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Build a Labor Party to Unite the Working Class – UE General Executive Board

PITTSBURGH—Meeting on September 12 and 13, UE’s General Executive Board debated and approved a statement calling on UE locals and members, and the rest of the labor movement, to “get serious about building a true political alternative, a labor party that can unite and speak for the working class.” The statement notes that corporate control […]

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WFTU International Day of Older Persons – Pensioners Statement

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The International Day of Older Persons, celebrated annually on October 1, was established by a special resolution at the 45th session of the UN General Assembly in 1990. Unfortunately, life has not gotten any better for the vast majority of older people. A clear example of a well-coordinated global attack on the rights of older

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WFTU 79th Anniversary – International Day of Action

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The World Federation of Trade Unions on the 3rd of October every year celebrates the historic anniversary of its founding as it deserves, with international mobilization through its declaration as an International Action Day. On this extraordinary occasion of its 79th anniversary that marks the entry of our Federation into its 80th year of existence

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The Great San Francisco General Strike

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The seventh session for 2024 of the Harry Bridges School of Labor was on the Great San Francisco General Strike. We will be going over the working conditions that led to the strike, the strike itself, as well as its aftermath. We will also watch some of an old ILWU documentary on the strike. The

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History of the CIO Part 3 – Flint Sit-Down Strike, Class One

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The first of two classes from the Harry Bridges School of Labor on the Flint Sit-Down Strike. The Harry Bridges School of Labor aims to educate the workers of America on the strength of unions and to foster a class-conscious workforce through Labor United Educational League. We aim to connect the struggles of the past

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Internal Organizing Part 2 – Rank-and-File Action – Harry Bridges School of Labor

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Originally published by Labor Today – https://labortoday.luel.us/en/ Labor United Educational League is proud to announce we are releasing the recordings from the Harry Bridges School of Labor sessions. Launched in Spring 2023, the Harry Bridges School of Labor is a monthly class held 2x per month. Classes cover a variety of topics aimed at building

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New NLRB Ruling States Amazon DSP Drivers are Employees, not Contractors

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Originally published by Labor Today – https://labortoday.luel.us/en/ The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ended a year long investigation in favor of workers at Amazon; specifically, that Amazon is a joint employer of the Delivery Service Partner (DSP) drivers and must now must be recognized as Amazon employees, and therefore they must legally recognize and bargain

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The World Federation of Trade Unions Condemns the Continued Crimes in Palestine

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Originally published by the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) – https://www.wftucentral.org/ The WFTU condemns the continues attacks against the Palestinian people by the Israeli occupation forces. While the genocide is taking place in Gaza, the Israeli occupation is escalating its aggressions in the West Bank against the Palestinians. Thousands of Israeli occupation soldiers accompanied

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The Life of Harry Bridges – PSMLS Class

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Harry Bridges was an Australian who moved to the US and became one of the most prolific trade unionists in US history. He along with the Communist Party led the Great San Francisco General Strike. In this class, the PSMLS joins with the Harry Bridges School of Labor to explore more of his life in

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Norfolk Southern Sued for “Putting Profits Ahead of Safety” After 2023 East Palestine Disaster

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A Norfolk Southern worker has sued the company a year after the East Palestine train derailment that left the area contaminated with vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate, and ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, proceeding to kill many of the marine and wildlife in the area and devastating the lives of many local citizens. Joseph Lee

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Build a Labor Party to Unite the Working Class – UE General Executive Board

WFTU International Day of Older Persons – Pensioners Statement

WFTU 79th Anniversary – International Day of Action

The Great San Francisco General Strike

History of the CIO Part 3 – Flint Sit-Down Strike, Class One

Internal Organizing Part 2 – Rank-and-File Action – Harry Bridges School of Labor

New NLRB Ruling States Amazon DSP Drivers are Employees, not Contractors

The World Federation of Trade Unions Condemns the Continued Crimes in Palestine

The Life of Harry Bridges – PSMLS Class

Norfolk Southern Sued for “Putting Profits Ahead of Safety” After 2023 East Palestine Disaster

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