Texas Labor Against the War

Bill Fletcher, Jr. is co-author of Solidarity Divided: the Crisis in Organized Labor and a new Path Toward Social Justice

Monday evening, March 29, 7 pm, National Association of Letter Carriers Br. 181 union hall, 601 Williams St. (off N. Lamar near Airport). Bill directs his remarks at union members and friends.  What are the challenges we face?  How can we help lead a resurgence of the labor movement as part of the broader social justice movement?  Be ready with your questions and plenty of opportunity for discussion.  Sponsored by the Austin Central Labor Council, NALC Branch 181, and Pro-Care Spine & Medical Center.  (Free; door prize; light refreshments start at 6:45 pm.)

Bill Fletcher, Jr., is Director of Field Services & Education for the American Federation of Government Employees and has been a fighter for workers rights, racial justice, and international causes for decades.  He has worked for the AFL-CIO, SEIU, UAW, and National Postal Mail Handlers Union.  He is Executive Editor of The Black Commentator, past president of the Trans-Africa Forum, founder of the Center for Labor Renewal and of the Black Radical Congress, and is a Senior Scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies.  Bill co-authored Solidarity Divided with Fernando Gapasin, and co-authored a provocative article, “Reimagining Socialism” with Barbara Ehrenreich.

Thanks to Professor Bob Jensen for bringing Mr. Fletcher to Austin.

Sunday evening, March 28, 7 pm, at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. UT professor Robert Jensen will interview Fletcher onstage, questioning him about the social justice movements that have been the focus of his life and work. What lessons about today’s crises can we draw from Fletcher’s experience in the struggle for racial and economic justice, at home and abroad?  Sponsored by: Third Coast Activist Resource Center, MonkeyWrench Books, and Workers Defense Project.  Free (suggested donation of $10 for Austin People’s Community Center).  St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church is at 14311 Wells Port Drive (1 block west of IH-35 on Wells Branch Parkway).

Monday evening, March 29, 7 pm, National Association of Letter Carriers Br. 181 union hall, 601 Williams St. (off N. Lamar near Airport). Bill directs his remarks at union members and friends.  What are the challenges we face?  How can we help lead a resurgence of the labor movement as part of the broader social justice movement?  Be ready with your questions and plenty of opportunity for discussion.  Sponsored by the Austin Central Labor Council, NALC Branch 181, and Pro-Care Spine & Medical Center.  (Free; door prize; light refreshments start at 6:45 pm.)

Bill Fletcher, Jr., is Director of Field Services & Education for the American Federation of Government Employees and has been a fighter for workers rights, racial justice, and international causes for decades.  He has worked for the AFL-CIO, SEIU, UAW, and National Postal Mail Handlers Union.  He is Executive Editor of The Black Commentator, past president of the Trans-Africa Forum, founder of the Center for Labor Renewal and of the Black Radical Congress, and is a Senior Scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies.  Bill co-authored Solidarity Divided with Fernando Gapasin, and co-authored a provocative article, “Reimagining Socialism” with Barbara Ehrenreich.

Thanks to Professor Bob Jensen for bringing Mr. Fletcher to Austin.