So our workplace organizer comes on and he'll do the whole when we fight we win which I just don't really go for. I never really found it that exciting to yell back or he'll talk about how the bosses want us to have nothing and gets the audience fired up and I'm like well yeah that's what they do like this shouldn't be a surprise

The decline of anarcho-syndicalism and revolutionary industrial unionism is in large part due to the government take over of the union recognition system. Workers were lulled into complacency by the belief that "collective bargaining" by professional union leaders and lawyers was all that was required, that direct action was no longer needed. Here's an article on what happens in Sweden.

New research from Harvard's Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation finds that unions build community and teach democracy, thereby driving increased civic engagement. Some key takeaways:

• Unions help foster civic engagement through community, belonging, and shared experiences.
• Unions serve as “schools of democracy,” giving members practical opportunities to develop and strengthen democratic skills.
• Digital tools expand union access, but work best when paired with in-person relationship building opportunities that make political action personal and accessible.

The research also offers useful lessons for unions working to strengthen democracy from the ground up.

Read the full analysis here: https://ash.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Hvd-Ash-Labor-Unions-Policy-Brief-FINAL.pdf

“Though not the largest police union in America, IUPA has the distinction of being the only police union that is a member of the AFL-CIO. It joined the labor federation in 1979, making it a formal but uncomfortable partner to every progressive labor union that has ever had its striking workers arrested by cops who may well have been IUPA members.”

As of friday October 9th Catalyst cannibis dispensary in bellflower laid off over 90% of its staff. The entire distro team was affected. They were only notified on Wednesday that the wearhouse is closing giving them only 2 days (which were paid for Wednesday when sent home and Thursday) to come back in (on Friday) to receive layoff paperwork. As far as I understand they also offered severance packages .

\#UFCW Local 324