Normally we ignore private family squabbles. Why is the story of that dysfunctional Rogers family front page news? The media are interested for a variety of reasons. One is that they hold people like the Rogers’ family in awe. To the mainstream media, they are achievers, much like the owners…
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Striking down farm workers–law at work
Striking down farm workers—it is the law’s way These days we hear and read a lot about essential workers. It is not always clear whether workers ought to be characterized as essential ones, but there can be little doubt that the people who work on farms are…
The driver and the carer/oppression by law
Recent events, the many aspects of law and workers’ rights When workers struggle, they often invoke the law, either by denouncing a set of provisions that favour the dominant class or by trying to bring themselves under the umbrella of legal protections they had won in previous struggles. This makes…
The Rogers’ Feud–glimpses of feudalism within capitalism
The Rogers’ Feud—glimpses of feudalism within capitalism The media are all agog as a truly rich family is having a spat in public. They are fighting each other over which of them should be in control over a corporate organization which is valued at $30 billion. The outcome does…
Stealing workers’compensation funds
Ontario’s Ministry of Labour has announced that it is about to amend legislation which will lower the ceiling which determines whether any of the surplus in the insurance fund held by the WSIB (Workplace Safety and Insurance Board which used to be known as the Workers’ Compensation Board) should…