Links 5/12/2023 | naked capitalism
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What would it look like to build international solidarity against imperial rivalry from below?
The attempt to manufacture “left” credentials for the new UAW administration is taking place at the same time as DSA members are being placed in the upper echelons of the UAW bureaucracy.
As the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) and Unison begin their National Executive Committee (NEC) elections, members are reminded that unions are not insurance companies, but democratic collectives. Workers’ Liberty supporters active in those unions are supporting slates proposing more radical tactics in industrial disputes, and democratic reforms of union structures.
In the 20th century, organizing basic industries like coal, steel, and manufacturing automobiles was key to reviving the labor movement. Today, Amazon workers occupy the same strategic position.