As socialists, we believe workers play a particular role under capitalism that makes them central in the fight for socialism. But in recent history in the US, labor and the left have been separated, leaving us vulnerable to capitalism attacks. How do we rebuild a fighting labor movement that can meaningfully challenge capital? Enter the Rank & File Strategy.
What is the Rank & File Strategy? How should socialists engage with it? How is it different from just “socialists taking rank & file jobs”? Join the East Bay DSA Political Education Committee for a discussion of these questions and more.
We are thrilled to feature two vital contributors to the labor movement, Jane Slaughter and John Pearson! Jane Slaughter is a journalist with a storied history in the US labor movement. She is a co-founder of Labor Notes, a media and organizing project that has been the voice of union activists who want to put the movement back in the labor movement since 1979. She authored Concessions and How To Beat Them and co-authored the indispensable workplace organizing handbook Secrets of a Successful Organizer. John Pearson, RN, is a rank-and-file ER nurse at Highland Hospital and Alameda Health System Chapter President for SEIU Local 1021. He was instrumental in the East Bay’s historic, and victorious, healthcare worker strike in 2020.
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