I was surprised to see the following recent Facebook post by John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), without any comments: The brand name companies profit from exploitation and brutality but contract out the messy details to local enforcers. From The Guardian. Leading fashion brands including Barbour and PVH, which … Continue reading Pointing Out the Superexploitation of Workers Still Requires Connections to the Regular and Unacknowledged Exploitation of Workers
The International Rule of Law and Legitimacy of the Class Power of Employers
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook: It has long been clear that the 'international rule of law' is a farce and that the existing world order operates on the basis of a hierarchy of human life. There has always been some effort, however, … Continue reading The International Rule of Law and Legitimacy of the Class Power of Employers
Another Example of the Limits of the Law, or Legal Reasoning
Introduction It is amazing how the so-called radical left refer to international law without qualification when they try to defend Palestine against Israel (see for example The Limitations of a Union Position–and Much of the Left– with Respect to the Israel-Palestine Conflict: The Idealization of International Law). Legal Opposition to a Particular Infringement of Civil … Continue reading Another Example of the Limits of the Law, or Legal Reasoning
Management Rights and the Lack of Criticism of Such Rights Among the Social Democratic Left, Part One: Regional Cancer Centres Employers Association
Introduction At the beginning of writing this blog, I wrote up some posts that focused on the management-rights clause of collective agreements between a union and an employer in order to demonstrate the limitations of collective bargaining and collective agreements. I then integrated the issue of management rights into an anlaysis of the rate of … Continue reading Management Rights and the Lack of Criticism of Such Rights Among the Social Democratic Left, Part One: Regional Cancer Centres Employers Association
Social Democrats Call for the “Transformation” of the Police Force: Radicals Call for Its Abolition: Canadian Police Violence 2023
The following was recently posted by John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, on Facebook: The lethal approach to 'public safety.' From mediacoop. At least 97 people had their lives taken through police actions in 2023. This comes after a December in which at least 12 people were killed in police … Continue reading Social Democrats Call for the “Transformation” of the Police Force: Radicals Call for Its Abolition: Canadian Police Violence 2023
Canadian Peace Activists and Workers Coordinate to Disrupt the Shipment of Arms to Israel by Zim, a Capitalist Employer
The following was posted on the Socialist Project website: Coordinated Actions by Peace Activists Across Canada Disrupt Israeli Cargo Shipping Company Zim By World BEYOND War, December 14, 2023On Monday December 11, Zim, Israel’s largest cargo shipping company, was disrupted across the country of Canada. Zim offices in Montreal and Toronto were taken over by … Continue reading Canadian Peace Activists and Workers Coordinate to Disrupt the Shipment of Arms to Israel by Zim, a Capitalist Employer
Leftist Radicals Who Refer to Human Rights Abuses and the Abuse of International Law: Should Such References Be Criticized?
References to human rights and international law seem to be in vogue by the radical left these days. Thus, John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, posted the following recently on Facebook: Imagine if a regime Washington was hostile to had carried out 1% of the human rights abuses and violations … Continue reading Leftist Radicals Who Refer to Human Rights Abuses and the Abuse of International Law: Should Such References Be Criticized?
Another Example of the Exaggeration of the Radical Nature of the Canadian Labour Movement
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, recently posted the following on Facebook: Encouraging indications of increasing working class resistance and some vital particular struggles are included in this but the flames of discontent still need to be vigorously fanned. From CBC. In 2023, employees across Canada walked off the job … Continue reading Another Example of the Exaggeration of the Radical Nature of the Canadian Labour Movement
Exaggeration of the Militancy and Radical Nature of Quebec Union Struggles, or: The Ideology of Freedom and Equity (Equality)
Introduction I thought it useful to look at what I consider an exaggeration of the historical importance of the recent massive strikes in Quebec, and I why I consider it an exaggeration. I first look at John Clarke's article on of the alleged historical importance of the massive strikes, and then I consider the ideology … Continue reading Exaggeration of the Militancy and Radical Nature of Quebec Union Struggles, or: The Ideology of Freedom and Equity (Equality)
The Rate of Exploitation of Palestinian Workers at PADICO Holding, a Palestinian Capitalist Company
Introduction I thought it appropriate to inquire into whether there are (or rather were) capitalist corporations in Palestine that exploit their workers since the left here in Toronto tend to idealize Palestine. Of course, even if there are capitalist corporations, they may be somewhat indirectly controlled by other than Palestinian capitalists; I leave that issue … Continue reading The Rate of Exploitation of Palestinian Workers at PADICO Holding, a Palestinian Capitalist Company
The Abolitionary 