The unions themselves were, at the time, the largest and most successful results of social movements, a hundred years of struggle to create massive organizations that took on the interests of the oppressed classes. Without willingness to fundamentally break with neoliberal capitalism, it is not long before voters realize that they have elected a non-solution, and turn once again to the right. Since then, the poster has circulated far and wide, with variations appearing all over social media. In August 2020, social media discourse about USPS delays and the anticipated spike in mail-in voting due to the COVID-19 pandemic reached a fever pitch. With Ironworkers and IBEW electricians on the megaphones, they were able to speak to worker exploitation, not from “mass immigration” or affirmative action, but from mega-corporations that are crushing wages and collective bargaining. This includes organizing as a coalition with groups like, Many organizers with some relationship to PNWAWC came together to form the Portland Labor Against Fascists coalition to have a labor presence at the growing number of collisions between far-right rallies and the public. Fascists march to war down roads that were paved by centuries of European colonialism and imperialism. She said that she plans to donate all proceeds to the APWU. Your support amplifies the voices of journalists, activists and changemakers who are working hard to improve this country. The words above, thought to be the motto, are chiseled in gray granite over the entrance to the New York City Post Office on 8th Avenue and come from Book 8, Paragraph 98, of The Persian Wars by Herodotus. When Patriot Prayer announced its June 4. rally despite the pleas of the city, including the Mayor’s office, multiple groups organized to surround the event. Follow us for first access to the latest news and analysis. “Absolute baller content from the postal workers union,” reads the caption of the screen grabbed tweet. Leigh-Winters came up with the idea for the poster while chatting about the post office with her partner on Monday. Since the 1970s, global capital has sought to dismantle the liberal welfare state and put more and more social goods (such as education, healthcare and what remains of public housing) on the market through “structural adjustment” and austerity. The non-contract campaigns of the, It is no wonder that the IWW then looked to the past to rebuild a project that could extend the reach of the organization into the increasingly caustic world of tenancy, police violence, and insurrectionary racist threats. "It seems purely malicious; it doesn't even benefit Trump.". For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected]. On August 13 2020, we examined multiple posts about rumors that USPS services were being slowed down or sabotaged: ‘Don’t Mail Ballots In, Drop at Board of Elections, This is an Inside Tip from a Postal Worker, Can’t Say More than That’. The fascist enforcement of gender norms is a grotesque exaggeration of the patriarchal division of labor engendered by one form of capitalism. Even waiting in line at the post office, you have to appreciate the infrastructure that goes into making it work. We got so close to our September fundraising goal last night that we wanted to make one more small request.