Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Esta publicación es una continuación de publicaciones anteriores. El contexto de esta publicación se proporciona en la primera parte (ver A Case of Silent Indoctrination, Part One: los planes de estudio de historia de Manitoba y su falta … Continue reading Un caso de adoctrinamiento silencioso, tercera parte: el plan de estudios de historia de Quebec y su falta de historia de empleadores y empleados
Tag: Quebec
Exaggeration of the Militancy and Radical Nature of Quebec Union Struggles, or: The Ideology of Freedom and Equity (Equality)
Introduction I thought it useful to look at what I consider an exaggeration of the historical importance of the recent massive strikes in Quebec, and I why I consider it an exaggeration. I first look at John Clarke's article on of the alleged historical importance of the massive strikes, and then I consider the ideology … Continue reading Exaggeration of the Militancy and Radical Nature of Quebec Union Struggles, or: The Ideology of Freedom and Equity (Equality)
Radical Leftists Should Not Exaggerate the Degree of Class Consciousness and Organization
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook: A common front of public sector unions in Quebec are engaged in a strike of historic proportions [my emphasis]. Anyone with a smattering of knowledge of the class struggle history of Quebec will appreciate the possibilities of … Continue reading Radical Leftists Should Not Exaggerate the Degree of Class Consciousness and Organization
List of Major Employers in the Quebec City Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)
Introduction When belonging to a leftist organization called the Toronto Labour Committee (Ontario, Canada), I worked on, in a minor position, on some statistics related to financial campaign contributions for the Toronto elections. Not being satisfied with this, I proposed that we start trying to develop a class analysis of Toronto. I indicated, though, that … Continue reading List of Major Employers in the Quebec City Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)
Amazon’s Exploitation and Super-exploitation of Workers: Both are Exploitation
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition of Poverty, posted the following on Facebook yesterday: John Clarke "Amazon’s use of ‘seasonal’ work is a strategy to save on labour costs and deny workers their rightful benefits and security. The white badge system is a cleverly disguised mechanism of worker exploitation, masquerading under the … Continue reading Amazon’s Exploitation and Super-exploitation of Workers: Both are Exploitation
The Rate of Exploitation of Workers at Bombardier, 2018, One of the Largest Private Employers in Quebec and in Toronto, Ontario: Or: How Unionized Jobs are Not Decent or Good
Introduction In two others posts I presented a list of some of the largest employers in Toronto according to level of employment (see A Short List of the Largest Employers in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) and Quebec (see A Short List of the Largest Employers in Quebec According to the Number of Employees). I have tried … Continue reading The Rate of Exploitation of Workers at Bombardier, 2018, One of the Largest Private Employers in Quebec and in Toronto, Ontario: Or: How Unionized Jobs are Not Decent or Good
The Rate of Exploitation of Workers at Metro, One of the Largest Private Employers in Quebec, or: How Unionized Jobs Are Not Decent or Good Jobs
Introduction In three others posts I presented a list of some of the largest employers in Toronto according to level of employment (see A Short List of the Largest Employers in Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Calgary (see A Short List of the Largest Employers Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Based on the Number of Employees) and … Continue reading The Rate of Exploitation of Workers at Metro, One of the Largest Private Employers in Quebec, or: How Unionized Jobs Are Not Decent or Good Jobs
A Short List of the Largest Employers in Quebec According to the Number of Employees
The following is a list of the twenty-two largest companies in Quebec according to the number of employees for 2019. The silence of the social-democratic left concerning the power of these employers over the lives of employees reflects the incapacity of the social-democratic left to face up to the reality of most people's lives these … Continue reading A Short List of the Largest Employers in Quebec According to the Number of Employees
Management Rights, Part Eight: Private Sector Collective Agreement, Quebec
Here is another clause from a collective agreement concerning management rights, this time from the private sector--and in a province in Canada where French is predominant officially. Undoubtedly for the social-democratic left, it expresses a situation where there is decent work--a cliché among the left, who refuse to investigate its meaning in a democratic fashion. It … Continue reading Management Rights, Part Eight: Private Sector Collective Agreement, Quebec
Management Rights, Part Seven: Public Sector Collective Agreement, Quebec
It is fascinating how the social-democratic or reformist left, with their talk of "good contracts," "decent work," a "fair deal," and "economic justice" and so forth do not feel that they have the need to justify themselves. They assume what they must prove to workers--that a collective agreement expresses "good contracts," and so forth. Do … Continue reading Management Rights, Part Seven: Public Sector Collective Agreement, Quebec
The Abolitionary 