Introduction As I indicated in an earlier post, I attended the second session spring 2024 education conference of Socialist Action (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA-mVbaSSOc&t=4354s) since the issue of what socialists should do in unions is of prime importance- but was excluded from it after I asked a couple of questions in the chat and responded to Barry Weisleder's … Continue reading Review of Socialist Action’s Spring Education Conference 2024: What Socialists Do in Unions, Part Two
Derechos de gestión y la crisis en Oshawa, Ontario, Canadá: Limitaciones de la izquierda reformista, Primera Parte
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] El Comité Directivo del Socialist Project escribió lo siguiente en su sitio web (Taking on the GM Shutdown: Unifor, Oshawa and Community Control): El plan de General Motors de poner fin a la producción en su planta de … Continue reading Derechos de gestión y la crisis en Oshawa, Ontario, Canadá: Limitaciones de la izquierda reformista, Primera Parte
Should Not the Radical Left Take into Account the Attitude of Workers Towards Their Own Jobs? Part Ten, The Case of Bank of Montreal Workers
Series: Worker Attitudes Toward Their Own Jobs Case: Bank of Montreal Workers Part Ten 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 … Continue reading Should Not the Radical Left Take into Account the Attitude of Workers Towards Their Own Jobs? Part Ten, The Case of Bank of Montreal Workers
Cliches of the Radical Left
John Clarke, former major organizer of the defunct Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), wrote the following recently (October 6, 2025): The unresolvable contradiction within capitalist society is that they need us but we don't need them. I beg to differ. Of course, in an absolute sense and in the long term, workers do … Continue reading Cliches of the Radical Left
The Dogma Of Some Trade-Union Activists: The Cliche of a Fair Contract”
Tracy MacMaster is a member of the Ontario Public Service Employee Union (OPSEU). They are out on strike. I have outlined some of the reasons for the strike in another post. Recently, MacMaster posted the following on her Facebook page: What do we want t? A fair contract! If we don't get it, SHUT IT … Continue reading The Dogma Of Some Trade-Union Activists: The Cliche of a Fair Contract”
A Radical Leftist’s Exaggeration of the Ease of Characterizing the Exploitation of Workers
I waited two weeks for a response by John Clarke, a radical leftist here in Toronto, to reply to my criticism of certain aspects of his analysis of the strike of the Air Canada flight attendants' strike (see his article https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/taking-stock-of-the-air-canada-strike). He never responded, so I am copying my critique on the Canadian Dimension page. Radical … Continue reading A Radical Leftist’s Exaggeration of the Ease of Characterizing the Exploitation of Workers
European Dockworkers Plan Opposition to Gaza Genocide
The following is a copy of the report of a meeting of union representatives of European dockworkers (https://www.politico.eu/article/putting-the-squeeze-on-israel-italy-dockworkers-usb-gather-to-plan-boycott/ ): Dockworkers from across Europe gather to plan trade squeeze on Israel Dockworker unions are fast becoming an important factor in exerting pressure over the war in Gaza. September 26, 2025 4:15 am CET By Martina Sapio Dockworkers from … Continue reading European Dockworkers Plan Opposition to Gaza Genocide
General Strike in Italy in Opposition to Gaza Genocide
The following is a copy of the report of the general strike in Italy in opposition to the Gaza genocide, including Genoa dockworkers (https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/in-genoa?pc=1705): In Genoa Marina Forti 26 September 2025Politics A general strike erupted across Italy on Monday and some half a million people took to the streets in one of Europe’s largest mobilisations … Continue reading General Strike in Italy in Opposition to Gaza Genocide
El significado de ser contratado, despedido y despedido por reducción de personal
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] El siguiente es un debate en Facebook que tuve con un derechista pro-patronal. El contexto fue el cierre de la planta automotriz de GM en Oshawa (entre otras) en Ontario, Canadá, la pérdida de alrededor de 3.000 empleos … Continue reading El significado de ser contratado, despedido y despedido por reducción de personal
Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 2: The Double Character of the Labour Represented in the Commodity: Flashcards in the Post
I thought it advisable to post the flashcards that I published on Quizlet since, at one point not long ago, Quizlet was not functioning. The formatting is not the best, but it will have to do. I will try to post the url or website address of the flashcards one week, then post something else … Continue reading Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 2: The Double Character of the Labour Represented in the Commodity: Flashcards in the Post
