Spontaneity Isn’t Enough for Real Change
The seemingly spontaneous upsurges at companies like Starbucks and Amazon are an inspiring sign of life within the workers’ movement. But spontaneity is nowhere near enough to turn labor’s dismal … Watch video »
The seemingly spontaneous upsurges at companies like Starbucks and Amazon are an inspiring sign of life within the workers’ movement. But spontaneity is nowhere near enough to turn labor’s dismal fortunes around.
- Samir Sonti teaches at the School of Labor and Urban Studies at the City University of New York, and is a former union organizer in the US. See: “The Crisis of US Labour, Past and Present”
- Sam Gindin was research director of the Canadian Auto Workers from 1974–2000. He is co-author (with Leo Panitch) of The Making of Global Capitalism (Verso). See: “The First Principle of Union Organizing: Spontaneity Isn’t Enough”
