The wage slaves who are fighting for unions to better their lives, such as ending inequality, new contracts, benefits, end of outsourcing, firing workers for striking, and being locked out of a work place, also fighting for safer working conditions. They now have a place to get their word out and a place to compare notes on strategy and tactics. This has been offered by Maggie Trowe, who writes a column for the Militant newspaper, which every working toiler should have access to.
Trowe will help you with your struggles with bosses. Contact her at 306 W. 37th St. 13th Floor, New York, New York 10018 or 212-244-4899 or the Militant@mac.com.
It would be very helpful if all union members and nonunion people would subscribe to the Militant. This week the newspaper is talking about the Los Angeles, California, area grocery workers; farm workers fighting union busting in the U.S.; garment workers in Bangladesh; movers in Illinois in the U.S. strike for first contract; phone workers in New England in the U.S. walked out over job concessions; locked out uranium workers; Howard University workers fighting outsourcing; postal workers in the U.S. fighting for their jobs.
The U.S. farm workers in California are fighting for a raise from $9 to $11 an hour. They just took a kick in the gut from a Democratic governor Jerry Brown, who was just re-elected to another four years. He vetoed a bill, which would have required prompt enforcement of worker contracts imposed by binding arbitration.
What the hell, Jerry, is it you got yours and screw the farm laborers? I hope you have a plan to make this up to the workers. Maybe kick up the minimum wage to a living wage like $15 an hour and to take California back to a free education state up to a bachelor’s degree. Then you would be the labor Democrat that we had hoped for. Inequality is the GOP elephant in the room.
It’s time for all union members to get rid of the union members and leaders who support the GOP and its Right to Work agenda. Trump, billionaires, the GOP, and the corporate people all hate unions and any union member who votes for these GOP candidates are just scabs who are not only riding on the backs of good hard working union people but also they are dragging their feet to keep the unions from moving forward. If these so called union people cannot see their way to vote and support people who fight and support unions then they should not vote or just get the hell out of our union labor because you are killing us by your foot dragging interference. All of our union people need to understand this is an ‘us against them’ situation and Trump and his anti union corporations are not your friend and if a union person thinks they are you are dumber than a post. Trump and the corporations do not care at all about you or your family. Once they have your vote you’re of no use to them. Trump’s ...
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