Derechos de gestión, Octava Parte: Convenio colectivo del sector privado, Quebec

Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial)  para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Aquí hay otra cláusula de un convenio colectivo relativa a los derechos de gestión, esta vez del sector privado —y de una provincia de Canadá donde el francés es la lengua oficial predominante. Sin duda, para la izquierda … Continue reading Derechos de gestión, Octava Parte: Convenio colectivo del sector privado, Quebec →

Derechos de la Dirección, Séptima Parte : Convenio Colectivo del Sector Público, Quebec

Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial)  para traducir la versión en inglés al español. Es fascinante cómo la izquierda socialdemócrata o reformista, con su discurso sobre “buenos contratos”, “trabajo decente”, un “trato justo” y “justicia económica”, etcétera, no siente la necesidad de justificarse. Dan por demostrado precisamente lo que deberían probar a … Continue reading Derechos de la Dirección, Séptima Parte : Convenio Colectivo del Sector Público, Quebec →

Un caso de adoctrinamiento silencioso, tercera parte: el plan de estudios de historia de Quebec y su falta de historia de empleadores y empleados

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 →

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 →