Today, unfortunately, it is raining, which probably influenced the small level of support (a few hundred, perhaps) for the student protest that demands that the University of Toronto expose investments in companies that profit from exports to Israel. Some union supporters were present, as I indicated in my last post. The University of Toronto had … Continue reading The Protest at People’s Circle for Palestine / King’s College Circle, University of Toronto, St. George Campus
Tag: Ontario Federation of Labour
Union Organization (the Ontario Federation of Labour) Defends the Right of University of Toronto Students to Protest in Opposition to University Administration’s Attempt to Intimidate the Students
The following is found on the Ontario Federation of Labour's website (https://ofl.ca/ofl-open-letter-to-u-of-t-president/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3EzYdUF_-fzWOFNRtZPBj560Gv9KV7u9QDxtxnNNnxYFAcakK_U6jto2M_aem_AWBY1Jrh-UYX5guct0AlDTRh_cmIOTzCF75qzxar4lgud4er3oIg-SBlZy5KAFKYX1S8tNDNWT3CjhJn4UmGNzHb ). Let us hope that they are more than mere words and that real support for the students' right to protest--like the right of workers to strike--is forthcoming: The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) issued the following open letter to University of Toronto … Continue reading Union Organization (the Ontario Federation of Labour) Defends the Right of University of Toronto Students to Protest in Opposition to University Administration’s Attempt to Intimidate the Students
Another Example of Idealization of International Law
In an earlier post (The Idealization of International Law by the Social-Democratic or Social-Reformist Left: The Case of the Genocide of the Palestinians by the Israeli Government), I pointed out how the social-democratic or social-reformist left idealize international law, in this instance in relation to the genocide in Gaza and the West Bank. Julius Arscott, … Continue reading Another Example of Idealization of International Law
The Ontario Federation of Labour’s Workers-First Agenda: A Critique: Part Two
Introduction The first part of this series focused on a critique of the phrase "good jobs and decent work" expressed in the Ontario Federation of Labour's campaign titled "Building the Fight for a Workers-First Agenda" (https://ofl.ca/event/activist-assembly-2022/). This post will focus on a critique of the phrases "high quality affordable housing" and "health care." I draw … Continue reading The Ontario Federation of Labour’s Workers-First Agenda: A Critique: Part Two
The Ontario Federation of Labour’s Workers-First Agenda: A Critique: Part One
Introduction The so-called radical left here in Toronto rarely engages in any detailed criticism of unions or groups of unions. Quite to the contrary. They either make vague assertions about "the trade-union elite" or the "trade-union bureaucracy" (union bureaucrats or business unions), or they remain silent when faced with the persistent rhetoric that unions. It … Continue reading The Ontario Federation of Labour’s Workers-First Agenda: A Critique: Part One
The Call for the Conversion of the GM Oshawa Plant to a Facility for the Production of Medical Equipment in the Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic
On April 19, 2020, on the Socialist Project website--Retool Oshawa GM Complex to Combat Covid19--there is a press conference by five individuals--Tony Leah (facilitator), Michael Hurley, Rebecca Keetch, Patty Coates and James Hutt--calling on the Canadian government (and the Ontario provincial government) to take over the GM Oshawa plant, which closed on December 19, 2019, … Continue reading The Call for the Conversion of the GM Oshawa Plant to a Facility for the Production of Medical Equipment in the Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic
The Abolitionary 