As I pointed out in my critique of Jane McAlevey's reference to Sweden's so-called 'leveling of the playing field for children's opportunity for success from birth onward," (see Review of Jane McAlevey’s “A Collective Bargain: Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy”: Two Steps Backward and One Step Forward, Part Two), social democrats tend to … Continue reading A Private Employer’s “Humanism” in Sweden: The Dream of Social Democrats Everywhere
Tag: Managerial power
Implied Management Rights in a Collective Agreement in Mexico: Workers’ Obligations and Prohibitions
When looking at collective agreements in Mexico, I was unable to find a readily available management rights clause. Perhaps there are some, and if anyone has information concerning them, please make a comment so that I can incorporate them into this blog. However, perhaps Mexican management rights are expressed in a different way. The obligations … Continue reading Implied Management Rights in a Collective Agreement in Mexico: Workers’ Obligations and Prohibitions
Worker Resistance Against Management, Part One
Some among the social-reformist left here in Toronto have accused me of being academic. They paint their activism as real as opposed to my own activities. I thought it appropriate, then, to provide a story first about my own resistance as a worker. I will do so in order to be able to point to … Continue reading Worker Resistance Against Management, Part One
