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SLAVE WAGES ARE NO JOKE

The old joke goes “God must love the poor-he’s made so many of them. ” Today the joke goes, “The Walton family (owners of Wal-Mart) must love the poor…..” Mocking real workers while promoting their corporate image, these slave-wage employers peddle self-aggrandizing mythologies. By their furnishing supplementary income for the retired or ‘pin-money’ for the…

Which way forward for the Oakland Port Workers Assembly

How can the Oakland Port Workers Assembly support the SEIU 1021 strike-building the class wide solidarity needed to win a non-concessionary contract?   We have seen many one day strikes (the CNA makes a regular practice of using them as do the European trade unions) and they do not result in winning contracts. In fact, they are…