Martin Glaberman

Back to the future - The continuing relevance of Marx - Martin Glaberman and Seymour Faber

Article by Martin Glaberman and Seymour Faber discussing the ongoing relevance of much of Karl Marx's work to the contemporary class struggle

The Factory Songs of Mr. Toad - Martin Glaberman

In addition to his political writings, Martin Glaberman was also a published poet. Here is an example of his work.

Review - Punching out by Martin Glaberman - Red and Black Notes

Red and Black Notes review of Punching Out by Martin Glaberman.

Glaberman, Martin: 1918 - 2001 - Obituary by Red and Black Notes

Submitted by Fall Back on Jul 5 2009 12:21

Red & Black Notes was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Martin Glaberman on December 17, 2001. Marty was active in the workers' movement for almost seventy years, as a writer, agitator, activist and teacher. His death is a tremendous loss to those who knew him and the working class.

A different sort of democracy - Martin Glaberman

The following article was written as an introduction to C.L.R. James' Every Cook can Govern. It has been slightly edited for publication with the author's permission. It contrasts the weakness of capitalist democracy, comparing it to the democracy of ancient Greece as well as a directly democratic society run by the working class.

1911-1970s: Unions and workers: limitations and possibilities, by Martin Glaberman

Submitted by Mike Harman on Jul 22 2007 09:25
Sitting down

Detroit auto-worker Martin Glaberman analyses the bureaucratisation and decline of the US trade union movement. An interesting article interspersed with historical information and personal reminiscences

An open letter to rank and file labor activists

Submitted by libcom on Oct 28 2005 19:22

An open letter by the IMPACT group in Ohio, USA, to rank-and-file workers. The letter cointains short accounts of sell-outs and closed-door deals done by union leaders, as well as suggestions for grassroots activity.

Working for Wages

Submitted by libcom on Jul 25 2005 17:42

The Working Class and Social Change - Martin Glaberman

Glaberman discusses different notions of class consciousness, based partly on his experiences as both a factory worker and, later, an academic.

The workers have to deal with their own reality and that transforms them

Submitted by libcom on Jul 25 2005 17:34

Based on his experience in auto factories, Glaberman discusses the contradictions of the union's role.