Author: Bill Fletcher Jr.

Bill Fletcher Jr. is a longtime socialist, trade unionist, and internationalist. He is the executive editor of Global African Worker, is a media columnist and long-time activist. He served as President of TransAfrica Forum and was formerly the Education Director and later Assistant to the President of the AFL-CIO.

The Hard Right and the Political Parties of Capital

Moderated by Michael Lardner, Marxist Education Project, and introduced by Greg Albo, co-editor of Socialist Register. Ingar Solty: Market Polarization Means Political Polarization Bill Fletcher Jr.: Trump and the Danger … Watch video »

Theory • April 10, 2022 • Ingar Solty, Bill Fletcher Jr. and Samir Gandesha
The Modern Tecumseh and the Future of the US Left

The following essay is not an academic research paper. Neither is it a biography. It draws from the life of Tecumseh and lessons that I believe are useful for the … Keep reading »

USA • June 25, 2021 • Bill Fletcher Jr.
How Socialists Can Govern

Many on the US left fear governing power, in part because it has been so difficult to achieve. More recent optimism among socialists is a welcome development – but we need a middle ground between being cynical and naive. Keep reading »

USA • March 2, 2020 • Bill Fletcher Jr.
Attacking the Rights of Workers: The U.S. Supreme Court Hides Behind the First Amendment

There is nothing about the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in Janus v. AFSCME to overturn 41 years of precedent and declare that agency fee/fair share is unconstitutional that surprised … Keep reading »

Labour, USA • June 28, 2018 • Bill Fletcher Jr.
Bill Fletcher Jr. – Trump, Right-Wing Populism, and the Future of the Labour Movement

Toronto – 2 June 2017 Bill Fletcher Jr. gave the keynote address at the 4th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies. Bill Fletcher Jr. has … Watch video »

Labour, USA • June 25, 2017 • Bill Fletcher Jr.
Neoliberalism and the Far Right

Toronto — 24 September 2014. Presentations by: Greg Albo is co-editor of Socialist Register. Bill Fletcher Jr is co-author of Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor.

Social Movements, USA • October 5, 2014 • Bill Fletcher Jr.
The Left’s Responses to the Crisis in Europe and North America

Toronto — 1 December 2011. Moderated by Greg Albo, featuring: Leo Panitch is a political economist and theorist based at York University, Toronto, and is co-editor of Socialist Register. His … Watch video »

USA • December 4, 2011 • Leo Panitch, Stephanie Ross and Bill Fletcher Jr.
Operating in the Obama Moment

Toronto – 10 March 2010. Bill Fletcher Jr. is a longtime labour and international activist and the former President and chief executive officer of TransAfrica Forum. He is the executive … Watch video »

USA • March 14, 2010 • Bill Fletcher Jr.