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 la posición de la Oficina del Defensor del Niño de Ontario, integrándola con … Continue reading Un ejemplo de la insuficiencia de la izquierda canadiense, o cómo la izquierda canadiense contribuye al surgimiento de la derecha canadiense
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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
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
La crítica del Socialist Project al ataque de Doug Ford contra la democracia local se queda corta
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Lo siguiente fue escrito hace casi seis años; sigue siendo relevante. El Socialist Project ha condenado acertadamente a Doug Ford (el nuevo primer ministro de Ontario, Canadá) por su reducción unilateral del número de concejales de la ciudad … Continue reading La crítica del Socialist Project al ataque de Doug Ford contra la democracia local se queda corta
Once Again on the General Strike that Almost Was in Ontario, Canada, Part One: The Debate Between Adam King and Abdul Malik
Introduction For some of the context of the strike, see a couple of earlier posts (The Case of the Possible General Strike of Ontario Unionized Workers: Critique of Conservative Radicalism or Radical Conservatism and The CUPE Education Workers Strike: A Lesson on the Nature of the Public Sector). A few more leftists have made commentary on … Continue reading Once Again on the General Strike that Almost Was in Ontario, Canada, Part One: The Debate Between Adam King and Abdul Malik
The CUPE Education Workers Strike: A Lesson on the Nature of the Public Sector
Introduction Premier Doug Ford's use of the notwithstanding clause to prevent a union legal challgenge to legislation forcing education workers back to work despite the workers not even going out on strike yet should give the left pause for thought. Is not Ford's government part of the public sector? And yet the social-democratic or social … Continue reading The CUPE Education Workers Strike: A Lesson on the Nature of the Public Sector
The Case of the Possible General Strike of Ontario Unionized Workers: Critique of Conservative Radicalism or Radical Conservatism
Introduction The recent wildcat strike by 55,000 Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) members, represented by the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU, who work in schools in Ontario, Canada, was stimulated by the Conservative Ford government's Bill 28, which not only legislated workers back to work, but also used the notwithstanding clause of … Continue reading The Case of the Possible General Strike of Ontario Unionized Workers: Critique of Conservative Radicalism or Radical Conservatism
Solidarity with Union Members–and an Occasion for Discussing the Limitations of Collective Bargaining: The Ontario Ford Government’s Legislation to Force CUPE Education Workers to Abandon Their Strike
The recent passing of legislation to force Ontario education workers to abandon a strike that they had not even yet started deserves to be opposed energetically. Ford, the Ontario premier, furthermore, justified the law practically by invoking the "notwithstanding" clause of the Canadian Charter of Rights. This clause involves the following: The notwithstanding clause — … Continue reading Solidarity with Union Members–and an Occasion for Discussing the Limitations of Collective Bargaining: The Ontario Ford Government’s Legislation to Force CUPE Education Workers to Abandon Their Strike
Fair Contracts (or Fair Collective Agreements): The Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part Two: Warren “Smokey” Thomas, President of The Ontario Public Services Employees Union (OPSEU)
Introduction This is the second part of a series on the ideology or rhetoric of unions when it comes to collective agreements. In the first part, I compiled a list of some of the claims of the largest national union in Canada--the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)--that collective agreements signed by its various local … Continue reading Fair Contracts (or Fair Collective Agreements): The Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part Two: Warren “Smokey” Thomas, President of The Ontario Public Services Employees Union (OPSEU)
Smokey Thomas, President of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)–A Good Example of the Real Attitude of Many Union Leaders Towards the Ruling Class
A few days ago, on April 17, 2021, Warren "Smokey" Thomas, the president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), wrote the following(https://opseu.org/news/a-statement-from-opseu-sefpo-president-warren-smokey-thomas/120559/). The immediate background is that Doug Ford is the premier (head) of the Ontario government (Ontario is the province with the largest population in Canada). My comments are within the square … Continue reading Smokey Thomas, President of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)–A Good Example of the Real Attitude of Many Union Leaders Towards the Ruling Class
The Abolitionary 