Rev Left Radio Vote No: UPS Struggle and Marxist Labor Organizing
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Aug 22, 2023 Discussion on the exploitation and struggle of UPS workers, the sell-out contract and the role of corrupt Teamster leadership. The US capitalist class' efforts against China and the need for labor movement comprehension. Dissatisfaction with contracts, division among workers, and the negative impact on part-time workers. The difference between European and American trade unions. Importance of Marxist intervention and class consciousness. Critique of Kim Moody's strategy and the importance of ideological struggle within socialist organizations. Perspectives on revolution and communism in the US.
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Union Leadership Betrays Workers
- The UPS contract struggle exposes how union leadership bargains away workers' gains.
- A strike was averted through deceptive union tactics, undermining workers' leverage.
Contract Concessions Undermine Workers
- The tentative agreement includes concessions that roll back past protections and worsen divisions.
- Pay raises for part-timers remain insufficient, entrenched in a tiered wage system.
Union Leaders Side with Capitalists
- UPS workers are exploited not just by UPS but by the entire capitalist class.
- Union leadership collaborates with capitalists and politicians to suppress real class struggle.