Meat cutter, union steward, Editor of the Twin Cities Labor Report, @tempestcollective.bsky.social member
oddfellows local 151
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My main reaction is anger towards the many, many people who have held him up as a saint when he played a major role in destroying the union he took the credit for building. Let's all try to actually honor and learn from the ACTUAL heroes of history.
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My thoughts on the UFW.
AMPI dairy on strike
Allina-Sutter deal
Habitat for Humanity union victory!
And more!
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A great place to start is Frank Bardacke's Trampling out the Vintage www.versobooks.com/products/221...
oddfellows local 151
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So, the revelations of sexual abuse of underage girls by Cesar Chavez reported today are terrible, but not exactly surprising for those who have read the history of the UFW.
oddfellows local 151
When anyone reads labor history, 2 things become pretty clear. 1- the absolute heroics of so many workers in the face of the grinding misery that bosses put us through. 2- the absolute betrayal of so many so-called leaders. Many in the former category are women, most of the latter are men.
oddfellows local 151
oddfellows local 151
oddfellows local 151
oddfellows local 151
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oddfellows local 151
AMPI Dairy on Strike, Allina Acquired by Even Bigger System, Habitat for Humanity Union Victory
Book rec no particular reason
I quote former UFW member Bardacke in my book: "people in the fields had no structural power within the union." Attributes to governance structure with no locals and with staffer/activist preeminence over members.
Union models matter www.versobooks.com/products/221...
