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Why Labor Must Act: Workers, Unions, and the Defense of Democracy

Scot Nakagawa The Anti-Authoritarian Playbook
When we look at the history of U-turns from democratic backsliding to democratic revival, the success rate is about 50% - a coin toss. But where there is active, vibrant union participation in civil resistance, the success rate climbs to over 80%.

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Why Labor Needs a Declaration of Political Independence

Les Leopold Common Dreams
No matter how you slice the demographics, aside from Democratic and Republican Party operatives, a new working-class political party independent of the Democrats and Republicans is really popular.

The UAW Volkswagen Contract Is a Win for Unions in the South

Chris Brooks Jacobin
After over 500 days of bargaining, the UAW have reached a first contract with Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee — a major breakthrough for unions in the South that lays the ground for further inroads at other employers across the regionl
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