Are We There Yet?

This week, when SAG-AFTRA cancelled a public action in Dallas and announced that negotiations had resumed, solidarity activists hoped for a good contract and an end to their long strike. When the Autoworkers announced an "historic contract" offer to be considered by their Ford workers, solidarity activists hoped that our friends in North Texas UAW Locals 276, 816, and 2360 would soon finish their picket duty.

New union updates may indeed give us reasons to celebrate, but this American labor upsurge is far from over. We aren't "there" yet. Many North Texas battles have already begun. The Southwest Airlines Pilots and the American Airlines Flight Attendants, for example, need good contracts. We're still organizing Starbucks. The Teamsters have vowed to organize mighty Amazon, which is owned by the second richest man on Earth. If the Autoworkers prevail in the present strikes, they will likely go after Tesla, which has a big workforce in Texas and is owned by the richest man.

Working families have to be protected from insidious politicians. We have to save our schools and win the elections in November. Solidarity activists have  made tremendous progress over the past year, but we’re not “there," and we won’t be "there" as long as one job lacks dignity and decent pay, while ignorance trumps enlightenment, while poverty exists, and while a single crooked politician remains in office!

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We update the action calendar on our web page as new events are set. You can combine labor’s Google calendar into yours. For text reminders of immediate actions, text the word “action” to the phone number 235246.

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MORE ACTIONS COMING UP

Oct 29, (time not announced): UAW strike update on Facebook and YouTube

Oct 29, 4P: Texas retirees deliver winter scarfs to UAW276 strikers at 2505 W.E. Roberts in Grand Prairie. Contact genelantz.dallasaflcio.org

Nov 1, 12:30A: Monthly Dallas retiree meeting at Alliance/AFT Hall, 334 Centre, and on-line. Register here

Nov3: Early voting ends

Nov 5, 2-4PM: DSA new member orientation at Reverchon Park. More info on-line   

Nov 7: Election Day

Nov 16, 7:30P: Dallas AFL-CIO Central Labor Council for all affiliated union members

Nov 17: Another Government shutdown crisis is probable

Dec 7: Medicare open enrollment period ends