Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Introducción Solía pertenecer a una organización de izquierda en Toronto. Empecé, lentamente, a darme cuenta de que realmente tiene poco que ver con desafiar el poder de los empleadores como clase, a pesar de la retórica sobre la … Continue reading Las Limitaciones de la Izquierda Social-Reformista
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The Rate of Exploitation of Workers at Maple Leaf Foods, Or: How Unionized Jobs Are Not Decent or Good Jobs
Introduction In another post I presented the twenty largest employers in Toronto according to level of employment (see A Short List of the Largest Employers in Toronto, Ontario, Canada). I also presented various posts where I calculated the rate of exploitation of such workers (see, for example, The Rate of Exploitation of the Workers of … Continue reading The Rate of Exploitation of Workers at Maple Leaf Foods, Or: How Unionized Jobs Are Not Decent or Good Jobs
El Socialismo, Novena Parte: Una concepción inadecuada de la naturaleza de la libertad y la necesidad, o del tiempo libre y el tiempo necesario, Primera Parte
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Esta es una continuación de publicaciones anteriores sobre el tema de la naturaleza del socialismo: una sociedad que busca la abolición del poder de los empleadores como clase y la apropiación inicial de los requisitos necesarios para controlar … Continue reading El Socialismo, Novena Parte: Una concepción inadecuada de la naturaleza de la libertad y la necesidad, o del tiempo libre y el tiempo necesario, Primera Parte
Review of the Pamphlet “Climate Change is a Class Issue” by Sarah Glynn and John Clarke, Part Two: Exploitation of Workers as Past and Not Just Present or Future, First Section
Introduction This is the first section of the second part of a series of criticisms of a recently published pamphlet on climate change and class, titled Climate Change is a Class Issue (2024), written by Sarah Glynn, a radical activist and writer located in the United Kingdom, and John Clarke, a radical activist located in … Continue reading Review of the Pamphlet “Climate Change is a Class Issue” by Sarah Glynn and John Clarke, Part Two: Exploitation of Workers as Past and Not Just Present or Future, First Section
Economics for Social Democrats–but Not for the Working Class, Part Five: Critique of His View that Workers Sell Their Labour (Time): Part Two
Introduction In a previous post, I criticized the social-reformist economist (and former economist for the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW, now Unifor), Jim Stanford, who argues that what workers sell is their labour (time) (see Economics for Social Democrats–but Not for the Working Class, Part Five: Critique of Jim Stanford’s View that Workers Sell Their Labour … Continue reading Economics for Social Democrats–but Not for the Working Class, Part Five: Critique of His View that Workers Sell Their Labour (Time): Part Two
The Rate of Exploitation of Husky Energy Workers, Or: How Unionized Jobs Are Not Decent or Good Jobs
Introduction In another post I presented the twenty largest employers in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, according to the number of employees (see A Short List of the Largest Employers Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Based on the Number of Employees). I also presented some posts where I calculated the rate of exploitation of such workers (see, for … Continue reading The Rate of Exploitation of Husky Energy Workers, Or: How Unionized Jobs Are Not Decent or Good Jobs
Review of Socialist Action’s Spring Education Conference 2024: What Socialists Do in Unions, Part One
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 One
La Tasa de Explotación de los Trabajadores de Tencent (China)
Read this post in English Introducción [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español. Hice algunas correcciones para que las letras que representan cantidades sean coherentes con la terminología en español.] He intentado calcular la tasa de explotación de los trabajadores en varias empresas capitalistas canadienses (véase, por ejemplo, The Rate … Continue reading La Tasa de Explotación de los Trabajadores de Tencent (China)
The Rate of Exploitation of Tencent (China) Workers
Introduction I have tried to calculate the rate of exploitation of workers in various Canadian capitalist companies (see for example The Rate of Exploitation of the Workers of Rogers Communications Inc., One of the Largest Private Employers in Toronto or The Rate of Exploitation of the Workers of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), One of … Continue reading The Rate of Exploitation of Tencent (China) Workers
Review of Thier’s Book “A People’s Guide to Capitalism,” Part Five
Introduction I participated in a group called No One Is Illegal here in Toronto last year. The group decided to provide a zoom reading meeting every week to discuss the book A People's Guide to Capitalism, by Hadas Thier, with many participants not belonging to the group but interested in understanding more about capitalism. We … Continue reading Review of Thier’s Book “A People’s Guide to Capitalism,” Part Five
The Abolitionary 