At 7:39 AM 1/31/96, Mike Meeropol wrote: >Organizing the working class at the point of production would be nice but >when they move the point of production to Mexico, Singapore or mainland >China, what the Hell can those of us left here do?? That's why I posted Larry Summers' skeptical remarks about "globalization" the other day. If this very smart apologist for capitalism doesn't buy the argument, then maybe we should look at it a bit more carefully. Also, even if you do accept a bit of the globalizers' version of things, their model of tightly linked just-in-time global networks is very vulnerable to well-planned pressure. If the workers in these networks talk to each other, they can put major kinks in the network. Even a work-to-rule action at a crucial components plant could screw up production. The key, of course, is solidarity, but that's nothing new. Doug -- Doug Henwood Left Business Observer 250 W 85 St New York NY 10024-3217 USA +1-212-874-4020 voice +1-212-874-3137 fax email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> web: <http://www.panix.com/~dhenwood/LBO_home.html>
