Today marks 100 years since Benito Mussolini became Italy’s prime minister. His first governments pursued austerity and suppressed the labor movement — earning him the praise of liberal economists both in Italy and abroad.
Tag: Labor movement
Optimism of the Will
What can we do about it? The only tools available, like it or not, are education and organization. There’s no other way. It means trying to revive an authentic labor movement of the kind that, in the past, was in the forefront of moves toward social justice. It also means organizing other popular movements, carrying out educational efforts to combat the murderous anti-vaccine campaigns now going on, making sure that there are serious efforts to deal with the climate crisis, mobilizing against the bipartisan commitment to increase dangerous military spending and provocative actions against China.
Seventy Five Years Later, Toll of Taft-Hartley Weighs Heavily on Labor
Despite a valiant effort by millions of rank-and-file workers to prevent its passage, Taft-Hartley became law on June 23, 1947 when the Senate overrode President Truman’s veto. Taft-Hartley halted what had been a remarkable decade of progress for working people, tamed union militancy, and set the stage for the long decline of the U.S. labor movement. We are still feeling its effects today.
Source: Seventy Five Years Later, Toll of Taft-Hartley Weighs Heavily on Labor | Portside
‘Win for Workers Across America’: Amazon Union Victory Inspires Progressives
“For everyone in the labor movement, it’s time to dramatically rethink what we imagine is possible,” said one organizer.
Source: ‘Win for Workers Across America’: Amazon Union Victory Inspires Progressives
The Failure to Unionize the Tech Industry Will Eat the Labor Movement Alive
The pandemic has made tech stronger, but unions haven’t caught up.
Source: The Failure to Unionize the Tech Industry Will Eat the Labor Movement Alive – In These Times
1848+: The End(s) of History 