Sam Gindin spent most of his working life (1974-2000) as the research director of and then Assistant to the President of the Canadian Auto Workers. He then led a seminar on Social Justice and Political activism at York (which was also open to community activists). He is currently writing a book with Leo Panitch on the making of global capitalism and active in community-labour education and organizing through the Socialist Project (a group desperately trying to keep socialist ideas alive).
Canadian autoworkers have faced many crises over the years, but the present threat is distinct. Lana Payne, President of Unifor, has warned that āIf…
Sam Gindin is a former research director for the Canadian Auto Workers union and Packer Visiting Chair in Social Justice at York…
Sam Gindin is a former research director for the Canadian Auto Workers union and Packer Visiting Chair in Social Justice at York…
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There is a debilitating tendency on the Left to instantly judge bargaining settlements as either sellouts or breakthroughs. But neither the cynicism…
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It is the responsibility of the Left to not only try to limit the damage, but also to build toward a new world
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