clmyers

Networking and politics

Political label: Libertarian Communist (with leanings toward Anarcho-Communism)
Region: North America
Employment sector: services
Occupation: Service Technician (Mechanic)
Political group membership: Socialist Party USA
What do your politics mean to you?: "Politics" generally irritates me greatly; however, political philosophy is very important. It's one way I try to make sense of life. (Wow, that sounds lame.)
Favourite page on libcom.org: http://libcom.org/library
Favourite article on libcom.org: http://libcom.org/library/stateless-socialism-anarchism-mikhail-bakunin
Favourite thinkers: Jesus, Karl Marx, Mikhail Bakunin, Peter Kropotkin, Georges Fontenis, Cornel West, Rudolf Rocker.
Favourite political books: 1984, "Manifesto of Libertarian Communism."

Mexico: Morelos teachers' strikers now seek "solution"
After two violent and tense months, striking teachers in the Mexican state of Morelos have started negotiations with the state over an education reform bill being forced through parliament with the support of the teachers' union head.

Memoirs of a Wobbly, by Henry McGuckin
An important contribution to the history of the Industrial Workers of the World. A superb account by a rank'n'file Wobbly organiser; on the road, on the job, on strike, in jail, on the run, coast to coast...

1952-1973: Radical perspectives in the Caribbean
The experiences of Fundi, Carribean Situationist. " From the start we saw through the fraud of the "independent" unions ... We decided that the union bureaucracy must stop; that there should not be any mediation between us and the boss for this has been responsible for suppressing confidence in ourselves to take up the total task of ending capitalism. ... We developed the capacity for instant strike action. We had meetings on the factory compound and the farms during work hours against the wishes of the boss and traditional unionism. ... Such actions are the bedrock of direct participation which stands in truth against the lies of centralized leadership."

Tea Break July 2008
First issue of an irregular workers' bulletin put together by users of the website, libcom.org. This issue focuses on the 2008 pay dispute over sub-inflation pay offers.