@dgorganize

@dgorganize.bsky.social Solidarity unions with racial and gender justice at the heart. Co-author of Labor Law for the Rank & Filer (@pmpressorg).

Joined September 2015
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Quick thread on some questions/misconceptions about solidarity unionism! (1)
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Veena Dubal@veenadubal28 Nov 2022
I’ve just learned that the behemoth labor historian Staughton Lynd has passed from this world. Staughton’s strong ethical commitments to a just world leave us with his powerful legacy. I’m so glad I had some time with him in Youngstown. Thank you, @dgorganize. Rest in Power. ✊🏾
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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.
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Goodbye, dear Scrapper. The struggle continues. libcom.org/article/staughton…

Staughton Lynd’s remarks on Solidarity Unionism

Staughton Lynd's speech at the 2005 IWW Centenary in Chicago, Illinois.

libcom.org
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Nitasha Tiku
@nitashatiku2 Jun 2022
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. washingtonpost.com/technolog…

Google’s plan to talk about caste bias led to ‘division and rancor’

Thenmozhi Soundararajan was uninvited from giving a talk at Google about caste bias after some employees said such discrimination doesn't exist.

washingtonpost.com
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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.
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It's official! Sundiata is home!!
SundiataAcoli@SundiataAcoli26 May 2022
SUNDIATA ACOLI IS OFFICIALLY REUNITED WITH HIS FAMILY!!!!!!!!! Sundiata has given so much to us during his nearly 50 years incarcerated. Please donate today. *All donations will go to Sundiata's family to care for him. secure.actblue.com/donate/br… 1/2
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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: theanarchistlibrary.org/libr…

Wobblies and Zapatistas

Staughton Lynd & Andrej Grubacic Wobblies and Zapatistas Conversations on Anarchism, Marxism and Radical History 2008

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Dr. Gebru on why Google failed in crushing her: "Two words. Collective organizing." Read the whole thing, trust me.
Berkeley School of Information@BerkeleyISchool26 May 2022
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 ▶️ bit.ly/3wQSBbV

Timnit Gebru to UC Berkeley Graduates: “Work Collectively for a Better Future for All”

Dr. Timnit Gebru gave the keynote speech at the UC Berkeley School of Information May 2022 Commencement.

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Close up of Yoda with text at top reading, Do a union or do not. There is no support.

ALT Close up of Yoda with text at top reading, Do a union or do not. There is no support.

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Yoda would like a word with your co-worker who totally supports the union drive.
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The old proverb is right: Spring is a season for union organizing.
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NY Taxi Workers
@NYTWA6 May 2022
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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Bosses for decades argued that unions were "obsolete", a relic of time's past when they were, "needed." Now, the turn to unionism by workers is a potent as it's been in almost a hundred years. The bosses have failed. Unions are as relevant as ever. #MayDay
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Today is the most significant May Day in the United States since 2006 when immigrant workers accomplished a nationwide one-day strike. Major hat tips to the Occupy and Trump-bump May Days that took place in between this sixteen year stretch.
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Happy May Day! The world’s labor day! Our sister Marlen Sanchez, with Nicaragua’s farmworkers union, extends warm greetings to U.S. workers. Listen to her powerful message. Long live internationalist solidarity. Today and everyday, our struggles are one! #MayDay2022 #1U ✊🌎
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May Day is the real Labor Day and it's global. ✍️: @emmabowmans h/t @unionista27
NPR
@NPR30 Apr 2022
The U.S. does not officially recognize International Labor Day, a.k.a May Day. The resistance stems from a want to avoid emboldening worldwide working-class unity, historians say. Here's how it all began. n.pr/3rYvCtG
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