Join us for to virtually celebrate International Workers Day, with talks from leaders of workers struggles in Chicago! The forum will be streamed from the FRSO Chicago page via Facebook Live.
RSVP on the facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2504911356424844
The COVID-19 crisis has hit the United States working class especially hard due to the lack of universal healthcare, absence of worker protections like sick time and paid leave, dismissal of the seriousness of the pandemic by the government, the underfunding of public health infrastructure, and a rush to get people ‘back to work’ – all of which stem from the U.S. ruling class prioritizing of profits over people. The U.S. has over 1 million cases and 55,000 deaths (at the time of this writing). Over 25 million workers are jobless. The pandemic has triggered profound political and economic crises, and the major classes in U.S. society are struggling to defend their basic interests. The rich have responded by pumping trillions into the big banks, bailing out industry, and pushing for a return to ‘business as usual’, including ‘astro-turfing’ (organizing and funding) right-wing protests. The working class has responded with fights across all industries still operating for healthcare, sick leave, virus protection on the job, hazard pay, and more. A new organizing wave to establish unions at previously non-union workplaces like Amazon, Whole Foods, and others. In celebrating International Workers Day, we look to the past great working class struggles to learn and build the struggles of today. Long live International Workers Day!
Wisconsin Bail Out the People Movement 
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