Since the 1950’s when the #socialists and #communists were driven out of the labor unions, #unions have been characterized as “business unions” friendly to capitalists. In addition, union leadership has formed a kind of “labor aristocracy” with a stake in the system. This is a terrific, short article about what rank-and-file workers can do to democratize the unions and force the union leadership out of their cushy positions.
Read in Labor Notes