North American Union Work

Edition No.64

Comrades intervened at a February rally where the Federal Unionist Network (FUN) promoted strike action against mass layoffs affecting APWU, LIUNA, and AFGE workers. While the initial slogans were militant, FUN regressed into reformist, interclassist appeals to the state. The rally of 40 workers was saturated with electoral propaganda and speeches from politicians of the capitalist parties.

Our intervention included distributing Party texts, passing out leaflets of the Class Struggle Action Network and criticising these electoral methods. The purge of federal workers no-longer deemed necessary for securing capital’s easy valorization, confirms that only within the emergence of a generalized proletarian revolt and the emergence of the future class union can disposed workers defend their economic interest, while the existing microcosm of established unions disappear when the jobs disappear, the future class union is founded on the generalized solidarity of the working class itself.

Education Workers May Day Resolution: A Party comrade introduced a resolution at a 500-delegate educators’ assembly calling for a May Day 2028 strike and alignment with other established unions who have made moves in this direction. The speech drew applause, with backing from major locals like Portland Association of Teachers. Despite a narrow defeat (244–242), many workers in the state are continuing to struggle in their locals to prepare for this eventuality.

Richmond and Southern Workers Assembly (SWA): SWA exists across 17 cities in 6 Southern states with severe union repression (e.g., NC and SC union density at 2.4–2.7%). Despite legislative tendencies, it remains fertile ground for agitation. ICP militants will intervene at the June SWA summit with press and materials in an effort to consolidate a class struggle pole.

CSAN Immigrant Worker Campaign Solidarity:At its May meeting, CSAN adopted a Party-led initiative to organize resolutions defending immigrant labor. The campaign includes: distribution of solidarity resolution templates, formation of immigrant worker defense committees, production of agitational literature, advocacy for inter-union direct action to free detained labor militants

Across sectors and geographies, the Party upholds its fundamental duty: to clarify, polarize, and consolidate the organization of proletarian elements in preparation for the generalization of the class struggle and towards the creation of the future united front for the class union.