LETSFIGHTBACK
11th September 2010, 14:03
I was having a talk with some comrades about unions, and some have the notion that we should "burrow from within", to change the yellow unions into revolutionary unions. My opinion is no chance.
First off, because of the system of checks and ballances, anything progressive, radical or revolutionary will automatically be squashed by those above.
Second, trying to "burrow from within" and change the yellow unions into revolutionary unions would be like burrowing into the democratic party and changing it into a revolutionary party.
Unions are bread and butter orangnizations whose purpose is to fight for day to day demands. That's it. And just like the SLP, who think you can vote socialism into existence,the rich will just hand over power to the working class because of a consensus based upon the vote lol lol, ignoring the system of checks and ballances, likewise with the unions, nothing remotely progressive or revolutionary will be allowed to rise to the surface, i.e the CIO that purged commies from the unions in the 1950's. What say you.
First off, because of the system of checks and ballances, anything progressive, radical or revolutionary will automatically be squashed by those above.
Second, trying to "burrow from within" and change the yellow unions into revolutionary unions would be like burrowing into the democratic party and changing it into a revolutionary party.
Unions are bread and butter orangnizations whose purpose is to fight for day to day demands. That's it. And just like the SLP, who think you can vote socialism into existence,the rich will just hand over power to the working class because of a consensus based upon the vote lol lol, ignoring the system of checks and ballances, likewise with the unions, nothing remotely progressive or revolutionary will be allowed to rise to the surface, i.e the CIO that purged commies from the unions in the 1950's. What say you.