Angry Education Workers

Watching all these centrist pundits stress the “civility” of Charlie Kirk’s style without addressing the ugliness of his substance is giving me a renewed appreciation of how the civil, polite White Citizens’ Councils conned the same crowd into thinking they were distinct from the cruder Klan.

What happened to Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez Immigration agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father outside Chicago on Friday—and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by videos captured by witnesses.

ICE killed one of our people, and lied about it.

A Roundup of our Key Texts We've gathered some of our most well-received writings in one place for our new subscribers.

Hey everyone! It's been awhile, but we've been busy working on a variety of projects, including an upcoming series of workers' inquiries on educational workplaces in the D.C. region.

In the meantime, check out some of our key writings:

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Towards a Revolutionary Union Movement, Addendum: A Revolutionary Vehicle? The Role of the IWW After extensive discussion among rank-and-file IWW militants with concrete workplace organizing experience, we present this evaluation of the IWW and a vision for its future.

The final installment of Towards a Revolutionary Union Movement, an evaluation of the IWW in its current form, is up!

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Gandalf the White saying, "Be silent. Keep your forked tongue behind your teeth"

me when any program's AI assistant asks me if I want help writing:

Although the Salon article about Cater isn't about HIV issues, here's an accompanying detail from an ACTU/AIDSGATE poster showing Ronald Reagan's ugly face with glowing pink eyes, a dorky hair style and a greenish yellow background. Fuck Reagan! Source: https://peoplesgdarchive.org/item/10552/actup-aidsgate-ronald-reagan-poster.

How Reaganism actually started with Jimmy Carter
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Now just $2800 to go, thanks to some really awesome people!

All this hacking and nobody is wiping out people’s debt.

How Undercover Organizers Are Energizing the Labor Movement Let’s talk about “salting.”

The new generation of young, diverse, fired-up worker-organizers around the country are embracing one of the oldest tactics in the pro-union handbook: salting.

My latest for @teenvogue.bsky.social: www.teenvogue.com/story/what-i...

Towards a Revolutionary Union Movement, Part 13: Conclusions We draw strategic conclusions from our analysis of revolutionary unionism. There are two immediate priorities: organizing the unorganized and dual carding within the established unions.

Parts 10-13 of our series on revolutionary unionism are up. Part 13 details our conclusions:

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self checkout is the slow knife. employees replaced with the mechanical turk free labor of a million customers' hands, hands stayed from mischief not by fair wages but by biometric panopticon, a camera at every station, your face in every database. we should be burning these machines in the streets

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Just getting started here with my #ActuallyAutistic audience...

I hit a nerve with this.

Now, it mighta been the funny bone...

Or it might be that monster nerve that goes up your spine and into your head and you light up like a Christmas Tree with inspiration.

you tell me.

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Towards a Revolutionary Union Movement, Part 9: Antifascist Fascism represents an all out war against the proletariat. Revolutionary unionists must unite with antifascist struggles of all types if we hope to outlast the repression we will inevitably face.

With how the US election just went, those of you who follow us here on Bluesky might appreciate what we had to say on the role revolutionary unions have to play in antifascist struggle:

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We couldn't agree more. Even better, the IWW is still here! We're rebuilding to help wage the revolutionary labor struggles of the future!

Get in touch! iww.org
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Anyone who thinks this attack on higher ed is going to stop with the humanities or courses on race and gender has another thing coming - Florida is already targeting classes on “Labor and Globalization” and “Introduction to East Asia” for removal from the curriculum

Disclose - Once The War Started...
🇯🇵 Japan, Hardcore, Punk (1993)

Donate to Solidarity with Striking or Fired Phoenix IWW Union Workers, organized by IWW Phoenix Branch Union Help Union Workers Fight back Against Retaliation. Phoeni… IWW Phoenix Branch Union needs your support for Solidarity with Striking or Fired Phoenix IWW Union Workers

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Notes on Fighting Trumpism - Boston Review To mobilize the abandoned working class, we need to revive the idea of solidarity.

"If we are going to ever defeat Trumpism, modern fascism, and wage a viable challenge to gendered racial capitalism, we must revive the old IWW slogan, “An injury to one is an injury to all.” www.bostonreview.net/articles/not...

Being Autistic doesn't lead to being Trans & Polyamory. However there is a HUGE Overlap. If you Hate Trans & Polyam People you DEFINITELY Hate Autistic People. There is always Overlap. You need to Stand With EVERYONE cuz otherwise you're Standing against Someone. Someone that may be important.

Phoenix IWW - Organizing Intake Form Use this form to engage the Organizing Committee of the Phoenix IWW for assistance in organizing your workplace.

November 5th wasn't what any of us wanted. At the end of the day, our low pay, awful managers, and sub-par benefits will continue, until the working class organizes.

Want to fight the good fight? Organize your workplace today.

Industrial Workers of the World - DMV Education Workers Organizing Committee - Contact Form Thanks for your interest in organizing with the IWW DMV Education Workers Organizing Committee (DMV EWOC). Please fill out this form and we will have an EWOC organizer arrange a phone or virtual call...

It's time to wake up (if you haven't already), then organize your workplace! DMV EWOC is here to support you. If you work in schools, museums, libraries, archives, daycares, or other educational facilities, use our organizing lead intake form to get in touch!

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Towards a Revolutionary Union Movement, Part 9: Antifascist Fascism represents an all out war against the proletariat. Revolutionary unionists must unite with antifascist struggles of all types if we hope to outlast the repression we will inevitably face.

With how the US election just went, those of you who follow us here on Bluesky might appreciate what we had to say on the role revolutionary unions have to play in antifascist struggle:

angryeducationworkers.substack.com/p/towards-a-...

#EduSky #anarchism

Mail carriers reach tentative contract with USPS that includes pay raises and air-conditioned trucks Some 200,000 letter carriers have reached a tentative contract deal with the U.S. Postal Service that includes backdated pay raises and a promise to provide workers with air-conditioned trucks.

Mail carriers reach tentative contract with USPS that includes pay raises and air-conditioned trucks

Towards a Revolutionary Union Movement, Part One: Introduction We need a new, revolutionary type of unionism that can confront the power of the employing class. Our new essay series examines which traits revolutionary unions must possess to succeed.

We're releasing a series on revolutionary unionism. So far, we've posted parts 1-3. Read them here:

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A Report from the UK IWW's TEFL Workers' Union The UK IWW's Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Workers' Union is building power among usually isolated educators. We republish these updates about recent organizing victories and protests.

The UK IWW's Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Workers' Union is racking up victories for normally isolated workers in an extremely precarious part of the education industry:

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Against Professionalism! Professional hierarchies in educational workplaces exist to set groups of workers against each other in service of arbitrary definitions of professional conduct that are imposed by our employers.

Our newest essay argues that professional hierarchies in our workplaces exist to set groups of workers in schools, libraries, museums, and other educational institutions against each other.

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An Education Workers’ Self-Inquiry A scaffolded manual for building worker power in the education industry, along with some research resources that might help expedite the process.

Our newest post, a scaffolded manual for building worker power in the education industry, along with some research resources that might help expedite the process.

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Report from Amiens IWW on organizing the working-class against fascism With the tide of fascism rising rapidly in France and worldwide, the Amiens IWW set an example for unions everywhere.

Our fellow workers in Amiens, France, are intervening in both the student and labor movements to organize against fascism. See their latest updates on our site!

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Urgent Call to Action: Support the Palestine Solidarity Encampments! There has been an upsurge in student organizing to stop the genocide in Palestine. They are facing severe repression, and need our solidarity!

We have added bail funds for:

Virginia Commonwealth University
University of Florida
Rural college support fund and resources
Please donate if you can afford it! Either way, please share far and wide!
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