The United Auto Workers union is kicking serious ass. All unions should look at what is working for them and what has not. If they are winning for their people, labor needs to do big things that will change the lives of their members for the long term, such as child care and a labor school, where members and families can learn how to make their lives better, and how to run strikes, work stoppages, electing labor people to local, state and federal government offices.
We are in a fight for our existence and all union members must embrace Sun Tzu's, "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle."
We need a trained Army. This way we can get the court system back to where they support the laws fairly when lawsuits involve labor and our families instead of the GOP corporations. The 1 percent have the money and at this time, the government, but we can change the government and we can stop making them more money by making them pay their taxes at a reasonable rate reflective of their wealth and make them pay their employees more.
UAW’s Shawn Fain has set May Day 2028 as the day that could transform labor and the world most. UAW contracts expire at midnight on April 30, 2028. This is what all labor contracts should aspire to. This is real labor power for without workers, the world comes to a stop.
All labor leaders should read a fictional story about the power of workers called, “The Iron Heel” by Jack London. The story outlines what could and has happened while also explaining how to prepare for a long strike.
Yes, they are coming for us. Workers need to have one another’s backs because no one else will. Neither the broader labor movement nor the Democratic party are prepared to meet the urgency of this moment. So it’s going to fall upon the rest of us to mount a real resistance against Trump’s authoritarian takeover. We’re going to have to get our hands dirty. I don’t care if you have a good, well-paying union job and you are in the middle class now—if you see a worker being dragged out of his workplace regardless of how skilled the job and potentially taken to another country, you should be ready to be there for that worker. When I.C.E. shows up, gather around and shame them into leaving. It has worked in other places. America is sleep walking into authoritarianism, and if there’s anyone out there who is a member of a labor union that is safe—at this point— and doesn’t think this applies to them. Understand that they just haven’t gotten to you yet. They’re coming for all of us. There are ...
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