r/MayDayStrike

The North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters endorses Platner.

Platner: “Power in society comes from two places, organized money or organized people and we all know that the money is organized and it has bought our political system.”

I was watching a YouTube video on some topic that I now forget the theme of. In the video, the presenter spoke of sinister people wanting to make everyone live their lives bound to debt. Eventually, I developed an idea:

Indebtedness is a major reason that more people do not visit and join income-sharing communities. I'm thinking of the rural community that has businesses that function as a worker co-op because that is the form of community that can most liberate working people. (Sometimes, the members of such communities are in denial of this fact, perhaps because acknowledging the fact would require them to look at their own privilege.)

So, I say we focus a lot on recruiting those in the age range of about 18-24. We want to point out that they are in a window of opportunity. The older they get, the more that window closes.

There may be no way that a person can avoid aging out of the window. Try living in America without signing a car loan. Or, an apartment lease. Or falling back on a credit card. Or taking on student loans. Or, having a child or two and facing the costs, which might turn into legally enforced child support payments.

Get 'em before the mainstream does.

This idea might be resisted because some who are already in IC may not want to confront the reality that they have a bit of privilege that allowed them to get to IC themselves.

Anyway. I'm spreading the word. I wish someone had told me when I was young.

The cause of labor remains the hope of the world. Organized labor is a powerful force against income inequality and the influence of the oligarchs, and historically has been a key pillar in the struggle against authoritarianism. The Trump regime clearly understands that, and they’ve prioritized union-busting. Every single American who believes in economic justice and democracy should be looking for opportunities to stand in solidarity with union organizers.

Some of the toughest and most creative leaders in the labor movement, led by Association of Flight Attendants president Sara Nelson, have launched a new initiative to help grow the labor movement. Union Now is a national worker power and organizing fund, providing resources to strengthen the hand of new unions negotiating with powerful businesses and fill the coffers of strike funds whenever it’s needed, helping workers stay on the picket line long enough to win. (Labor journalist Hamilton Nolan makes the case for this effort here.) ⚒️ We can help directly fund organizing activity by donating to Union Now here. ⚒️