On this edition of Your Call’s Authoritarian Playbook Series, we're discussing union and worker organizing under Trump.
Last year, more than a million federal workers lost their collective bargaining and union protections. Labor historian Joseph MCartin says it was the largest and most aggressive single act of union busting in US history.
As the administration continues to attack unions and strips workers of basic protections, many unions are organizing workers to defend their rights.
What role are unions playing in the fight against authoritarianism? What's most effective?
Guests:
John Logan, Professor and Director of Labor Studies at San Francisco State University, and writer on US and international labor issues
Alex Han, executive director of In These Times
Resources:
In These Times: Maybe a General Strike Isn’t So Impossible Now
CalMatters: Kaiser strike hits fourth week as 31,000 workers demand higher pay and better staffing
Mission Local: SFUSD fumbled the teachers strike
The New York Times: ‘The Biggest Act of Union-Busting in U.S. History’: Trump’s War on Federal Workers
The Guardian: How are unions pushing back against Trump’s attacks on labor and layoffs?
Economic Policy Institute: Trump is the biggest union-buster in U.S. history
