ONLINE Talk: Unions in a New Economic Reality [] Center for Global Justice
Event Category: Presentations/Discussions
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Unions in a New Economic Reality
Bill Fletcher Jr. and Jane McAlevey
Monday, January 11, 2021
1:00pm Central Standard Time
Over the past fifty years an all-out assault has been waged by capital against working people that has resulted in the diminution of worker rights and a tremendous weakening of the power of US unions. The neo-liberal war has been multifaceted, highlights include a sophisticated union busting industry coupled with a series of recent Supreme Court decisions that have hemmed in workers on all sides. The last time union financial contributions to congressional candidates equaled corporate donations was 1978, significantly compromising working class power at the ballot box, not just the bargaining table.
But haven’t unions also been weakened by internal strife? Self-inflicted wounds including corruption, cutting deals that compromise too much with corporations, racism and sexism haven’t helped. Although the past two years have seen an encouraging rise in strike actions and militancy (especially in the education sector) where do we go from here?
What we do The Center engages in local community support and outreach to promote and advance initiatives and movements toward social justice, grassroots empowerment and democracy, and environmental sustainability. It is also devoted to critical analysis of the processes and impacts of globalization, both local and international. The Center works to develop alternative socio-economic systems that conserve and share the world’s cultural, economic, and environmental resources for the benefit of humankind.
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