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STRIKE STRATEGY by William Z. Foster - Trade Union Education League 1926 Pamphlet

STRIKES, even when small and weak, constitute breaks of the workers with capitalism. They are living refutations of the time-worn conservative trade union slogan that the interests of capital and labor are identical. They are expressions of the irreconcilable quarrel between the workers and the employers over the division of the workers’ products. They are skirmishes in the great class war, foreshadowings of the final struggle which will abolish capitalism. During strikes, workers are in an especially militant and rebellious mood. They are then highly receptive of revolutionary ideas. It is then above all that they can and must be taught the full implications of their struggle. To rouse the class consciousness of the workers and to educate them to understand the class struggle and the historic mission of the working class is always a first consideration in strike strategy. Strikes are of many kinds and characters. Losovsky lists 13 types, as follows : Spontaneous, organized, o...

Transport Workers of America, CIO - 1948 Constitution Book

"The objects of this organization shall be: (a) To unite in this industrial union, regardless of race, creed, color or nationality, all workers eligible for membership employed in, on and about any and all passenger and other transportation facilities and public utilities in the United States, Canada and possessions and territories of the United States. (b) To establish through collective bargaining adequate wage standards, shorter hours of work and improvements in the conditions of employment for the workers in the industry. (c) To secure legislation safeguarding the economic security and social welfare of the workers in the industry, to protect and extend our democratic institutions and civil rights and liberties and thus to perpetuate the cherished traditions of our democracy.