IWW/CWA dual-carders in the heart of the struggle

At midnight April 5, 2009 contracts for most of the component groups represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) at the telecom giant AT&T have expired. After weeks of mobilizing, around 90,000 workers are poised to strike one of the largest and most profitable multinational corporations. A job action by CWA would be the largest and among the most significant labor action in the United States since the UPS strike in 1997. It would also be the first major strike under the Obama regime. The brewing confrontation could set the tone for class struggle in the U.S. for the near future.

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The View from the Floor

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an “I owe you” left off the table

Money

There are very few people really asking for what they deserve in this land. You have many cases of people demanding way more than they deserve, usually this is your boss, your manager or your foreman; generally it is the people who tell you what to do without asking you what you think. These are the people that already have more than you; they think they are entitled to even more. It is the way professional hockey players and owners act as if one million isn't enough.