On Labor…and it’s Crisis

[byeya]

13. I favor internationalism if the workers are as free from government interference as possible.

I think a worker who works in a steel mill in Sao Paulo has more in common with a worker in a steel mill in South Korea then with the managers of steel mills in their respective countries.
The outlawing of secondary boycotts, and the workers fearing to break this law, is a huge handicap for class consciousness and making improvements for wage earners. If a firm unilaterally voids a collective bargaining agreement and hires scab labor, I would like to see the Teamsters(say) refuse to handle any of the firm's ourput. Harry Bridges was wonderful at this on the west coast docks. The Longshoremen just wouldn't unload boats from certain locations carrying certain cargo.