"I'm neutral in respect to unions"
– someone who is against unions.
"I don't think we should talk about race"
– someone who is racist.
"I'm not political"
– someone whose politics aligns with the current ruling class.
"Capitalism will always be racist and sexist, because it has to mystify its core contradiction - the promise of prosperity vs the reality of widespread poverty - by denigrating the 'nature' of those it exploits: colonial subjects, women and the dispossessed."
-Silvia Federici
Even if we tackle climate change—an enormous undertaking in and of itself—there are still plenty of other drivers of the current mass extinction.
https://t.co/7a7HFoK4oK
Anybody framing climate change issues from a "personal responsibility" perspective can fuck off to the moon. 100 companies are responsible for 71% of global emissions. This is an issue that can *only* be tackled with systemic reform.
This #LaborDay, thank unions for:
-weekends
-8-hour workdays
-a minimum wage
-paid overtime
-breaks during work
-the right to strike
-child labor laws
-workplace safety standards
The labor movement taught us that when people stand together, they don’t have to beg. They can win.
May Day- May 1st- started with and celebrates the hard fight in the US to win the 8 hour day.
Due to this, it's an official holiday celebrated by workers in almost every country except the US and symbolizes working class solidarity across borders.
It's the actual labor day.
When workers try to unionize, what do private employers do?
➡️ 75% hire consultants to run anti-union campaigns
➡️ 63% force employees to hear anti-union propaganda
➡️ 54% threaten workers
We are going to end the attacks on workers' right to organize. #LaborDay
Conservatives: "these CRAZY feminists think gender is a performative social construction."
Also conservatives: "you are only a man if you wear a belt, have a firm handshake, build fires, cut things with chainsaws, and do not get manicures."
“The destruction of the Amazon rainforest is methodical and self-perpetuating. When all those trees burn, they release CO2 into the atmosphere, cutting down on a critical carbon sink.”
This is really really really really really really really really bad:
https://t.co/8vftHFnNtw