I know that this e-mail will create some controversy, but I think that it is
a political issue that needs a full airing.
In the last few weeks on LBO-Talk, someone made a comment, in passing, that
suggested that Hoffa had not been such a bad leader of the Teamsters. I
disagreed, but it didn't
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The report forwarded on the Teamsters was written by Greg Tarpinian of the
Labor Research Association, a group which has been a primary front group of
the Communist Party with regard to its labor movement work. It continues a
pro-Hoffa perspective that the LRA and the
Speaking of opportunism, Leo, what do you make of Hillary Clinton
endorsing Rudy's position on abolishing the NYC Board of Ed, and
putting the schools under mayoral control? What's the union's
position on this?
Doug
Leo,
I can't comment on why Tarpinian and the LRA would take the ridiculous
position that they do. But you mischaracterize the TDU and Labor Notes,
something of which I have intimate knowledge,a t least wrt to Labor Notes.
The founders and leaders of LN are _not_ Trots. Maybe some of them
I am rushing out the door to go to Washington, DC for an AFT conference, so I
may not do this full justice. The UFT has taken a position, for some time
now, against abolishing the Board of Education and against direct mayoral
control. Our view has historically been that there needs to be some
: [PEN-L:15004] Teamsters, Hoffa
Jr. and Rank Opportunism On The Left
I know that this e-mail
will create some controversy, but I think that it is a political issue
that needs a full airing. In the last few weeks on LBO-Talk, someone
made a comment, in passing, that suggested that Hoffa
