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Discussion: A Militant Critique of Labor Notes
Read more: Discussion: A Militant Critique of Labor NotesFor a Fighting Labor Movement COFTU is proud to be participating in a panel discussion in Chicago on Sunday, June 14th, titled “A Militant Critique of Labor Notes: For a Fighting Workers Movement.” We urge participants at this year’s Labor Notes conference and other supporters of the working class to attend. Feel free to RSVP or also sign up to watch online. Six different organizations of militant unionists will be talking about their common struggle to transform the U.S. labor movement. For decades in the United States, union leaders tied to the Democratic and Republican parties have traded away our power […]
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Labor’s Turning Point
Read more: Labor’s Turning PointThe 1934 Minneapolis General Strike Film Screening + Discussion Friday, 8 May at 4pm PSTRSVP + Zoom link: bit.ly/laborsturningpoint This Friday, join us to watch and discuss the documentary Labor’s Turning Point, about the 1934 Minneapolis General Strike which kicked off the transformation of the Teamsters into an industrial union and helped lay the foundation for the establishment of the Congress of Industrial Organizations. This film can help us to answer many important questions for the US labor movement today: Was the January 23 “No Work, No School, No Shopping” action against ICE in Minneapolis a real general strike? How should […]
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Teamsters Mobilize member banned from Labor Notes
Read more: Teamsters Mobilize member banned from Labor NotesWe in COFTU have signed the petition explained by Teamsters Mobilize below. Join us to demand that Labor Notes reverse their ban of Teamsters Mobilize member Colleen Donovan from the 2026 Labor Notes conference: bit.ly/labornotesban On Friday, April 24th, 2026 Teamsters Mobilize Steering Committee member Colleen Donovar received an email from Labor Notes stating: “Dear Colleen, We will not be able to accommodate vou at the 2026 Labor Notes Conference in Chicago. We have refunded your ticket in full. You should receive your refund within a few business days. Best, Labor Notes Registration Team” While Labor Notes provided no explanation in […]
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May Day March
Read more: May Day MarchMacArthur Park, 5/1, 10 am Over 100 operators and a dozen mechanics at LA Metro have been affected by the Trump & Newsom administrations cancellation of commercial drivers licenses (CDLs). Join in solidarity with unionized LA Metro workers standing up to restore CDLs for our operators and mechanics! Stand against ICE! Meet other unionists and workers in LA who share our struggle for labor conditions we all deserve! Gather at the southeast corner of 6th and Park View at 9:45 am
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For a Working Class May Day
Read more: For a Working Class May DayNot a Democratic Party May Day Zoom discussion, Sunday, April 26 at 1 pm bit.ly/tm-025 As the U.S. ruling class escalates its war on Iran, they’re ramping up brutal domestic attacks against workers using ICE, and our economic conditions are worsening by the day. Gas and food prices are going up while [Teamster President] Sean O’Brien is basically there to ensure the Teamsters keeps bleeding members. On this call, union members will present on how we are organizing to ABOLISH ICE! and OPPOSE IMPERIALIST WARS!, plus how we can build up our ability to wage militant strikes-including preparing for a GENUINE […]