinessinlowwagejurisdictions.TheBangladeshtragedyisalso
traceabletotheacademicsandthinktanksinourcountryfundedbythesesamebanksandcorporationswhoarepaid
welltospintheoriesaboutthesuperiorityoftheglobalmarketeconomyanditsbenefitsforinvestors.
WhetherinCanadaorBangladesh,workersarecompelledtoselltheirlabourpowertolive.Wagelabour,whetherhigh
paidorlowpaidcreatesvalueintheproductionprocesswhichtheprivateownersofthemeansofproduction
appropriate. Whenlabourislowpaidwithoutbenefitsunderslavelikeconditionsitmakessuperprofitsforprivate
investors.
Academicswouldsoongettoknowwhatunemploymentis,iftheyweretohavethecouragetotracehowmany
mutualfunds,stocksandinvestorgroupsfatteneveryyearoutoftragediessuchasoccurredlastweek.
Capitalismhas
no
conscience,
no
moral
code
no
redeeming
pretty
face.
Thecapitalistrequireshumanlabourtoprofiteer.Itispurchasedinthemarketplaceforascheaplyasitcanbehad.
Capitalismasasystemceasestobetheprofitsystemwithoutexploitablelabour.Thereisnosuchthingasafairwage.
Wagesinitselfisasymptomofagrosslyunfairsystem.
Thecapitalistbuyslabourpowernotlabouringeneral,andbuysinthemarketplaceasanyothercommodityforusein
production.Thecapitalistbuyslabourpowerforadefinednumberofhoursaday.Partofthedayworkersreceive
wages,justenoughsotheycanworkagain.Therestofthedaytheyworkfornothingforthepurchaseroftheirlabour
powerandintheprocessofproductioncreatesurplusvalueduringtheperiodofunpaidlabourthatthebosses
appropriateandrealizeasprofitthroughthesaleofcommoditiesinthemarket.
Surplusvaluebecomesrealizedinthemarketasprofitpartofwhichthecapitalistandtheirhangerson,usetolive
lavishly,idlyandparasiticallyandanotherpartbecomescapitalthatisreinvestedtoensurecontinuousproduction.
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Capital,createdbyunpaidlabourtime,isusedbytheprivateownersofthemeansofproductiontobuildfactories,pay
forwearandtearonmachines,purchaserawmaterialsallofwhichiscontinuouslyconsumedintheproductionprocess.
Nonewvalueiscreatedwithoutlabour.
Workersundercapitalismcreateallofthewealth,allofthewages,allofthecapital,allofthestateandgovernmental
revenues.Everythingthatissociallyusefulandnecessaryisattributabletolabourandunpaidlabourtime.Finance
capital,themergerofbankandindustrialcapital,isthebeneficiaryofcapitalistproductionsolelybecauseoftheprivate
ownershipofthemeansofproductionandthewealthitproduces.
Theeconomywouldcontinuetoexistwithoutcapitalists.Whereandwhenitdoes,iscalledsocialism.
Capitalistsdoeverythingintheirpowertopreventtheriseofsocialismandtostampitoutwhereitemergesforone
overridingreason,theyceasetobeaclassofcapitalistsanddisappearfromhistorywhenthey,theexpropriatorsare
expropriated.
TheNDPerasingthewordsocialismfromthepreambleofitsconstitutiondidnothingtoeraseitfromhistory.
Thesetruthsarewhatthecapitalistclassanditsapologistsseektoobscure.Themainwaytheydoitisthroughthe
ideologicalpropagandafogoftheideologyofclasslessnessendlesslypromotedbythemassmedia.
Unabletohomogenizesocietyintoaclasslessequalopportunitymyththepropagandistsofcapitalismnowattemptto
homogenizesocietyintoonemiddleclass.
TheworkingclassisnotthemiddleclassastheLiberalstheNDPandevensomelabourleadersassert.
Themiddleclassstandsbetweentheworkingclassandthecapitalistclass.Itisanhistoricallyevolvedclassoftenboth
ownerandproducer,sometimesprofessionallytrainedtoservethesystem,sometimesincludingworkerswhohave
acquiredproperty
and
can
live
more
on
investment
than
wage
labour.
The
middle
class
is
often
ruined
by
state
monopolycapital,isheavilytaxedandoftendrivendownintotheranksoflabour.Thereitbecomesonceagainwage
labour.
CapitalisminitsmonopolystageastheCommunistManifestopredicted165yearsagohasbecomepolarized:
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Ourepoch,theepochofthebourgeoisie,possesses,howeverthisdistinctivefeature.Ithassimplifiedtheclassantagonisms.Societyasawholeismoreandmoresplittingupintotwogreathostilecamps,intotwogreatclassesdirectlyfacingeachotherbourgeoisieandproletariat.ChapterOneMarxandEngelsCommunistManifesto.
Themodernworkingclassseekstounitewithallantimonopolymiddleclassforces,touniteallpeoplewhoare
exploitedbymonopolyandinthefirstplacefarmerswhoworktheland,theselfemployed,smallbusinesses,
intellectualsandprofessionalswhocontributetosociety.
Canadianworkers,menwomenandyouthfromallprovincesandregions,handinhandwithworkerswhohavecome
toCanada
in
search
of
abetter
life,
just
as
our
forbears
did,
are
resisting
the
attempts
of
finance
capital
to
rob
them
of
theirdreamsofhappinessandwellbeing.
Today,intheHouseofCommons,theConservativeGovernmentofPrimeMinisterStephenHarper,actingforasmall
eliteofwealthyCanadianandforeigninvestorsoutlineditslatestantipeopleprogramofausterity,mass
unemployment,cutstosocialprograms,soastocontinuetospendwithoutlimitonIMFbankinschemesand
readinesstoparticipateinthenextUSNATOwar.
The
Conservative
Government,
upholding
the
parasitism
and
idleness
of
the
rich
colludes
with
the
likes
of
US
Steel
that
haslockedoutathousandHamiltonOntarioCanadiansteelworkersandplanstotransfertheirjobstotheUSA.
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AtthesametimetheConservativeGovernmentofPrimeMinisterStephenHarperhasrestrictedunemployment
insurancebenefitsnowavailabletoonly40%ofunemployedworkerswiththeaimofforcingoutofworkCanadiansto
acceptjobsthatpay15to30%lessoftheirpreviouswage.http://www.canadianlabour.ca/news
room/statements/clcsupportingprotestsagainstharmfuleichangesausterity
TheConservativeGovernmentofPrimeMinisterHarperactsforwealthandprivilegeagainsttheworkingclassandthe
urbanandruralmiddleclasses.ThePrimeMinisterdoessoonbehalfofthesystemhesofaithfullyserves,state
monopolycapitalismimperialism.
TheanswertothePrimeMinisterandthefinancecapitalistinterestsherepresentsisoutlinedinthestatementsbelow.
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OnthisMayDay,asinalloftheMayDayspastandintheMayDaystocomeworkerswillcontinuetoraisethebannerof
classdefiance,forapeacefulandrationalandjustdevelopmentoftheeconomyforall,forgenuineandlastingpeace,for
friendshipand
solidarity
with
workers
everywhere,
irrespective
of
national,
racial
origin,
gender
or
religious
conviction
whowantandstruggleforthesamegoals anewsystemwithouthumanexploitation.
Unitedwewillwin!
DonCurrie,Chair,CPS
EditorFocusonSocialism
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LABOURANDPEOPLESUNITYCANDEFEATAUSTERITY
MayDay
2013
message
from
the
Communist
Party
of
Canada
OnMayDay,theInternationalWorkersDay,theCommunistPartyofCanadaextendswarmest
solidaritytoallthoseinstruggleagainstcapitalistausterityandwar.
ThesystemiccrisisofcapitalisminCanadaandinternationallycontinuestodeepen,reflectedin
everwideningsocialdisparity,intensifiedeconomicandsocialattacksagainstthepeople,fresh
assaultsonlabouranddemocraticrights,thefurtherdegradationofthenationalandglobal
environment,
and
increasing
militarism,
aggression
and
war.
Theausteritypoliciespursuedbyrulingcirclesintheleadingimperialiststates,includingCanada,to
resuscitateeconomicactivityandprofitsonthebacksoftheworkingclassandworkingpeoplein
general,havefailedmiserably.TheeconomiesoftheU.S.,EuropeandJapan thetripodepicentre
ofthisglobalcrisis remainstagnantorindecline.Thecrisisandtheintense,allsidedoffensive
launchedbytherulingclassareexactingaheavyeconomic,social,culturalphysical,psychological
andenvironmentalcostonallhumanity.
Themaintargetofthisantisocialoffensiveofcapitalistheworkingclass,especiallyitsorganised
section,thetradeunionmovement.Itisalsofallsheavilyonwomen,youthandstudents,indigenous
peoples,immigrantsandmigrants,pensionersandtheelderly,peasantsandsmallfarmers,the
extremepoorandmarginalizedsectionsofthepeople,andonallthosereliantonthesocial
functionsandservicesofcapitaliststates benefitswonthroughmanydecadesofhardstruggle.
Thiscapitalistoffensiveiscreatinganatmosphereofinsecurityanddesperationamongwide
sectionsoftheworkingclassandthepeople,butitisalsogivingrisetoincreasedresistance.Labour
andmassdemocraticstrugglesacrossEuropehavebeenmarkedbycountlessgeneralstrikes,mass
demonstrationsandfactoryoccupations.MillionshavecomeoutintothestreetsofGreece,Spain,
Portugal,France,Britain,Italy,Cyprusandelsewheretodemandjobs,decentwagesandpensions,to
defendlabourrights,toinsistontherestorationofhealth,educationandotherpublicservices,and
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todenouncetheausteritypoliciesdictatedbytheEUatthebehestofEuropeanbankersand
monopolists.
ThecounteroffensiveoflabourandpeoplesmovementsisalsogrowingacrossCanada.Thehistoric
Qubecstudentstrikeandsocialstrugglewhichtookplacein2012,andtheCanadawideIdleNo
MoreprotestsofAboriginalpeoplesandtheirsupportersareparticularlysignificant.Theseand
manyothermobilizationsindefenceoflabour,socialandequalityrights,andtheenvironment,signal
aqualitativechangeinthemoodoftheworkingclassanditsalliestofightbackagainsttheausterity
agendaofcapitalanditsgovernments.
Today,the
issue
of
working
class
unity
has
become
critical,
as
the
big
corporations
attempt
to
pit
sectionsofworkersagainsteachother.Evenastherulingclassremovesanybarrierstothemobility
ofcapitalandinvestments,newobstaclesareerectedagainstthelegalrightsofworkerstomove
acrossbordersinsearchofbetteremploymentopportunities.Instead,theHarperConservatives
havedramaticallyboostedtheTemporaryForeignWorkersProgram,aimingtoprovidecheaplabour
foremployers,andkeepoverallwagelevelslow.Atthesametime,rightwingforcesfantheflames
ofracism,blamingmigrantsforhighunemploymentanddeclininglivingstandards.Theenemyof
Canadianworkersisnotoursistersandbrothersfromothercountries,butrathertheantiworker
policiesof
the
federal
government
and
the
big
corporations.
May
Day
2013
should
see
a
powerful
rejectionofthisracistdivideandrulecapitaliststrategy,andacallforunityofallworkers employed
andunemployed,organizedandunorganized,AboriginalandnonAboriginal,youngandold,ofall
gendersandnationalorigins,includingmigrantworkers.
Theshifttotheuseoftemporary,nonunionizedworkers,paidminimalwagesandbenefits,ispartof
awiderreactionaryagendawhichtheHarpergovernment,anditsprocorporatecounterpartsatthe
provincialandmunicipallevels,arecarryingthroughonbehalfoffinancecapital.Theirgoalisto
acceleratethe
accumulation
of
capital
through
every
conceivable
means
(privatization,
state
restructuring,corporatetaxcuts,etc.),andtoweakenandsuppressworkingclassandpopular
resistance.
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Lestweforget,thefirsttargetofthenewHarpermajorityafterthe2011electionwasorganized
labour(CUPW,theAirCanadaandCPRailworkers,etc.).
Harperswaronlabourinthefederaljurisdictiongaveagreenlighttorightwingprovincialand
municipalgovernmentstodemandthatworkersyieldconcessionsorfacethelegislativehammer,
suchasOntariosattackonthebargainingrightsofteachers.Since1982,federalandprovincial
governmentsinCanadahavepassed199piecesoflegislationtorestrict,suspendordenycollective
bargainingrights.Whatisqualitativelynewisthespeed,ferocityandpunitivenatureofthese
legislativeattacks.
Atits
core,
this
offensive
aims
at
crippling
and
ultimately
destroying
the
organized
labour
movement.ThefederalpassageofC377,requiringunionstodisclosesalaries,timespentonpolitical
activitiesandexpenses,wasonlythebeginning.TherearenowominoussignalsthattheHarper
Conservativesarepreparingtoimposerighttoworklegislationonallworkersunderfederal
jurisdiction.
Fromtheperspectiveoftherulingclass,theweakeningofthetradeunionmovementisthekeyto
reducingthecostoflabourpower,andnotonlyamongorganizedworkers.Theyknowthatsuch
reductionswill
put
tremendous
downward
pressure
on
the
wages
and
incomes
of
all
workers,
most
ofwhomhavenounionprotection.Financecapitalrealizesthatthelabourmovement becauseof
itssize,resourcesandabilitytotakejobaction istheonlysocial/classforcecapableofunitingbroad
sectionsofthepeopleagainstitsoffensive.
Thestruggleagainstrampagingmilitarism,aggressionandwarmustalsobeacentralfocusofthe
labourandpeoplesfightback.AsthisMayDayapproaches,threatsoffreshimperialistaggression
againstSyria,IranandtheDPRKareescalating.Wearecalledupontoopposethisgrowingwar
danger,to
defend
the
national
sovereignty
of
all
countries,
and
to
condemn
the
drive
to
militarization,alongwiththechauvinist,antiterrorrhetoricusedtojustifyit.ThisMayDay,we
expressunwaveringsolidaritywithsocialistCuba,theBolivarianRevolutioninVenezuelaandwithall
progressiveandantiimperialistforcesandmovementsaroundtheworld!
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Thelabourmovementisthekeytobuildingbroadstrugglesfortherightsofallworkers,forjobsand
improvedlivingstandards,indefenceofsocialservicesandprograms,forgenderequality,forjustice
forAboriginal
peoples,
for
young
peoples
right
to
an
education
and
a
future,
for
genuine
environmentalprotection,andforaforeignpolicybasedonpeaceanddisarmament.
Buttheoverallstateoflaboursfightbackhassofarbeeninsufficient.Morethanfiveyearsintothe
currentcrisis,theCLCunderKenGeorgetti(andtheleadersofsomeimportantunions)haveyetto
drawtheentirelabourmovementanditssocialpartnerstogetherintoabroadlabourcommunity
commonfrontagainstausterity.Instead,theCLCisfocussingonorganizingpoliticalaction
conferencestolineuplabourparticipationintheNDPselectoralmachineforthe2015general
election.
TheCommunistPartyurgestheCLCanditskeynationalaffiliatestoactnowtobuildthe
extraparliamentaryfightbackbyconveninganemergencylabour&peoplessummit,bringing
togethertheentiretradeunionmovement(includingthenonaffiliatedlabourcentralsinQubec)
anditssocialpartners Aboriginalpeoples,women,youth&students,peace,environmentaland
LGBTQactivists,seniorsandothermassdemocraticmovements.
Recentexperiences
show
that
it
is
quite
possible
to
build
a
stronger
labour
resistance
against
the
corporateoffensive,andtowinbroadsupportfromcommunityallies.Despitetheadverse
conditionsandsubjectiveweaknesses,manylabourandpopularmovementsarebecomingever
morevibrantandmilitant.Newforcesarecomingintothefightback.Militanttacticsand
coalitionbuildingcanmovelabourfromadefensiveposturetowardsafightingstrategyof
mobilizingtheentireworkingclassanditsalliestoblocktherightwingagendaandtomoveontothe
counteroffensive.
Whilesituations
elsewhere
cannot
be
mechanically
replicated
in
Canada,
militant,
class
struggle
trade
unionismseeninGreeceandothercountriesshouldinspireunionactivistshere.ACanadawide
commonfrontagainstthecorporate/governmentattackinturncanwinwidersupportforthegoal
ofalabourledPeoplesCoalitiontounitebroadsectionsofthepeoplesmovements,notarounda
nostalgicreturntoarosyKeynesianpast,butratheraroundaplatformofradicalprogressive
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demands,andforafundamentalchallengetotheeconomicandpoliticalhegemonyoffinance
capital,bothdomesticandinternational.
AswesalutethestrugglesofworkersinallcountriesonMayDay2013,theCommunistPartyof
Canadaisconfidentthelabourandpeoplesunitycandefeatausterityandwar!
ContacttheCommunistPartyofCanada
290ADanforthAve.Toronto,OntarioM4K1N6
Phone4164692446,[email protected]
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MayDayStatementofWorldFederationofTradeUnions 2013
TheWorldFederationofTradeUnionsappealstoallthetradeunionorganizationsintheworldto
organizeon
the
occasion
of
May
Day
2013
rallies
and
activities
in
all
countries,
in
all
continents,
honoringtheInternationalWorkersDayandthemartyrsoftheworkingclass.TheWFTUproposes,
basedonitsresolutionatitsPresidentialCouncilMeetingonMarch78,2013inLimaPeru,theslogan:
CHICAGOSHOWEDUSTHEWAYtobeusednexttotherespectiveslogansofeachunion
organization.
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Theinternationaltradeunionmovementbearsgreatresponsibilitytoprotectanddefendthe
InternationalWorkersDayfromtheeffortsofcapitalistgovernments,employers,variousinstitutions
andnon
governmental
organizations
to
vanquish
this
day
or
completely
alter
its
meaning.
TheMayDayisfortheinternationalworkingclassaSYMBOLoftheirreplaceablerolethatthe
workersholdinthesocietyandtheproduction,oftheimportantandthevictoriousachievementsof
theclassstruggleshistorically,ofthefactthatalltherightsarethefruitofbloodystruggles.Nothing
washandedovertotheworkingpeople.
TheMayDayisaDAYOFMEMORYANDTRIBUTEtothemartyrsoftheworkingclasswhosacrificed
themselvesin
the
crucial
and
decisive
strikes
of
the
American
workers
in
Chicago
(1886)
demanding
8hoursofwork,8hoursofrecreation,8hoursofrest,aswellasthestrugglesfortheworkinghours
inmanycountriesallovertheworldbeforeandaftertheChicagostrikes,throughoutthehistoryof
theclassstruggleuntiltoday.Wepaytributetothemartyrsoftheworkingclasswhowerekilled,
tortured,imprisonedandwereforciblydisappearedbytheantipopularandantilaborgovernments
ofthecapitalinallcontinents.
TheMayDayisaLESSONFORTHENEWGENERATIONSthatincludestheprinciplesoftheworking
classsuch
as
the
proletarian
internationalism,
the
class
unity,
the
irreplaceable
value
of
the
decisive
struggleswithclassorientation.
Mostofall,theMayDayisaDAYOFSTRUGGLEwheretheInternationalWorkingClassmeetsinthe
streetsofthefightforthecontemporarylabourandsocialrights.Fortherighttolessworkinghours
withdignifiedsalarieswhichwasrealisticinthe1880sandcannotbeunrealisticinthetechnological
progressofthe21stcentury!
Nowadays,whilecapitalismbeinginitsdeepcrisisexposesinallthespectrumitsbarbaric,brutaland
ruthlessfaceconfiscatinganyounceofrightfromtheworkingclassandthepopularstrata;
Nowadaysthatthecompetitionofthemonopoliescreatesmorebattlefieldsandnewimperialist
interventions;Nowadaysthatthestateviolence,repressionofsocialandlabourstrugglesandthe
violationofthetradeunionfreedomescalateinternationallyletsmove:
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7/30/2019 CPS May Day Statement 2013
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ChicagoshowedthewayNOtothecontemporarycapitalistslavery
We
fight
for
a
world
without
exploitation
of
men
by
men
OnMayDay,theWFTUexpressesitsinternationalistsolidaritywiththepeopleofCuba,Palestine,
Syria,Lebanon,Mali,Colombia,Venezuelaetc.