Socialism
Either for theory or for news, US primarily?
theanarchistlibrary.org
This isn't any article in particular, but rather a fantastic resource for anyone who wants to research leftist theory, or improve their praxis. Disregard the name as it is a wealth of knowledge for socialists, anarchists and communists alike. I'm sure many here have learnt about this free and open library in the past, but just in case it's the first some have heard of it, I thought I'd share.
Striking machinists at Boeing will vote Wednesday on a new contract proposal that includes a 35% pay hike over four years that could end a costly five-week-old strike, the company and union said Saturday.
workdaymagazine.org
> There is a credible call for a general strike in the United States in four years. > > The call first came from the United Auto Workers after its fall 2023 stand-up strike, in which the union took on the Big Three carmakers simultaneously in rolling, surprise work stoppages. All three contracts that emerged are slated to expire on the same day: May 1, 2028, International Workers’ Day. This is not the first time UAW has aligned the Big Three contracts, but what the union did next is remarkable. It put out a challenge to the US labor movement: “We invite unions around the country to align your contract expirations with our own so that together we can begin to flex our collective muscles,” UAW announced on October 29, 2023. > > This appeal for joint expiration on such a meaningful day for workers opens up possibilities ranging from mass, simultaneous strikes that disrupt industries across the country to a tremendous number of concurrent contract campaigns that increase worker leverage. This kind of cooperation across unions and sectors—if carried out on a large scale—would be unprecedented in the 21st century United States. > There are signs that credible unions and labor leaders are taking this coordination and work seriously. The Chicago Teachers Union AFT-IFT Local 1 is working with UAW and other worker and training organizations to create an organizing institute for the express purpose of getting ready for May Day 2028. Some major unions, like the American Federation of Teachers, are formally supporting the effort to align contracts, alongside a growing number of local, regional, and labor bodies within the AFL-CIO. Labor activists say interest and momentum are spreading, including among rank-and-file formations like Unite All Workers for Democracy, a grassroots movement within the UAW.
soundcloud.com
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tribunemag.co.uk
> While this started out as a standard industrial dispute to save jobs, it has since transformed into a worker-led movement for a just transition. Workers pooled their expertise to research carbon-zero, non-extractive forms of production, and to implement a Lucas Plan-style alternative production model; instead of automotive car parts, they have already built prototype cargo bikes, which are being tested by various social movements in Italy, Germany and the Basque Country, with discussions taking place about how these bikes can be fed into networks of mutual aid drivers and those competing with the likes of Amazon. > > With the GKN occupation, plant production is based on the needs of the community and in the most sustainable way, in stark contrast to the capitalist model, which is profit-driven and wasteful. Solidarity in the form of mass protests, benefit gigs, and financial donations from the workers’ movement in Florence has kept the workers afloat.
