Should Not the Radical Left Take into Account the Attitude of Workers Towards Their Own Jobs? Part Four, The Case of General Motors Workers

Series: Worker Attitudes Toward Their Own JobsCase: General Motors WorkersPart Four Introduction One of the few things that I agree with the academic leftist Jeff Noonan, professor of philosophy at the University of Windsor, Ontario, is that leftists must start where workers are at: Political engagement begins from trying to understand where people are coming … Continue reading Should Not the Radical Left Take into Account the Attitude of Workers Towards Their Own Jobs? Part Four, The Case of General Motors Workers →

Should Not the Radical Left Take into Account the Attitude of Workers Towards Their Own Jobs? Part Two, The Case of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)

Series: Worker Attitudes Toward Their Own JobsCase: Toronto Transit Commission WorkersPart Two Preliminaries There may be a strike by members of the Amalgamated Transit Union, which represents around 11,000 frontline workers out of a total of 25,000 workers very soon (June 7). There has been some movement by management today, but whether that will suffice … Continue reading Should Not the Radical Left Take into Account the Attitude of Workers Towards Their Own Jobs? Part Two, The Case of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) →

Should Not the Radical Left Take into Account the Attitude of Workers Towards Their Own Jobs? Part One, The Case of Magna International Workers

Series: Worker Attitudes Toward Their Own Jobs Case: Magna International Workers Part One Introduction One of the few things that I agree with the academic leftist Jeff Noonan, professor of philosophy at the University of Windsor, Ontario, is that leftists must start where workers are at: Political engagement begins from trying to understand where people … Continue reading Should Not the Radical Left Take into Account the Attitude of Workers Towards Their Own Jobs? Part One, The Case of Magna International Workers →

The 2018 West-Virginia Teachers’ Strike and a Socialist Movement

Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] The social-reformist left like to claim that what they are interested in is class struggle from below--the self-organization of the working class that opposes the power of the class of employers. In a podcast, David Camfield's analysis of … Continue reading The 2018 West-Virginia Teachers’ Strike and a Socialist Movement →