When All Else Is Out of Bounds, Zap Labor
From Nixon’s wage controls to today’s interest rate hikes, the fight against inflation has targeted labor.
The Workers Unite Film Festival offers a number of new films, including “Under the Stack”, focusing on the impacts of the Asarco mining/smelting empire, especially in TX & AZ.“Under the Stack” available free today Saturday from noon to midnight EDT.Select "Program 4”. https://www.workersunitefilmfestival.orgD&S ran two pieces related to the Asarco mining/smelting empire: The Assault on Labor in Cananea, Mexico (Nov/Dec 2010), and Bankruptcy as Corporate Makeover (May/June 2010).
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