Author: Sam Gindin
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Culture of Concessions Has Gutted Organized Labour
At the end of the 1970s, just before the era of concessions began, the U.S. section of the United Auto Workers included some 700,000 members at the Big Three (GM, … Keep reading »
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Renewing Working Class Politics, Rebuilding Canadian Labour
Toronto — 23 March 2012. View on www.slideshare.net Mark P. Thomas and Steve Tufts, York University: “Uneven Worker Power and the Populism-Austerity-Labour Nexus” Herman Rosenfeld teaches Labour Studies at McMaster … Watch video »
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Tax Cuts, Privatization and Deregulation Disguised as Public Policy
Where are we going as a society? We once proudly invested in our schools, pools, libraries, daycare, healthcare, roads, electricity, water and sewers. Today we’re busy slashing social services and … Keep reading »
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Understanding and Fighting Austerity
Toronto — 12 November 2011. What are some of the forces that are driving the current crisis? How is it pushing forward the agenda of business and governments to get … Watch video »
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How Do We Build a Bigger Left?
Toronto — 28 May 2011. Part 1: Monique Moisan is a leading member of Québec solidaire and a founder of À bâbord!, which is celebrating its 8th year of publication. … Watch video »
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The Assault on Public Services
Will Unions Lament the Attacks or Lead a Fightback? We are living one of those historic moments that cry out for rallying the working-class to build new capacities, new solidarities, and … Keep reading »
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Unionism, Austerity, and the Left
An interview with Sam Gindin Andony Melathopoulos (AM): Clearly these are not very good times for public sector unions, not only in Canada but worldwide. What characterizes the current situation? How … Keep reading »
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Launch of the 2011 Socialist Register: The Crisis This Time
Toronto — 20 January 2011. Listen to audio on Radio4All website Introduced and moderated by Leo Panitch, co-editor of the Socialist Register: Sam Gindin, is a former research director of … Watch video »
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Public Sector Unionism, Austerity and the Left
Toronto — 29 November 2010. A Teach-in with Sam Gindin – Packer Chair in Social Justice, York University. Austerity measures stemming from the global financial crisis threaten to undermine public … Watch video »
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Capitalist Crisis, Radical Renewal?
Sasha Lilley: Liberals and leftists alike argue that the economic crisis was caused by a lack of state regulation over the banks and financial markets. Consequently, they conclude that we … Keep reading »
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No Time for Public Sector Austerity
The 2007-08 financial crash was, in terms of its global impact, the greatest in history. It was only prevented from immediately triggering another Great Depression by governments in so many … Keep reading »
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Bargaining in an Era of Wage Restraint
Toronto, June 19, 2010. With: Sam Gindin is the Visiting Packer Chair in Social Justice at York University, Toronto and active with the Toronto Workers’ Assembly. Michael Hurley is President … Watch video »