Forum, Reading

The implementation of Trump’s Project 2025 is a frontal attack particularly on public service and public unions

The growth of fascism in the US is not an accident and the capture of state power by supporters of fascism is an existential challenge for the working class and the Unions.

The destruction of OSHA and CA OSHA means more workers will die, and the retaliation of workers for being whistleblowers is escalating. This panel will look at these attacks, how workers and unions should do to defend their members.

For decades, colleges and universities have been arranging for an increasing number of classes to be taught by job-insecure, poorly compensated teachers; and not full-time well-compensated job secure tenured professors.

Namibia which is one of the wealthiest countries in the world with marble, uranium, lithium yet the workers and people are being driven from their jobs and face massive union busting and the imposition of contract labor.

Historical panel looking back at the Bracero Program to today, largely based on the video oral history interview of Al Rojas.

Trump and his government appointees have threatened to invade Greenland and the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal was built by workers and thousands died under dangerous conditions and lack of health and safety.

Maria Pelle, professor at University of Buenos Aires will give a report on the current struggles of the trade unions, the economic crisis and the role of the Peronists and other political forces in Argentina.

This panel will look at the collapse of our healthcare system and what working people and the unions have to do to build a healthcare system for the people and not for the profits.

Today with the rise of a fascist government that openly wants to bring back the confederacy and end any legal actions against racism and discrimination, the issue of what's happening and what unions should do about this is critical.

This panel will look at the role of the Solidarity Center internationally and how it has been an appendage of US imperialist operations around the world.

The story of the destruction by University of California at Berkeley of People's Park will be presented as an example of the collusion of interests between UC, legislators, and real estate developers/investors

This presentation will look at the rise of Erdogan and his role in privatizing public resources and using privatization to enrich himself and his family while attacking union and worker rights including jailing and killing journalists.

The Trump government is pushing to lay off 83,000 workers at the VA and over 30% of them are veterans.

Under Project 2025,  higher education would be remodeled with the destruction of public universities with privatization and the elimination of all unions at universities.