🌹 Labor 101: Socialism and the Labor Movement - Session 2

We are witnessing a new moment in labor with a wave of strikes. In the East Bay, Oakland teachers, UC grad students, and workers in a drywall factory. Across the U.S., auto workers, Amazon workers, Starbucks workers…

What’s the relationship between socialists, unions, and the working class?  

East Bay DSA’s Labor Committee is offering a four-session weekly series starting Thursday, March 6th at 6 PM.  Topics include:

• the importance of labor for the socialist project
• what unions are and do
• labor history
• labor’s challenges under Trump
• ways to join and support the labor movement

This discussion group was not designed for experienced, well-read socialist labor activists. We are offering the series primarily for those newer to socialism and newer to or inexperienced with labor or who might know about unions or be in a union but want a socialist perspective.

This is a discussion group, not a class.  We believe engaged discussions and activities during the sessions are crucial parts of learning and increase the ability to use these ideas at work and in political discussion. We will meet four times for two hours each week, with a manageable amount of reading for each session.

If you’re new to socialism and/or looking to learn more about unions and the labor movement, this series is for you!

Details

When: March 13, 2025, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Where: RSVP for details - RSVP for details, Berkeley, CA, 94704
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