Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Recientemente tuve dos conversaciones con socialdemócratas sobre dos temas distintos (aunque, sin duda, relacionados). La primera conversación fue con un representante del Sindicato Canadiense de Empleados Públicos (CUPE), Sección Local 4400, que representa a los trabajadores de la … Continue reading Los silencios de la izquierda socialdemócrata
Tag: Workplace injuries
Trabajar para un empleador puede ser peligroso para su salud, Cuarta Parte
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Hubo un artículo publicado en el semanario Star Metro Toronto el 4 de septiembre de 2019 sobre un problema de salud y seguridad. Citaré el artículo completo para proporcionar el contexto y los detalles del incidente: TTC multado … Continue reading Trabajar para un empleador puede ser peligroso para su salud, Cuarta Parte
Health and Safety of Striking Canada Post Workers and the Canadian Labour Minister’s Interference in the Collective-Bargaining Process
It has been announced that Labour minister unveils steps to end Canada Post strike by trying to have the Canadian Industrial Relations Board decide whether striking postal workers should be forced back to work. The union's response: The union has denounced the move, calling it an “assault” on its bargaining rights. Now, as anyone who … Continue reading Health and Safety of Striking Canada Post Workers and the Canadian Labour Minister’s Interference in the Collective-Bargaining Process
Exposing the Intolerance and Censorship of Social Democracy, Part Three: Critique of the Lack of Reference to the Class of Employers and to the Health Implications of Living Under Their Dominance
Introduction This is the continuation of a four-part series of posts. For the context of where the following fits into my participation and withdrawal from the organization Social Housing Green Deal, see the first part Exposing the Intolerance and Censorship of Social Democracy, Part One: The Working Class, Housing and the Police. Christoph Henning's words (2005) … Continue reading Exposing the Intolerance and Censorship of Social Democracy, Part Three: Critique of the Lack of Reference to the Class of Employers and to the Health Implications of Living Under Their Dominance
The Silences of the Social-Democratic Left
I had two recent conversations with social democrats on two different (though undoubtedly related topics). The first conversation is a representative of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 4400 (education workers). The Local's website indicates the following: Toronto Education Workers/Local 4400 is made up of approximately 12,000 Education Workers who primarily work within the … Continue reading The Silences of the Social-Democratic Left
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
The Abolitionary 