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Brad wrote: Does anyone know the history of attempts to build a union of the unemployed in the US or attempts by organized labor to reach out to the unemployed? Does anyone think this idea would resonate with sections of the, organized and otherwise, labor and activists during this crisis? Any thoughts on what this could do politically? This is a very short mention of such in Kornbluh's history of the IWW: "During the Great Depression, the IWW joined with others to set up "unemployed unions" to provide housing and food for the jobless." ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
