Workers Struggle recently engaged in a Facebook discussion with a member of the TEAMSTERS union (also a member of the Facebook page “Workers Power” on the nature of the unions, their structure and what the interests of the Working Class are
Read More2018 has been a crazy year. Both for news headlines and in our lives. The capitalist media is priming us all for elections again.
Read MoreWe are living in very critical times. Ever since the 2008 "financial crisis" capitalism has thrown world into an orgy of destruction and disparity. The structural crisis capitalism faces is intensifying.
Read MoreLast week there was some debate over how many Americans are actually out of work, i.e., the “real” unemployment rate. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, an agency within the US Department of Labor, put the official number at a laughable 5.3%, down from 6.1% the previous year.
Read MoreWe as workers and laborers are faced with countless hardships. We have to constantly worry about food, clothing, rent and medical expenses. People have been getting more and more fed up. So, in response, the official unions and NGOs have been trying to get us to “fight for $15”.
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