Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 08:44:24 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chris <red-AT-iww.org>
Subject: Re: AUT: IWW on Wharfies (EN)


OK, I see clearly now. I do not know exactly, but I would guess that the
IWW has not called for everyone to go on strike because they do not think
this would make any difference (it would merely by rhetorical) except for
further complicating the already extensive repression of Wobblies and
others in California (the investigation there, last I heard, was almost at
the "discovery" stage when all communication is labouriously categorized
for state and capital's anlysis of our struggle).

So, cheers to our common cause of abolishing capital's false seperations
of industries, etc. and thereby being more effective.

Chris

On Fri, 22 May 1998, Antagonism wrote:
[...]
> I think its worthy of solidarity too. I just pointed out that the IWW are advocating the same
> tactics as what you call "regular unions". And that these tactics have previously lead to
> defeat in similar cicumstances. And that the non-revolutionary workers, and it seems in some
> cases even the "regular unions" are more radical than this. Boycotts and blockades are often,
> and porbably in this case, worthwhile. What I'm saying is that they are not enough to win in
> many situations. They were not enough to win in the case of the Liverpool dockers dispute for
> example. What I am saying, is that Australian workers, in the current dispute, have gone
> further that this, when they have struck in support of  workers another sector. I think
> experience has shown that when workers, and indeed other proletarians, have struggled across
> the artificial boundaries set up by capital (eg, enterprise, industrial sector) then their,
> our, struggle is more effective. I believe it also has more revolutionary potential (but that's
> just my opinion, and can't be demonstrated simply by looking at past results).
> 
> I think its sad really that you refuse to discuss these issues and seek only to distort my
> views.
> 
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