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My recollection (never a reliable source :) , but still) is that Sam has always been on the (now-defeated) progressive side of the CAW, was supportive of UAW reformers, and generally comfortable in the Labor Notes milieu. Last time I saw him was a couple months ago when he had driven down to hear Irvin Jim of NUMSA in NY. None of which makes his terrible position now a complete shock, but still... On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 7:14 AM, Marv Gandall <marvga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Jul 13, 2015, at 11:38 PM, Andrew Pollack via Marxism < > marxism@lists.csbs.utah.edu> wrote: > > > I just finished the Panitch/Gindin article and came here to rant (and to > > bemoan Gindin's participation; I expected better of him given his decades > > of grassroots labor work), > > Gindin was research director of the Canadian Auto Workers for many years > and then assistant to union presidents Bob White and Buzz Hargrove. I don’t > believe he’s had had any “grassroots” union experience as a local activist > or organizer. He studied and taught economics and worked as a researcher > for the Manitoba NDP before joining the CAW, and, of course, has been > closely connected with Leo Panitch and the York University political > science department since his retirement. > > _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
