“Lucy Parsons was famous and infamous. And she was prescient about what we’re facing today: the growing gap between rich and poor, the effect of technological innovation in the workplace, the inability of Democrats and Republicans to address gross injustice.” — Jacqueline Jones, New York Times, Dec. 31, 2017
IWW
Plutocracy III: Class War (must-see)
Warning
This video may contain images depicting the reality and horror of war/violence and should only be viewed by a mature audience.
Scott N June 2017
The Brief Origins of May Day by Eric Chase
Dandelion Salad
Originally published May 1, 2015
Republished with permission from IWW
by Eric Chase
IWW, 1993
May 1, 2017
Most people living in the United States know little about the International Workers’ Day of May Day. For many others there is an assumption that it is a holiday celebrated in state communist countries like Cuba or the former Soviet Union. Most Americans don’t realize that May Day has its origins here in this country and is as “American” as baseball and apple pie, and stemmed from the pre-Christian holiday of Beltane, a celebration of rebirth and fertility.
The Wobblies (1979)
Originally posted July 10, 2012
Thoth Ibis on Jan 17, 2015
Documentary movie for “Industrial Workers of the World” (IWW, also referred to as The Wobblies), the largest union in the history of the labor movement in the United States.
The Brief Origins of May Day by Eric Chase
Republished with permission from IWW
by Eric Chase
IWW, 1993
April 30, 2016
Most people living in the United States know little about the International Workers’ Day of May Day. For many others there is an assumption that it is a holiday celebrated in state communist countries like Cuba or the former Soviet Union. Most Americans don’t realize that May Day has its origins here in this country and is as “American” as baseball and apple pie, and stemmed from the pre-Christian holiday of Beltane, a celebration of rebirth and fertility.
The Brief Origins of May Day by Eric Chase
Republished with permission from IWW
by Eric Chase
IWW, 1993
May 1, 2015
Most people living in the United States know little about the International Workers’ Day of May Day. For many others there is an assumption that it is a holiday celebrated in state communist countries like Cuba or the former Soviet Union. Most Americans don’t realize that May Day has its origins here in this country and is as “American” as baseball and apple pie, and stemmed from the pre-Christian holiday of Beltane, a celebration of rebirth and fertility.
The Changing Face of Labor by Rivera Sun
by Rivera Sun
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Popular Resistance
April 18, 2014
Depending on one’s proximity to wage and workplace issues, the term Labor Movement may conjure up images of 19th century Wobblies with rolled-up shirtsleeves, Detroit autoworkers, or Walmart strikers. The face of labor evolves through the decades and with each change in the workplace, our identity as a populace of laborers has shifted.
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The Wobblies (1979)
replaced video Feb. 28, 2015
Thoth Ibis on Jan 17, 2015
Documentary movie for “Industrial Workers of the world” (IWW, also referred to as The Wobblies), the largest union in the history of the labor movement in the United States.
Occupy Boston Student Summit: Noam Chomsky
Chomskyan on Mar 8, 2012
Occupy Boston Student Summit
Feb. 12th, 2012
Harvard UniversitySam Roberts Christiansen, Instructor, Northeastern University
Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor, Mass. Institute of Technology
Video produced by Charngchi Way, Boston IWW
Noam Chomsky: The Tea Party is a Sign of the Failure of the Left
https://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/
Thanks to Rosa’s Ghost
Noam Chomsky on Latin America, the Supreme Court, Obama and more
Rosasghost
January 28, 2010
Interview conducted for the IWW. Feel free to duplicate.
Worker Occupations And The Future Of Radical Labor By Noam Chomsky and Diane Krauthamer
Watch the interview: Industrial Worker (IWW Newspaper) interviews Noam Chomsky
By Noam Chomsky
and Diane Krauthamer
IWW Interview
ZNet
Noam Chomsky’s ZSpace Page
Nov. 20, 2009
This interview was conducted on Oct. 9, 2009, at Professor Noam Chomsky’s office at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. Continue reading
Industrial Worker (IWW Newspaper) interviews Noam Chomsky
[Transcript: Worker Occupations And The Future Of Radical Labor By Noam Chomsky and Diane Krauthamer]
The Chomsky Videos on Mar 9, 2013
The editor of the Industrial Worker, Diane Krauthamer, spoke to Noam Chomsky at his MIT office in Cambridge, MA, on October 9th, 2009.
The Industrial Worker is the official newspaper of the IWW (the Industrial Workers of the World), a radical union.
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