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This was a good article that confirmed my experiences in the strike also. I live near Oakland High and was picketing at the grade school in the same district. The picket line there was very solid also. The main thing, though, is this: I think socialists - and all trade union activists - have to reflect on what steps can and need to be taken to take strikes to the next level as far as being effective, meaning more disruptive. At the risk of being repetitious, I think in the case of the Oakland teachers strike that (1) the daily rallies should have been held in the street, specifically in the intersection of 14th St. and Broadway - *the* central intersection downtown. (2) From there, we should have occupied some of the banks downtown. (3) We should have marched on the Port of Oakland and shut it down. I think if we had done those things, the city and the state would have suddenly come up with millions to meet the teachers' demands. John Reimann -- *“In politics, abstract terms conceal treachery.” *from "The Black Jacobins" by C. L. R. James Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
