Fight Back! Radio

Carl Rosen, General President of United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE), breaks down the ways capitalism attacks the working class, how unions can fight back through Them and Us Unionism, and the importance of solidarity and community in the labor movement.

Find out more about the UE via their homepage, and check out their statement on Them and Us Unionism.

Read more about the Farm Equipment workers union (FE) and their militant struggle in Toni Gilpin's book: The Long Deep Grudge.

Check out Jobs With Justice and Emergency Workplace Organizing (EWOC) for support in organizing your workplace.

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We are joined today by Cherrene Horazuk, President of AFSCME Local 3800 - UMN Clerical Workers Union, and Co-chair of MN Workers United, to talk about women in the labor movement, class struggle unionism, international solidarity, and much more.

You can learn more about AFSCME Local 3800 on their website and on Facebook.

Check out the World Federation of Trade Unions via their website, and read Labor Today for the latest news from the labor movement.

Learn more about Alexandra Kollontai by listening to Kristen R. Ghodsee's AK-47 Podcast

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Frank Chapman, Executive Director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR), joins us for a deep dive into the relationship between the Black Liberation Movement and Socialism, as well as a strategy towards victory through the uniting of oppressed nations and workers.

You can read Frank's formal work on these topics in his book: Marxist-Leninist Perspectives on Black Liberation and Socialism.

Join the fight! Checkout the National Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression (NAARPR), as well as the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) to get involved.

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***CORRECTION:

Around 21 minutes into the interview, Frank Chapman says the name Sekou Ture, but he is actually referring to Kwame Ture.

Sol Márquez, a Chicana activist and organizer with Centro CSO and FRSO, sits down with us to discuss the self-determination of Chicano people, fighting for community control of the police, protecting public education, and much more.

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You can also reach them directly via email at [email protected], and by calling or texting their hotline: (323) 943-2030

Read Sol's piece, My journey to Aztlán, on Fight Back! News.

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Larry Spivack of the Illinois Labor History Society joins us to dive in to some labor history, including May Day, the Haymarket Affair, and struggles over the telling of labor history.

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Richard sits down with Kobi Guillory, Co-Chair of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, to talk about the Alliance, the Black Liberation Movement, community control of the police, bringing power to the streets, police torture, and many other topics.

Join the fight for community control of the police. Go to caarpr.org if you're in Chicago and naarpr.org to find other cities.

Sign on to the letter calling for federal charges against Jason Van Dyke for the murder of Laquan McDonald.

Take action to fight for the freedom of torture survivors and the wrongfully convicted.

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Welcome to Fight Back! Radio, where we take you to the heart of the peoples' struggles, and bring you a working class perspective on labor,  Black liberation, anti-imperialism, and all other struggles for a better world.

We're happy you're here, and hope you stick around for our future episodes.

FRSO's statement on May Day: Celebrate International Workers Day, May 1, 2022

Read more about Lucy Parsons: Lucy Parsons: An American Revolutionary

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