Author: Herman Rosenfeld

Herman Rosenfeld is a Toronto-based socialist activist, educator, organizer and writer. He is a retired national staff person with the Canadian Auto Workers (now Unifor), and worked in their Education Department.

  • The Oshawa Plant Closing

    In the wake of GM’s shocking announcement of its plan to close the Oshawa Truck Plant – just two weeks after the end of bargaining – CAW Local 222 organized … Keep reading »

    Labour  •  July 23, 2008  •  Herman Rosenfeld

  • MAGNA IS NOT CAMI

    Defenders of the agreement between the CAW and Magna’s Frank Stronach argue that the union set a precedent with the 1989 agreement between the union and CAMI, in Ingersoll, Ontario. … Keep reading »

    Labour  •  November 6, 2007  •  Herman Rosenfeld

  • Labour for Palestine: Can We Build the BDS Campaign?

    Just less than a year ago in May 2006, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario unanimously passed in convention its pathbreaking Resolution 50 in support for the global … Keep reading »

    Social Movements  •  April 18, 2007  •  Herman Rosenfeld

  • Unionists, Canada and the Afghan War

    This Saturday, tens of thousands of people across Canada will demonstrate in support of the demand to bring Canadian troops home from Afghanistan. This pan-Canadian day of action is being … Keep reading »

    Canada, War/Peace  •  October 27, 2006  •  Greg Albo and Herman Rosenfeld

  • CUPE ‘Boycott Israel’ Debate Rages On

    As trade union and community activists, socialists and officials in our respective union organizations, we strongly support the recent Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario resolution supporting the international … Keep reading »

    Canada, Labour  •  June 29, 2006  •  Herman Rosenfeld and David Kidd