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Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien Should Not Speak at the Republican National Convention

Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien Should Not Speak at the Republican National Convention

Posted by | Jul 10, 2024 | |

Trump has supported the growth of armed rightwing forces that possess a radical racial ideology, including those that engaged in a violent insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6th. Trump calls these criminals “hostages” and “patriots.” The IBT headquarters overlooks the Capitol building. No one who saw those armor-clad, weapon-wielding rioters would call them anything other than what they were: insurrectionists determined to stop the orderly and peaceful transfer of power to the legitimately elected President. Trump foments blame and hatred against Blacks, Latinos, Asians, Muslims, Americans, and immigrants, accusing them of being responsible for many problems both real and imagined. He recently stated that immigrants are stealing Black and Latino jobs. What the hell is that? All of this is directly contrary to the goals of the Labor Movement. It is no surprise that Trump echoes language used by Hitler in Mein Kampf. Nor should we forget that labor unions and their leaders were among the early targets for elimination by the Nazi regime.

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UFCLP May Day Statement 2024

UFCLP May Day Statement 2024

Posted by | Apr 17, 2024 | , , , |

There is a rise of fascism in the US and internationally. Whether Trump or Biden is elected and whether there are even elections, a fascist movement is growing and is being supported by billionaires like Musk, Larry Ellison, and Peter Theil. These capitalists want a state where the billionaires rule without even the appearance of capitalist “democracy”. The trade union bureaucracy has refused to even warn workers and union members about this danger and how to fight it. Instead they are spending hundreds of millions of union funds on Biden and the Democrats who are hated by more and more workers.

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A Report on the Class Struggle in Korea

A Report on the Class Struggle in Korea

Posted by | Apr 4, 2024 | , , |

The labor speakers from Korea will report on the most recent strike and the character of it as well as the grow- ing class divide and class struggles in Korea. They will also report on the Korean struggle in solidarity of the Palestinian workers and people, and the fight against militarization in Korea and Asia along with the need for unification with US workers opposing the US drive toward war in Asia and the world.

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