CPUSA Berkeley - The Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Club

The Berkeley City Council is a worthless pack of cowards

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Last night at the Berkeley City Council meeting, a zionist made a death threat against a pro-Palestine activist.

Jesse Arreguin claims to be a progressive but he’s actually in the pocket of Uber and AIPAC. Don’t vote for him for state senate in November.

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Starbucks in Berkeley unionizes!

Tyler - SBWU California on Twitter “16 UNIONIZED STORES IN CALIFORNIA!!!!! SHATTUCK & BERKELEY IN BERKELEY CA VOTES 12-6 TO UNIONIZE!!!!! LETS GO!!!!”

https://www.cpusa.org/article/the_struggle_for_full_legalization_of_our_party/

The struggle for full legalization of our party On the CPUSA’s visible “existence” in national life Before I joined the CPUSA in the spring of 2017, I had no idea that the Communist Party of the United States still existed.

An important listen.

New Episode - Ep 82 - Why We Fight
Link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59989538
https://soundcloud.com/user-753840729/ep-82-why-we-fight

It’s a heavy start to this week’s episode, as we begin with the horrific aftermath of the multi-state tornado system that killed over 80 people, including at least 14 workers forced to stay at their jobs by their management. These workers were murdered by their employers in the pursuit of profit, for which the companies are unlikely to ever be brought to justice. We follow up that difficult segment with an update on the Kellogg’s strike, where workers overwhelmingly rejected a tentative agreement that would have maintained the two-tier contract system, standing strong to protect the rights of future workers. Moving on to the first unambiguously happy story of the episode, Starbucks workers in Buffalo won their union elections at two of the three Buffalo stores that held votes last week, and have inspired union drives in at least 6 more stores. Also this week, workers at Activision Blizzard King went on strike to protest the firing of testers at Raven Software and also announced their drive to form the first unionized workforce at a major game studio. We also discuss the IATSE strike on the set of the film “Nefarious”, where the right wing production company used Oklahoma’s right to work law and free child labor from a local technical school to try and evade union protections. Finally, we close on a high note, as the biggest new bargaining unit of the year was recognized as 17,000 student researchers finally had their branch of the UAW recognized by the University of California system.

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Donate to the striking ABK workers: https://www.gofundme.com/f/abk-strike-fund

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How Economic Jargon and Cliches Make Cruel, Anti-Poor Policies Sound Sterile and Science-y (Part II) "Deregulation will make the economy more efficient and stimulate GDP growth," insist think tanks like the Brookings Institution and American Enterprise Institute. "Fiscal hawks," claiming to be worrie

New Episode - Ep 80 - One Worker, One Vote
Link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59688655
https://soundcloud.com/user-753840729/ep-80-one-worker-one-vote

John's back, Lina's away, and businesses keep oppressing their workers. We start this week's episode with an Amazon roundup, as the NLRB officially orders a new election in Bessemer, the NY AG demands Christian Smalls be reinstated, and independent researchers find Amazon concealed 20,000 workplace related COVID cases. Next we have a rare discussion of labor relations in the sports world, as the owners in Major League Baseball have locked out the players is a dispute over player salaries. The big labor news of the week was the membership of the UAW voting to switch election of their leadership from an undemocratic delegate system to a one member, one vote system, potentially setting the stage for a new rank and file upsurge at next years convention. Workers at a Rich Products' ice cream cake plant in Los Angeles have been on strike for a month, as their multibillion dollar parent company refuses to give the workers a measly $1/hr raise and more than 3 sick days a year. Finally, we discuss the recent story of hackers accessing receipt printers and making them print out an "Antiwork Manifesto".

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Kellogg's wants to break their strike by hiring 1400 permanent workers, instead of negotiating with their striking workers in good faith.

Don't let them do it!

Show your solidarity with the workers and boycott these brands.