Because I've had numerous distractions this morning, I haven't had time to carefully read this article. It appears to provide an excellent history of worker organizing through unions in the US since the 1930s. Because the capitalist ruling class controls all institutions of our society, history is taught with worker history very much neglected and distorted. This is your opportunity to learn about the real history from a very trusted source.
Workplace solidarity in the face of the neoliberal onslaught is as crucial as ever, yet present-day unions become ever more fearful. How do we build solidarity in an era when the tools of the past have lost their effectiveness?
New types of organizations are not only necessary, it is essential to look at past upsurges in union activity, particularly those of the 1930s, with clear eyes rather than romanticization....
