A once living saint no longer walks among us. But his belief in the power and beauty of workers turning to each other in shared space, dreaming of a new world together, and struggling to realize it will live on forever.
This led to the end of an era...the last Google Walkout organizer has left the building
Longtime observers say it fits a familiar pattern at Google. Women of color are asked to advocate for change. Then they’re punished for disrupting the status quo. https://t.co/bjTXElomJy
There's not a worker group I come into contact with that doesn't cite George Floyd as a pivotal inspiration, not only two years ago but right now, for their ongoing and escalating racial justice organizing. Rest in power, Mr. Floyd.
New name. Really cool book that presents necessary questions and explores possible new paths forward without claiming to know exactly how we get out of this capitalist mess. In other words, good food for thought.
Link here: https://t.co/OKEBtVszdt
On 5/16, @timnitGebru gave the keynote at the @UCBerkeley School of Information commencement.
She touched on collective action, interconnectedness, & standing on “the right side of history,” & she told the grads they must make time for joy.
WATCH ▶️ https://t.co/3b4qBM873K
Good morning! Last week, we reached a milestone: dues-payer *6,000* for this year! No check off, it's voluntary. Cesar Chavez said, even if all you collect is $1, you need to do it. Workers have to finance their own liberation. Here's to the 6K who are fueling ours:
You heard about college educated workers, who’s going to do the long read on the role of queer and genderqueer workers in the union surge? Cuz it’s real.
We need a far larger labor movement in addition to unions that hold better space for workers to share, connect, and grow around reproductive justice. We know the kind of space that right wing mega churches are holding around the issue.
Labor's unique power is not public advocacy, making campaign contributions, or getting out the vote. Its unique power is to withhold the labor that the economy depends on. The stakes of the abortion struggle certainly call for building out and expressing strike power.
Always remember that the Supreme Court identified itself as the court of the "conqueror". It was illegitimate that day it upheld the theft of Native land and it's illegitimate today.