Friday, January 25, 2019

see, this is the stupid way to do this, because it buys right into the divide and conquer from the top - this is exactly what they want workers to do. competition just results in a race to the bottom, and the more that the unions push for this kind of thing, the worse off they'll be.

i know that canadian workers are angry, but boycotting their comrades in mexico doesn't make any sense. canadian workers are not in competition with mexican workers for jobs, they are in a class war with international finance that wants to maximize profits by slashing labour regulations. the solution is actually to stand in solidarity with mexican workers, and help them fight for comparable living standards, thereby taking away the utility of the mobility of capital.

it is the responsibility of labour activists and union leaders to teach socialism, not to give into fascism.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/oshawa-unifor-gm-plant-boycott-mexico-1.4992989?cmp=rss