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atuuschaaw	Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 2:18 pm
Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 781 Location: an ahwangan	Following the announcement of a no-strike contract between the Canadian Auto Workers and Magna International a number of CAW local leaders criticized Buzz Hargrove for pushing the deal. Bruce Allen, vice president of Local 199 at GM in St. Catharines, described the deal as "a betrayal of the reason why we established ourselves as an independent union." read more... Listen to the Audio _________________ "Speaking the truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act." George Orwell
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SharynS	Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:07 pm
Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 2939 Location: the 'puter	Quote: I'm not advocating building outside of the existing structures yet as you have to be inside them to be relevant, to interact with workers. I don't necessarily agree that organizations made up of working people have to be "inside" to be relevant, but for the sake of argument and to make Allen's theory whole; individual rights are not relevant inside the "existing structures". The labour process is business between employers and a union. So where would that leave workers? _________________ Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself. - Salman Rushdie
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atuuschaaw	Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 3:42 pm
Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 781 Location: an ahwangan	Quote: The labour process is business between employers and a union. So where would that leave workers? Oh, I agree with you Siggy! Absolutely leaves no room for the workers! Allen also mentions: Quote: Frankly my opinion is this, the existing union structures have reached a point of no return. I've long believed that the existing union structures like the Canadian Labour Congress and the CAW have passed the point of no return. The labour movement is going to have to be built from the ground up. While this sounds good, I'm thinking Allen doesn't/won't go that extra step and go "over the wall" to see what is possible on the other side! But at least he seems to realize what we have, or what we had, is gone for good. To be honest, I was so glad to see this new anarchist leaning site appear, that I wanted to share it with others. And the fact they had this interview about the sweetheart deal between Magna and CAW seemed like a good opportunity to debut the very first issue of Linchpin. _________________ "Speaking the truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act." George Orwell
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