Date: Tue, 05 Aug 1997 01:06:16 -0400 From: "g.snyder" <maxho-AT-mail.utexas.edu> Subject: Re: AUT: Teamsters/UPS andy wrote: > > i feel like we should all of course support the workers, especially since > the Teamsters for a Democratic Union seems to involve some good people. > however i would ENTHUSIASTICALLY support the strike if it was tied into a > broader struggle. A win in a nationwide struggle such as this, regardless of possible ideological differences, is tied to the broader struggle. That struggle is that the majority of the population has no real link to labor in their everyday lives. Considering the lack of labor conciousness, much less class conciousness, in this country, this struggle is important to all of us regardless of how left we are. Greg PS The TDU is all over this baby and they are a significantly growing force within the Teamsters. Considerable support from more leftist elements might provide connections which will further this movement to the left. It seems to be working in Austin, TX where the IWW is all over the Teamsters picket line in support. Not only are they interested in Wobblies, they love us. --- from list aut-op-sy-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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