Category Archives: Other Writing by Scott

Striking in a Time of Austerity: The NOSM Strike in Northern Ontario

(Published in The Bullet: Socialist Project E-bulletin on October 3, 2010.) The 150 members of Unit 2 of Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 677 have been on strike since August 16. The office, technical, and administrative workers at … Continue reading

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Challenging Masculinity is About Much More Than ‘Unloading This Junk’

(Published at XYOnline on August 14, 2010.) A recent article called “5 Stupid, Unfair and Sexist Things Expected of Men” by Greta Christina raises the important questions of how “sexism hurts men” and why feminists and pro-feminists should care, and … Continue reading

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Review: Men and Feminism

(Published at XYOnline on August 14, 2010.) [Shira Tarrant. Men and Feminism. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press, 2009.] I sometimes find it hard to properly evaluate political books that are intended as introductory. Their goal — or, at least, the most … Continue reading

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One Day Longer? The Vale-Inco Strike Comes to a Close

(Published at Z-Net on July 23, 2010.) On July 7 and 8, 2010, striking members of United Steel Workers Local 6500 in Sudbury, Ontario, voted 75% in favor of a contract that ended a bitter strike against transnational mining giant … Continue reading

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Cut Through Spin During G8, G20 Summits

(Published in Northern Life on July 21, 2010.) In the next week, people in Sudbury will be seeing a lot in the news about the G8 and G20 summits. Politicians, big business leaders and bureaucrats from the most powerful countries … Continue reading

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