#OtD 23 Nov 1912 anarcho-syndicalist union, Unione Sindacale Italiana, was founded in Modena mainly by radical metal workers, builders, farm workers and miners. It played a key role in both the factory occupation movement and anti-fascist resistance https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9595/unione-sindacale-italiana-founded
Kevin Carson
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#OtD 22 Nov 1919 the Bogalusa massacre took place. Black labour organiser Sol Dacus was threatened by agents of the Great Southern Lumber Company. White union members and an official came to his defence and four were murdered https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9513/bogalusa-labor-massacre
Starbucks workers brew our coffee, not the billionaires. Hold the line and don't shop at Starbucks while baristas are on strike. #NoContractNoCoffee https://seiu.co/NoStarbucks
Kevin Carson
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+ 15.6 million U.S. retail workers
+ 20,700 Dollar Generals, 8,000 Family Dollars and 9,000 Dollar Trees.
+ 4% of retail workers in the U.S. are unionized lower than the private sector average of just under 6%.
https://capitalandmain.com/dollar-store-workers-fight-to-improve-jobs-even-without-a-union
PreMajority Unionism - EWOC
https://workerorganizing.org/premajority-unionism/
Step Up Louisiana
https://www.stepuplouisiana.org/
Dollar Store Workers’ Fight Shows How to Build Power Even Without a Union | Truthout
+ 15.6 million U.S. retail workers
+ 20,700 Dollar Generals, 8,000 Family Dollars and 9,000 Dollar Trees.
+ 4% of retail workers in the U.S. are unionized lower than the private sector average of just under 6%.
https://capitalandmain.com/dollar-store-workers-fight-to-improve-jobs-even-without-a-union
PreMajority Unionism - EWOC
https://workerorganizing.org/premajority-unionism/
Step Up Louisiana
https://www.stepuplouisiana.org/
Alex Akselrod
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Seven Million Turn Out for “No Kings” Protests Nationwide. Next Up, Massive Disruptions Backed by Unions?
People from across the country marched. Now what?
Luis Feliz Leon OCT 20, 2025
https://inthesetimes.com/article/no-kings-march-union-organizing-trump-democrats-ice
#GeneralStrike #NoKings #LabourMovement #Organize #Solidarity #Unions
Alex Akselrod
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Tim W RESISTS
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Seven Million Turn Out for “No Kings” Protests Nationwide. Next Up, Massive Disruptions Backed by Unions?
People from across the country marched. Now what?
Luis Feliz Leon OCT 20, 2025
https://inthesetimes.com/article/no-kings-march-union-organizing-trump-democrats-ice
#GeneralStrike #NoKings #LabourMovement #Organize #Solidarity #Unions
Happy Friday, and happy #NoKings Day Eve!
If you're able to, be sure to show up tomorrow!
Here's a few resources that will help you stay safe:
- https://crimethinc.com/2014/08/14/staying-safe-in-the-streets
- https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
- https://themarkup.org/the-breakdown/2024/05/04/how-do-i-prepare-my-phone-for-a-protest-updated-2024
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Part 2 link below. I'd intended to write a part 3 about the activist housing co-op I was living in at the time. I neglected to do that but I'm feeling motivated to get that done after sharing a bit this morning on a Signal group. We were doing a lot but none of it was rocket science. It was constant effort, experimentation, failure, some small successes. But at every step it was community and relationship building. Everyday. That's what it's going to take.
Once a month protests are not going to be enough to stop fascism. We are a passive consumer culture buffered for decades by a large enough, comfortable enough middle class that didn't want to be bothered with activism or even basic citizenship. We have decades on non-participation working against us. We shouldn't have "activists" because everyone should be active. All the time.
#Democracy has failed because Americans didn't want to be bothered. Now we have to learn how to #organize.
Yogthos
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Emergency Action: Blockade the Port Friday October 3rd - Blocchiamo Tutto!
Join the global upsurge to "Block everything with #Gaza in our hearts". Take action in response to the IOF kidnapping the #sumudflotilla activists including 6 local workers.
Assemble 3PM: Maritime Cove Community Park
Start action 4PM
Public Transport: Cool 234, 235 or 236 from City & walk from 109 tram.
https://www.unionistsforpalestine.com.au/
#LabourMovement #MUA #NTEU #Organize #Palestine #Solidarity #U4P
Text:
There are six Australian
citizens sailing on this
humantarian effort to
bring relief to the
people of Gaza being
deliberately starved by
Israel.
(Names accompanying photographs)
Juliet Lamont
Hamish Paterson
Abubakir Mohammad Rafiq
Surya McEwan
Bianca Webb - Pullman
Daniel Coward
National Tertiary Education Union members assembly
stand in solidarity before a projection sign
TEXT:
SOLIDARITY WITH MUA MEMBER HAMISH PATERSON AND ALL THE COURAGEOUS ACTIVISTS WITH THE GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA
Text:
EMERGENCY ACTION
BLOCKADE THE PORT
3/10 FRIDAY 3PM AT WEBB DOCK
SOLIDARITY WITH WORKERS ABDUCTED BY ISRAELI
FORCES FROM THE FLOTILLA
~ ASSEMBLE AT MARITIME COVE COMMUNITY PARK
Unionists For Palestine
Free Palestine Coalition Naarm
Emergency Action: Blockade the Port Friday October 3rd - Blocchiamo Tutto!
Join the global upsurge to "Block everything with #Gaza in our hearts". Take action in response to the IOF kidnapping the #sumudflotilla activists including 6 local workers.
Assemble 3PM: Maritime Cove Community Park
Start action 4PM
Public Transport: Cool 234, 235 or 236 from City & walk from 109 tram.
https://www.unionistsforpalestine.com.au/
#LabourMovement #MUA #NTEU #Organize #Palestine #Solidarity #U4P
Text:
There are six Australian
citizens sailing on this
humantarian effort to
bring relief to the
people of Gaza being
deliberately starved by
Israel.
(Names accompanying photographs)
Juliet Lamont
Hamish Paterson
Abubakir Mohammad Rafiq
Surya McEwan
Bianca Webb - Pullman
Daniel Coward
National Tertiary Education Union members assembly
stand in solidarity before a projection sign
TEXT:
SOLIDARITY WITH MUA MEMBER HAMISH PATERSON AND ALL THE COURAGEOUS ACTIVISTS WITH THE GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA
Text:
EMERGENCY ACTION
BLOCKADE THE PORT
3/10 FRIDAY 3PM AT WEBB DOCK
SOLIDARITY WITH WORKERS ABDUCTED BY ISRAELI
FORCES FROM THE FLOTILLA
~ ASSEMBLE AT MARITIME COVE COMMUNITY PARK
Unionists For Palestine
Free Palestine Coalition Naarm
bhaugen
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New research shows that #oceanacidification has now crossed the planetary boundary. That's 7 of 9 boundaries crossed.
#Capitalism is driving #ecological catastrophe & will continue to do so until we align #production to a new law of value.
#GreenSocialist #GreenParty #EcoSocialism #Socialism #Marxism #Communism #Peace #Ecology #SocialJustice #Democracy #Education #DualPower #Election #Vote #Politics #Organize #Reading #Discussion #Learning #Workers #Labor #Union
New research shows that #oceanacidification has now crossed the planetary boundary. That's 7 of 9 boundaries crossed.
#Capitalism is driving #ecological catastrophe & will continue to do so until we align #production to a new law of value.
#GreenSocialist #GreenParty #EcoSocialism #Socialism #Marxism #Communism #Peace #Ecology #SocialJustice #Democracy #Education #DualPower #Election #Vote #Politics #Organize #Reading #Discussion #Learning #Workers #Labor #Union