Introduction I have pointed out that the major Canadian unions use cliches like "fair contracts." (see for example the posts on the two largest Canadian unions Fair Contracts (or Fair Collective Agreements): The Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part One: The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and Fair Contracts or Collective Agreements: The Ideological Rhetoric of … Continue reading Another Abstract Slogan or Cliche of Social-Democratic or Social-Reformist Organizations: Employers or Corporations Paying Their Fair Share of Taxes, Part Five: The Canadian Labour Congress
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El Consejo de los Trabajadores del Aeropuerto de Toronto (TAWC): ¿Un paso adelante y dos pasos atrás?
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Esto fue escrito hace unos seis años; sigue siendo relevante. Me pareció apropiado, el 1º de mayo, Día Internacional de los Trabajadores, referirme a algo que me perturbó ayer en Facebook: una publicación del Consejo de los Trabajadores … Continue reading El Consejo de los Trabajadores del Aeropuerto de Toronto (TAWC): ¿Un paso adelante y dos pasos atrás?
Fair Wages: Another Example of the Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part Seven: The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE)
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 Seven: The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE)
Trabajar para un empleador puede ser peligroso para su salud, Segunda Parte
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Consideré apropiado publicar algo sobre el tema de la seguridad y la salud en relación con el trabajo para un empleador. En Canadá, el 28 de abril es el Día Nacional de Duelo, o Día del Duelo de … Continue reading Trabajar para un empleador puede ser peligroso para su salud, Segunda Parte
Trabajar para un empleador puede ser peligroso para su salud, segunda parte
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Pensé que era apropiado publicar sobre el tema de la seguridad y la salud en relación con trabajar para un empleador. En Canadá, el 28 de abril es el Día Nacional de Luto, o Día de Luto de … Continue reading Trabajar para un empleador puede ser peligroso para su salud, segunda parte
La huelga de maestros de Virginia Occidental de 2018 y un movimiento socialista
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] La izquierda social-reformista suele afirmar que lo que le interesa es la lucha de clases desde abajo: la autoorganización de la clase trabajadora que se opone al poder de la clase patronal. En un pódcast, el análisis de … Continue reading La huelga de maestros de Virginia Occidental de 2018 y un movimiento socialista
Fair Contracts or Collective Agreements: The Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part Six: The Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL)
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 Six: The Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL)
A Lack of Critical Analysis of the Limitations of Many Unions in the Context of a Class of Employers
John Clarke, a radical leftist in Toronto and former major organizer of the defunct Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), posted the following on Facebook without comment, quoting from an article in the social-democratic leftist journal Canadian Dimension John Clarke 'Unions were founded as a way for labour to stand up to the institutions that exploit them. … Continue reading A Lack of Critical Analysis of the Limitations of Many Unions in the Context of a Class of Employers
Fair Wages: Another Example of the Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part Six: The Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour (NLFL)
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 Six: The Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour (NLFL)
Management Rights and the Lack of Criticism of Such Rights Among the Social Democratic Left, Part Nineteen: Private Sector, New Brunswick
Introduction A local leader of a leftist workers' organization here in Toronto stated that I kept repeating the same thing. Yes, I did--the issue is the same throughout. How can the so-called left refer to a fair wage or a decent job even in unionized settings when workers are used as things by employers for … Continue reading Management Rights and the Lack of Criticism of Such Rights Among the Social Democratic Left, Part Nineteen: Private Sector, New Brunswick
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