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On May 7, healthcare workers of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in Chicago were prepared to strike the following morning.
Women and people of oppressed nationalities have always been on the front lines of revolutionary movements. In the historic moment of mobilization, our working-class heroes are targeted and demonized in order to undermine the revolutionary movement.
The 33,000 educators in Los Angeles and their union, United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), have taught us all an important lesson.
Women workers are part of a long tradition of labor struggle that has fought for workers’ rights. We mobilize against the systems that oppress us.
Under capitalism, we must work to survive and that work can often be stultifying, overwhelming, and even painful. It can also be a source of pride and accomplishment.