One Big Union

[Jesus H.]

I was reading last night about the Ludlow Massacre in 1914 where the Rockefeller operated coal mine hired people to murder strikers. Machine gunned them and burned them alive.

My googling lead me to look further into this and I found the IWW. Very interesting group. The seemed to have many of the same ideas about the fate of the laboring man as a lot on this board do. Certainly concerns I have.

The idea of a big worldwide union now in this gloabalist age may have some room for growth in developing countries. Where would the exploiters go for labor if their low paid labor organized and went on strike?

One big union, One big strike.

Interesting aside: I have a friend who is a vice chairman of his union which provides mass transportion (City bus). He told me that when he pointed out that the pre driving safety checks mandated by the DOT were not being followed and he challanged the company on it that his Union representative backed the company and called him a trouble maker. My friend is the kind of guy that will not back down no matter what if he feels he is right. He still had wires in his arm from an auto accident and got up to physically confront one of these goons at a meeting. The rep appealed to the good relations that the company and the union shared. I'd call that a negation of the union.

[redarmyfaction38]

unfortunately, we live in an age, where union "leaders" put good relations with the bosses or govt. befdore the interests of their members.
"old fashioned" trade unionists like your mate are attacked on all sides.
in unison, at the moment, there is a wholesale attack on those lefts that oppose continued collaboration with a new labour govt. that attacks the union membership through pay cuts etc.!
are these attacks political? too right they are, are they carried out on the basis of democratic political discussion and argument? are they fuck!
false accusations of mis use of union funds, personal attacks on long serving unpaid branch secretaries and stewards.
not a political argument to be seen.
WHY? cos the well paid apparachtniks and new labour loving leadership don't have a political argument that can defeat the left.
all they have is lies and self preservation in mind.imo.

fuck 'em, the shit is about to hit the fan, despite their est efforts, the union memberships are up for a fight, they can manipulate and lie as much as they like, the membership wants a scrap, the members want unity in action, forget the winter of discontent, if the membership get their way, that will look like somebodies birthday party.