Working For an Employer is Dangerous for your Health, Part Four

There was an article published in the weekly Star Metro Toronto on September 4, 2019 on a health and safety issue. I will quote the article in full in order to provide the context and details of the incident: TTC [Toronto Transit Commission] fined more than $330,000 in worker's death Dedes suffered major injuries after … Continue reading Working For an Employer is Dangerous for your Health, Part Four →

Employers as Dictators, Part Two

Union reps typically refer to fair compensation in order to justify their short-term actions. Of course, there is nothing wrong with short-term goals as such, but when they are presented as the same as what should be a long-term goal (fairness and freedom), then such goals become an ideology that justifies the power of employers … Continue reading Employers as Dictators, Part Two →

The Toronto Airport Workers’ Council (TAWC): One Step Forward and Two Steps Backward?

This was written around six years ago; it is still relevant. I thought it appropriate, on May 1, the International Workers' Day, to refer to something that disturbed me on Facebook yesterday--a post by the Toronto Airport Workers' Council (TAWC), which included some remarks (and a video) by Howard Eng. Howard Eng is the CEO … Continue reading The Toronto Airport Workers’ Council (TAWC): One Step Forward and Two Steps Backward? →