Praising the crimes of Stalinism: The DSA and the assassination of Leon Trotsky
During the past week, numerous prominent leaders of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have posted tweets celebrating the 1940 assassination of Leon Trotsky and portraying the murderer, the Stalinist GPU agent Ramon Mercader, as a hero.
Many of the tweets by DSA leaders are illustrated with photos and memes of an alpenstock, the weapon used by Mercader to murder Trotsky. Nickan Fayyazi, a member of the National Coordinating Committee of the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA), presents one such photo with the caption “this might come in handy today.”
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In case you haven’t heard, unions are on the outs. Since they can’t force people to join their ranks in 27 states, and since the Supreme Court ruled they can no longer compel nonmembers to pay dues,
participation has fallen to an all-time low.
Never one to take no for an answer, though, unions have turned to their old buddies in the Democratic National Committee for an assist. And boy, do the Democrats jump when the unions say jump!
In a recent private call, union leaders told the Senate Democrats campaign arm not to expect assistance in future elections unless they rally behind passing the freelance job-killing PRO Act. Reportedly, the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades was among the groups on the call, and
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Overpayment Guidance
Labor and Commerce Secretaries Stress Apprenticeships
National Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship | Nominations
Sought
Direct Care Workers Legislation Introduced
H-2A Program | Herding or Livestock Production
Applications
Forced Labor | Nitrile Glove Imports Seized
Upcoming Congressional Hearing
Biden Administration Labor Leadership
Updates. This week, the Senate Health, Education,
Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee scheduled a
business meeting for May 12 to vote on the following
nominations:
Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as General
Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB);
Seema Nanda to serve as Solicitor for the
U.S. Department of Labor; and
Jocelyn Samuels, for a new term on the U.S.
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Overpayment Guidance
Labor and Commerce Secretaries Stress Apprenticeships
National Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship | Nominations Sought
Direct Care Workers Legislation Introduced
H-2A Program | Herding or Livestock Production Applications
Forced Labor | Nitrile Glove Imports Seized
Upcoming Congressional Hearing
Biden Administration Labor Leadership Updates. This week, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee scheduled a business meeting for May 12 to vote on the following nominations:
Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB);
Seema Nanda to serve as Solicitor for the U.S. Department of Labor; and
Jocelyn Samuels, for a new term on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.