Introduction I started to work on calculations of the rate of exploitation of workers in various specific large employers in Canada and in major citieis throughout Canada (see for example The Rate of Exploitation of AB (Anheuser-Busch) InBev NV (Including Labatt) Workers). I have started a project on trying to calculate the rate of exploitation … Continue reading The Rate of Exploitation of Oil Sands Extraction (Oil And Gas) Workers: Preliminary Estimate
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Another Abstract Slogan or Cliche of Social-Democratic or Social-Reformist Organizations: Employers or Corporations Paying Their Fair Share of Taxes, Part Five: The Canadian Labour Congress
Introduction I have pointed out that the major Canadian unions use cliches like "fair contracts." (see for example the posts on the two largest Canadian unions Fair Contracts (or Fair Collective Agreements): The Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part One: The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and Fair Contracts or Collective Agreements: The Ideological Rhetoric of … Continue reading Another Abstract Slogan or Cliche of Social-Democratic or Social-Reformist Organizations: Employers or Corporations Paying Their Fair Share of Taxes, Part Five: The Canadian Labour Congress
El Consejo de los Trabajadores del Aeropuerto de Toronto (TAWC): ¿Un paso adelante y dos pasos atrás?
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Esto fue escrito hace unos seis años; sigue siendo relevante. Me pareció apropiado, el 1º de mayo, Día Internacional de los Trabajadores, referirme a algo que me perturbó ayer en Facebook: una publicación del Consejo de los Trabajadores … Continue reading El Consejo de los Trabajadores del Aeropuerto de Toronto (TAWC): ¿Un paso adelante y dos pasos atrás?
Trabajar para un empleador puede ser peligroso para su salud, Segunda Parte
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Consideré apropiado publicar algo sobre el tema de la seguridad y la salud en relación con el trabajo para un empleador. En Canadá, el 28 de abril es el Día Nacional de Duelo, o Día del Duelo de … Continue reading Trabajar para un empleador puede ser peligroso para su salud, Segunda Parte
Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value: Preliminaries: Flashcards on Quizlet and in this Post
I have created a set of flashcards for the preliminary part of the third section of chapter one of Marx's Capital (see https://quizlet.com/ca/1128667331/marx-capital-volume-1-chapter-1-section-3-the-value-form-or-exchange-value-part-1-preliminaries-flash-cards/). There are also previous flashcards for the earlier section of chapter 1 on that site (as well as on this blog). Here is a copy of the flashcards: 1. The immediate or … Continue reading Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value: Preliminaries: Flashcards on Quizlet and in this Post
Trabajar para un empleador puede ser peligroso para su salud, segunda parte
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Pensé que era apropiado publicar sobre el tema de la seguridad y la salud en relación con trabajar para un empleador. En Canadá, el 28 de abril es el Día Nacional de Luto, o Día de Luto de … Continue reading Trabajar para un empleador puede ser peligroso para su salud, segunda parte
Class Struggle Is Not a Substitute for Marxian Theory (Illustrated through critiques of John Clarke’s work)
This post argues that engagement in class struggle, while necessary, does not by itself generate an adequate theoretical understanding of capitalist society. A widespread tendency within radical activism treats practice as a substitute for theory, leading to persistent confusions not only about exploitation, but also about the state, law, and the mechanisms through which capitalist … Continue reading Class Struggle Is Not a Substitute for Marxian Theory (Illustrated through critiques of John Clarke’s work)
Limitations of a Radical’s Views on Class Exploitation: The Toronto Radical John Clarke’s Blog, Part Three
Introduction In my first post in this series Limitations of a Radical’s Views on Class Exploitation: The Blog of the Toronto Radical John Clarke, Part One , I started with an hypothesis: many activists in practice assume that it is unnecessary to engage in theory in any rigorous manner (even if they claim the contrary) since … Continue reading Limitations of a Radical’s Views on Class Exploitation: The Toronto Radical John Clarke’s Blog, Part Three
Un caso de adoctrinamiento silencioso, cuarta parte: el plan de estudios de historia de Saskatchewan y su falta de historia de empleadores y empleados
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Aquí tienes la traducción al español: Esta entrada es una continuación de publicaciones anteriores sobre el currículo de historia canadiense. El contexto de esta entrada se proporciona en la primera publicación (véase Un caso de adoctrinamiento silencioso, primera parte: … Continue reading Un caso de adoctrinamiento silencioso, cuarta parte: el plan de estudios de historia de Saskatchewan y su falta de historia de empleadores y empleados
Should Not the Radical Left Take into Account the Attitude of Workers Towards Their Own Jobs? Part Twelve, The Case of AB (Anheuser-Busch) InBev NV Brewery Workers
Series: Worker Attitudes Toward Their Own JobsCase: AB InBev NV Brewery WorkersPart Tweleve 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 … Continue reading Should Not the Radical Left Take into Account the Attitude of Workers Towards Their Own Jobs? Part Twelve, The Case of AB (Anheuser-Busch) InBev NV Brewery Workers
The Abolitionary 