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.
We have an election in two months, where the hell are the building Trade Unions? Members and organizers should be touting their wages, benefits and seeking out new members and union shops. So far, I’m only hearing crickets. While the Trade Unions sit back, the UAW have been striking and winning big benefits for their members. Then there is the Teamsters, who have taken on the Holy Grail—Amazon, the corporation. Again, just crickets from the Trade Unions. Then there is the Minnesota State model—-we can win more together than we can on our own. So why are all unions not working together? Why are all unions not talking with each other? There are two months left until the election—an election that could conceivably be the death null of unions. If we lose this election to the GOP, Trump and Project 2025, our unions will be destroyed and we’ll be back to the days of trying to make ends meet as the GOP will cut our wages, benefits will be eliminated and there will be nothing we can do abou...
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