Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] En mi última publicación, me referí a la actitud moralista de muchos de la izquierda socialdemócrata, quienes consideran que cualquiera que intente ampliar la discusión para incluir consideraciones más amplias está “delirando”. Sostuve que su metodología puede considerarse … Continue reading Socialdemocracia o reformismo social y sindicalismo: Sus limitaciones sociales y metodología, Segunda Parte
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Socialdemocracia o reformismo social y sindicalismo: Sus limitaciones sociales y metodología, Primera Parte
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Este será un texto en dos partes, siendo la segunda un breve enfoque en la metodología inadecuada de los socialdemócratas y sindicalistas. La izquierda radical necesita tomar medidas contra dicha metodología inadecuada. Demuestro brevemente su carácter inadecuado haciendo … Continue reading Socialdemocracia o reformismo social y sindicalismo: Sus limitaciones sociales y metodología, Primera Parte
Derechos de gestión y la crisis en Oshawa, Ontario, Canadá: Limitaciones de la izquierda reformista, Segunda parte
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] En una publicación anterior, cuestioné la caracterización que hace el Socialist Project del problema que enfrentan los trabajadores en Oshawa (Derechos de gestión y la crisis en Oshawa, Ontario, Canadá: Limitaciones de la izquierda reformista, Primera Parte). También … Continue reading Derechos de gestión y la crisis en Oshawa, Ontario, Canadá: Limitaciones de la izquierda reformista, Segunda parte
The Dogma Of Some Trade-Union Activists: The Cliche of a Fair Contract”
Tracy MacMaster is a member of the Ontario Public Service Employee Union (OPSEU). They are out on strike. I have outlined some of the reasons for the strike in another post. Recently, MacMaster posted the following on her Facebook page: What do we want t? A fair contract! If we don't get it, SHUT IT … Continue reading The Dogma Of Some Trade-Union Activists: The Cliche of a Fair Contract”
Another Abstract Slogan or Cliche of Unions: Employers or Corporations Paying Their Fair Share of Taxes, Part Three: The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)
Introduction I have pointed out that the major Canadian unions use cliches like "fair contracts." In particular, I have pointed out in another post ( Fair Contracts or Collective Agreements: The Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part Five: The Ontario Public Services Employees Union (OPSEU)) that the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) has used such … Continue reading Another Abstract Slogan or Cliche of Unions: Employers or Corporations Paying Their Fair Share of Taxes, Part Three: The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)
Fair Wages: Another Example of the Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part Four: The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)
Introduction I was surprised to read an article from Kiri Vadivelu (December 31, 2024, "No to Legislative Strikebreaking! Victory to Postal Workers!") in The Red Review, a "Socialist Action journal." [Socialist Action is an allegedly socialist organization]. Vadivelu was a candidate for mayor in the last municipal elections in Toronto--and I voted for him since he … Continue reading Fair Wages: Another Example of the Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part Four: The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)
Comentarios de John Urkevich, Representante Sindical de AESES-UM, a mi Crítica del Procedimiento de Quejas y Arbitraje: Carta al Editor, Dentro de la Asociación de Empleados de Apoyo a los Servicios Educativos (AEASE en español o AESES en inglés ), Vol. 17, No. 4, mayo de 1994.
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Como escribí en mi última publicación (Crítica al Procedimiento de Quejas y Arbitraje: Carta al Editor, Dentro de la Asociación de Empleados de Apoyo a los Servicios Educativos (AEASE en español o AESES en inglés ), Vol. 17, … Continue reading Comentarios de John Urkevich, Representante Sindical de AESES-UM, a mi Crítica del Procedimiento de Quejas y Arbitraje: Carta al Editor, Dentro de la Asociación de Empleados de Apoyo a los Servicios Educativos (AEASE en español o AESES en inglés ), Vol. 17, No. 4, mayo de 1994.
Identity Politics, Personal Pronouns, the Exploitation of the Working Class and the Union Cliche of Fair Contract
I had a debate, of sorts, with a so-called Marxist here in Toronto. I referred to J.P. Hornick, leader of the Ontario Public Employee??? Services??? Union (OPSEU): Over the years we have turned the LCBO [Liquor Control Board of Ontario] from a majority casual workforce, over 85% in 2017, to one where we now have … Continue reading Identity Politics, Personal Pronouns, the Exploitation of the Working Class and the Union Cliche of Fair Contract
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
Fair Contracts or Collective Agreements: The Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part Five: The Ontario Public Services Employees Union (OPSEU)
Introduction Since in this blog I have often referred to particular union reps referring to collective agreements as fair in some way, I thought it would be useful to provide further examples of this rhetoric to substantiate the view that unions function as ideologues for the continued existence of employers--even if the unions are independent … Continue reading Fair Contracts or Collective Agreements: The Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part Five: The Ontario Public Services Employees Union (OPSEU)
The Abolitionary 