Lucky number 13: Lessons from 2021 UMFA Strike

Solidarity Winnipeg Podcast

In this episode, we open with a brief comment about the horrendous, so-called Freedom Convoy, and what the left needs to do to fight fascism. Then we proceed with the main focus: Mass collective struggle is where we will learn how to become better organizers. Workplace strikes are a crucial opportunity to put our ideas into practice. Now that the 2021 University of Manitoba Faculty of Association(UMFA)Strike has ended, we can reflect and draw some lessons. Listen to Travis, Mads, David and Joe reflect on lessons from strike both from a worker and student organizing perspective. In their discussion they share experiences, challenges, and next steps. Check it out and Happy Organizing! Resources: -Article by Judy Rebick and Corvin Russell "The left is nowhere on covid and that's a big problem" https://rabble.ca/columnists/the-left-is-nowhere-on-covid-and-thats-a-big-problem/ -Our Episode 11 (December 2021) talking about the UMFA strike while it was going on https://soundcloud.com/solidarity-winnipeg-sw/episode-11-umfa-strike -Jo Freeman's "Tyranny of Structurelessness" was mentioned. Here's the wikipedia page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tyranny_of_Structurelessness A google search can help you locate the short essay.