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  1. Rabb: General strike not new, enslaved people led one during Civil... MOST POPULAR TODAY. Opposition to socialism unites MAGA and ...

    WASHINGTON—Say what you will about the Teachers/AFT, but they’re not afraid to speak out on controversial issues. From the war on Iran to Medicare for All, the 3,000 delegates to their convention in mid-July in D.C. pulled no punches.#labor #politics #aft #elections2026 #electoralpolitics #labormovement #laborpower #maga
    Teachers at AFT Convention plan multi-front battle against MAGA

  2. Rabb: General strike not new, enslaved people led one during Civil... MOST POPULAR TODAY. NAACP opens convention with call for ...

    WASHINGTON—Say what you will about the Teachers/AFT, but they’re not afraid to speak out on controversial issues. From the war on Iran to Medicare For All, the 3,000 delegates to their convention in mid-July in D.C. pulled no punches.#labor #politics #aft #elections2026 #electoralpolitics #labormovement #laborpower #maga
    Teachers at AFT Convention plan multi-front battle against MAGA

  3. Then, he says, the prospect of a general strike by workers upset by their declining share of national wealth and watching the profits from their ...

    CHICAGO —Ever since his election as United Auto Workers president, Shawn Fain has been urging the labor movement to align all expiring union contracts for the same day: May Day 2028.#politics #us #africanamericans #african-americanhistory #blackamericans #blackworkers #elections2026 #history #labormovement #laborpower #naacp
    General Strike not new, enslaved people led one during Civil War

  4. Then, he says, the prospect of a general strike by workers upset by their declining share of national wealth and watching the profits from their ...

    CHICAGO —Ever since his election as United Auto Workers president, Shawn Fain has been urging the labor movement to align all expiring union contracts for the same day: May Day 2028.#politics #us #africanamericans #african-americanhistory #blackamericans #blackworkers #elections2026 #history #labormovement #laborpower #naacp
    General Strike not new, enslaved people led one during Civil War

  5. Then, he says, the prospect of a general strike by workers upset by their declining share of national wealth and watching the profits from their ...

    CHICAGO —Ever since his election as United Auto Workers president, Shawn Fain has been urging the labor movement to align all expiring union contracts for the same day: May Day 2028.#politics #us #africanamericans #african-americanhistory #blackamericans #blackworkers #elections2026 #history #labormovement #laborpower #naacp
    General Strike not new, enslaved people led one during Civil War

  6. Then, he says, the prospect of a general strike by workers upset by their declining share of national wealth and watching the profits from their ...

    CHICAGO —Ever since his election as United Auto Workers president, Shawn Fain has been urging the labor movement to align all expiring union contracts for the same day: May Day 2028.#politics #us #africanamericans #african-americanhistory #blackamericans #blackworkers #elections2026 #history #labormovement #laborpower #naacp
    General Strike not new, enslaved people led one during Civil War

  7. Portuguese workers gear up for second general strike in six months · Children ...

    WASHINGTON—As President Donald Trump’s planned taxpayer-paid birthday bash June 14 concert collapsed, activists—led by labor, the No Kings movement, and 50501—stepped up plans for events opposing his agenda this week.#labor #us #labormovement #laborpower #politicalaction #politicalactivism #trump #trumpadministration
    As Trump birthday bash collapses labor and allies step up protests

  8. Portuguese workers gear up for second general strike in six months · Children ...

    WASHINGTON—As President Donald Trump’s planned taxpayer-paid birthday bash June 14 concert collapsed, activists—led by labor, the No Kings movement, and 50501—stepped up plans for events opposing his agenda this week.#labor #us #labormovement #laborpower #politicalaction #politicalactivism #trump #trumpadministration
    As Trump birthday bash collapses labor and allies step up protests

  9. Portuguese workers gear up for second general strike in six months · Children ...

    WASHINGTON—As President Donald Trump’s planned taxpayer-paid birthday bash June 14 concert collapsed, activists—led by labor, the No Kings movement, and 50501—stepped up plans for events opposing his agenda this week.#labor #us #labormovement #laborpower #politicalaction #politicalactivism #trump #trumpadministration
    As Trump birthday bash collapses labor and allies step up protests

  10. Portuguese workers gear up for second general strike in six months · Children ...

    WASHINGTON—As President Donald Trump’s planned taxpayer-paid birthday bash June 14 concert collapsed, activists—led by labor, the No Kings movement, and 50501—stepped up plans for events opposing his agenda this week.#labor #us #labormovement #laborpower #politicalaction #politicalactivism #trump #trumpadministration
    As Trump birthday bash collapses labor and allies step up protests

  11. @raymondpert Obama could have nationalized the industry during the bailout of early post “Great Recession.” Now workers have to make the struggle theirs to increase workplace democracy. Could also explore opportunities to diversify production, extending into alternative energy mass transportation manufacturing. #uaw #greennewdeal #labor #laborpower #workplacedemocracy

  12. 4/ So if the trad, orthodox, normal #economics view of #masscommunication gets it wrong, what do they produce?

    What is the #commodity form of #advertising sponsored comms under #latecapitalism ?

    #audiences and readerships

    The #audiencecommodity

    Here the work, the #laborpower of the workers is resold to the #advertisers

    This is nominally the "consciousness industry".

    Remember: TV stations and walled #platforms on the internet are factories that produce audiences for advertisers

  13. 4/ So if the trad, orthodox, normal #economics view of #masscommunication gets it wrong, what do they produce?

    What is the #commodity form of #advertising sponsored comms under #latecapitalism ?

    #audiences and readerships

    The #audiencecommodity

    Here the work, the #laborpower of the workers is resold to the #advertisers

    This is nominally the "consciousness industry".

    Remember: TV stations and walled #platforms on the internet are factories that produce audiences for advertisers