Labor In the South, VW Workers And The Struggle Against Racism With ILA 1422 Pres Riley

by WorkWeek Radio KPFA

Fri, Mar 28, 2014 9:00PM

Ken Riley, the president of ILA 1422 of Charleston, South Carolina along with president of the South Carolina AFL-CIO talks about the VW organizing drive and the struggle to organize unions in the south and the role of racism.

3-17-14 Labor In the South, The VW Workers And The Struggle Against Racism
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Ken Riley, president of Charleston South Carolina ILA 1422 as well as president of the South Carolina AFL-CIO talks about the lessons of labor organizing and the VW-UAW election fight. He also discusses the role of racism in the south and the historic fight both for equality and unionization and issues facing longshore maritime workers.
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§VW Workers

by WorkWeek Radio KPFA

Fri, Mar 28, 2014 9:00PM

VW workers by a small margin voted down joining the UAW which was shocked at the anti-labor campaign

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§ILA 1422 Charleston, SC Under Attack

by WorkWeek Radio KPFA

Fri, Mar 28, 2014 9:00PM

Charleston South Carolina ILA 1422 longshore workers faced a union busting attack by the state and was successful in fighting it off. President Ken Riley was also assaulted and injured by the police riot.

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