File spoon-archives/marxism-international.archive/marxism-international_1997/97-02-21.035, message 58


Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 07:19:26 +0100 (MET)
From: malecki-AT-algonet.se (Robert Malecki)
Subject: Re: M-I: Marxists in Unions (Was: Young Workers and Walmart)


>I got questions for those of you who are (or were) in unions, as
>rank-and-file members, stewards, paid organizers, etc. How do you work, as
>marxists, within and against the generally conservative unions? What are
>you doing to move your fellow workers to get beyond the level of trade
>union consciousness? Gary and Jonathan's posts on the sorry spectacle of
>union bosses betraying the best interests of workers and hobnobing with
>capitalists recapitulate familiar problems. I would like to know what
>marxists are doing to change this state of affairs.
>
>Please don't give me the lecture on "fundamentals," or ask me to read
>Lenin, Trotsky, etc. on these question. I have read them. What I want is
>something a little more concrete. I am very eager to learn from the more
>experienced.
>
>Yoshie Furuhashi

7:13 am  Feb. 19, 1997 (the date stuff is a test)

Well the latest "concrete" thing I did was last night. I helped one of my 
worker friends and trade union friend set up his homepage. During the 
process we discussed the latest stuff about the union leadership going along 
with a new program of letting workers who have passed the age of 55 and are 
unemployed work in the public sector for unemployment pay. I discussed the 
aspects of what this means and that we should have a big fight about this 
shit as soon as possible in the union. 

So to the homepage! It is a great big link to Cockroach and then he wanted a 
link to some radio amateurs and a linl to "Cops on line" which is live from 
the LA police. And best of all being just a fairly normal militant trade 
union activists a big picture of 
a lady which looks like it was taken from a playboy magazine or off the wall 
of the local industry or trade union local!

Chech it out it is a classic! http:www.algonet.se/~Pfors

By the wy his father was in the revolution in Hungry in 56!

Today I am going to do a two hour lecture as a trade union activists on war. 
Especially the war in Vietnam for a high school class..

Is that a little more concrete. Naturally what I have to say is connected to 
all that horrible Trotsky stuff and programs and tactics. Because I read the 
books also!

Bob Malecki





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