Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Como indiqué en una publicación anterior, el 19 de septiembre de 2018, varios activistas de izquierda dieron una charla sobre lo que se debía hacer en la ciudad de Toronto, Ontario, Canadá. Las charlas se publicaron en el … Continue reading La izquierda, Toronto: Segunda Parte
Month: September 2025
Management Rights and the Lack of Criticism of Such Rights Among the Social Democratic Left, Part Eighteen: Private Sector, New Brunswick
Introduction A local leader of a leftist workers' organization here in Toronto stated that I kept repeating the same thing. Yes, I did--the issue is the same throughout. How can the so-called left refer to a fair wage or a decent job even in unionized settings when workers are used as things by employers for … Continue reading Management Rights and the Lack of Criticism of Such Rights Among the Social Democratic Left, Part Eighteen: Private Sector, New Brunswick
Un ejemplo de la insuficiencia de la izquierda canadiense, o cómo la izquierda canadiense contribuye al surgimiento de la derecha canadiense
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] En Facebook, un izquierdista social-reformista publicó el hecho de que el gobierno conservador de Ontario, encabezado por el millonario de derecha Doug Ford, había eliminado el puesto de la Oficina del Defensor del Niño de Ontario, integrándolo con … Continue reading Un ejemplo de la insuficiencia de la izquierda canadiense, o cómo la izquierda canadiense contribuye al surgimiento de la derecha canadiense
Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 2: The Double Character of the Labour Represented in the Commodity: Flashcards on Quizlet
I have created a set of flashcards for the second section of chapter one of Marx's Capital on Quizlet (see https://quizlet.com/ca/990207164/marx-capital-volume-1-chapter-1-section-2-the-double-character-of-the-labour-represented-in-the-commodity-flash-cards/?funnelUUID=d8b81a1d-94d2-4ff4-a246-9be7c4cfaf08). There is also a set of flashcards for the first section of chapter one of Marx's Capital on Quizlet and on this blog.
The Dogma Of Trade-Unionists Concerning a “Good Deal” in a Society Dominated by a Class of Employers
Introduction This is a post on the strike by support staff in Ontario colleges. Tracy MacMaster, a former union rep (and perhaps still a union steward) posted the following on her Facebook page: Day 1 on the picket line at Don Mills today. We had great tunes, delicious samosas and the chance to sing happy … Continue reading The Dogma Of Trade-Unionists Concerning a “Good Deal” in a Society Dominated by a Class of Employers
La falta de visión de la izquierda canadiense sobre la buena vida más allá de una clase de empleadores
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Stanley Aronowitz, en su libro The Death and Life of American Labor: Toward a New Workers’ Movement (Nueva York: Verso, p. 162), señala cómo la izquierda ha abandonado en la práctica cualquier intención real de desarrollar un movimiento … Continue reading La falta de visión de la izquierda canadiense sobre la buena vida más allá de una clase de empleadores
Should Not the Radical Left Take into Account the Attitude of Workers Towards Their Own Jobs? Part Nine, The Case of Sun Life Workers
Introduction One of the few things that I agree with the academic leftist Jeff Noonan, professor of philosophy at the University of Windsor, Ontario, is that leftists must start where workers are at: Political engagement begins from trying to understand where people are coming from. But where people are coming from can be interpreted in … Continue reading Should Not the Radical Left Take into Account the Attitude of Workers Towards Their Own Jobs? Part Nine, The Case of Sun Life Workers
The Air Canada Flight Attendants’ Strike, Union Democracy and the Lack of Concern for the Hidden Exploitation of Workers by the Radical Left in Canada
Introduction David Camfield, a self-proclaimed socialist who uses the rhetoric of Marxian theory, published an article analyzing the strike of Air Canada flight attendants in August 2025 (see https://tempestmag.org/2025/08/more-pay-but-less-union-democracy/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMh6_lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvYWjC7j6XQYPpvDZtwOyf-TdSHBi749pLzDUhX8B9y-EA6W5Yq8g7oFulQv_aem_wQoDsDNTG1nJk7nzGQiKCQ). I will not focus on the details of the strike since Camfield provides such details in the link. However, I will focus on some limitations of his … Continue reading The Air Canada Flight Attendants’ Strike, Union Democracy and the Lack of Concern for the Hidden Exploitation of Workers by the Radical Left in Canada
Confesiones de un representante sindical sobre el verdadero poder de los empleadores
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] En el contexto del proceso de aprobación de la legislación relacionada con el desastre minero de Westray (finalmente diluida para satisfacer los intereses de los empleadores), un representante sindical expresó explícitamente la realidad que enfrentan los trabajadores cuando … Continue reading Confesiones de un representante sindical sobre el verdadero poder de los empleadores
The Rate of Exploitation of Workers at Sun Life, One of the Largest Private Employers in Canada
Introduction In another post I presented the twenty largest employers in Canada according to profit (see A Short List of the Largest Private Employers in Canada, According to Profit). I also presented various posts where I calculated the rate of exploitation of such workers (see, for example, The Rate of Exploitation of the Workers of the … Continue reading The Rate of Exploitation of Workers at Sun Life, One of the Largest Private Employers in Canada
The Abolitionary 