Sindicatos y seguridad en trabajos controlados por los empleadores

Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Los sindicatos y la seguridad en los trabajos controlados por los empleadores Lo siguiente intenta explicar por qué los sindicatos no abordan de manera adecuada las preocupaciones de seguridad de los trabajadores de base que trabajan para un … Continue reading Sindicatos y seguridad en trabajos controlados por los empleadores →

Another Abstract Slogan or Cliche of Unions: Employers or Corporations Paying Their Fair Share of Taxes, Part Three: The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)

Introduction I have pointed out that the major Canadian unions use cliches like "fair contracts." In particular, I have pointed out in another post ( Fair Contracts or Collective Agreements: The Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part Five: The Ontario Public Services Employees Union (OPSEU)) that the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) has used such … Continue reading Another Abstract Slogan or Cliche of Unions: Employers or Corporations Paying Their Fair Share of Taxes, Part Three: The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) →

La izquierda, Toronto: Primera Parte

Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Escribí lo siguiente hace unos seis años. Sigue siendo pertinente hoy en día. En efecto, leímos lo siguiente de un reciente “marxista” el año pasado: Cuando existía un movimiento socialista internacional de masas, las polémicas eran tajantes porque … Continue reading La izquierda, Toronto: Primera Parte →

Mark Hancock, President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE): A Consistent Social Democrat or Social Reformer as Witnessed by His Stance During the Air Canada Flight Attendants’ Strike

Introduction Kiri Vadivelu, a member of Socialist Action, posted the following on his Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/reel/2156080044871135): For long time, Liberals and their counterparts betrayed Canadian workers coast to coast under the disguise of democracy. Mark Hancock, National President of CUPE showed everyone how to confront political and legal thuggery in the true Canadian way. Enough … Continue reading Mark Hancock, President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE): A Consistent Social Democrat or Social Reformer as Witnessed by His Stance During the Air Canada Flight Attendants’ Strike →

Expressing Solidarity with the Striking Air Canada Flight Attendants Involves More than Referring to Their Just Rewards

Introduction John Clarke, former major organizer of the defunct Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following: Solidarity with the Air Canada flight attendants and full support for their just demands. Radical leftists should certainly support the flight attendants' struggles, including being paid while working for an employer. Radical Leftists Need to Link Visible … Continue reading Expressing Solidarity with the Striking Air Canada Flight Attendants Involves More than Referring to Their Just Rewards →

The President of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) Opposes the Visible Exploitation of Workers but Does Not Oppose the Hidden Exploitation of Workers: The Case of the Striking Air Canada Flight Attendants

Introduction Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Congress (the largest national federation of unions in Canada representing more than 3 million workers), has recently criticized the open exploitation of flight attendants, who work for free when they greet and help passengers board the plane, instruct passengers on safety procedures (such as the use of … Continue reading The President of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) Opposes the Visible Exploitation of Workers but Does Not Oppose the Hidden Exploitation of Workers: The Case of the Striking Air Canada Flight Attendants →

Los activistas de izquierda socialreformista comparten supuestos con la derecha

Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] En una publicación anterior ( Ingreso Básico: Una Crítica a los Supuestos y al Análisis de la Izquierda Socialreformista: Segunda Parte), sostuve que el activista izquierdista socialreformista Sr. Bush utilizó la teoría del valor excedente de Karl Marx … Continue reading Los activistas de izquierda socialreformista comparten supuestos con la derecha →

Fair Wages: Another Example of the Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part Four: The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)

Introduction I was surprised to read an article from Kiri Vadivelu (December 31, 2024, "No to Legislative Strikebreaking! Victory to Postal Workers!") in The Red Review, a "Socialist Action journal." [Socialist Action is an allegedly socialist organization]. Vadivelu was a candidate for mayor in the last municipal elections in Toronto--and I voted for him since he … Continue reading Fair Wages: Another Example of the Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part Four: The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) →

Derechos de la Gerencia, Cuarta Parte: Convenio Colectivo en el Sector Privado, Ontario, o: Cómo la Izquierda Socialdemócrata los Ignora

Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Derechos de la Gerencia La izquierda socialdemócrata típicamente es incapaz de abordar el tema del poder de la gerencia. Hay poca o ninguna discusión sobre tales temas a pesar de la existencia del poder de la clase de … Continue reading Derechos de la Gerencia, Cuarta Parte: Convenio Colectivo en el Sector Privado, Ontario, o: Cómo la Izquierda Socialdemócrata los Ignora →

Solidarity with Air Canada Flight Attendants Does Not Mean that We Should Ignore Critical Analysis

Introduction I was disappointed when seeing the following recent post by John Clarke, former major organizer for the defunct Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP): Solidarity with flight attendants! I certainly express solidarity with the flight attendants as well--but I would never simply post this without making several critical comments. Critique of Clarke's Silence Firstly, it … Continue reading Solidarity with Air Canada Flight Attendants Does Not Mean that We Should Ignore Critical Analysis →