It would help if you read the entire thread before commenting. Other readers, I beg your indulgence while I repeat myself:
>"but does this mean these >struggles are anti capitalist or normal within the >framework of the logic of capitalism. Therefore we can >conclude that once wage agreements are reached every thing >will go back to "normal". Even if things do go back to 'normal' (which is never determined in advance) the outcome still matters because it affects confidence of workers in their own activity and therefore the balance of class forces when next there is an attack from capital. >Neither should we seek to solely >Understand what is before us through the lense of the >media. I didn't. I went on strike marches and to picket lines. I talked to a lot of union members and ordinary workers. I listened to the speeches from the platform. How did you reach your conclusions? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mxolisi Mlatha Sent: 04 August 2009 10:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] Re: Anti-poverty protests in SA ? Ceruti Is this your own interpretation or what is your view on the matter? What is the meaning of COSATU's stalinist stranglehold over the workers that you are refering to, can you explain what you mean or what you understand it to mean? the last time I check except for the doctors strike which was an unprotected strike, all the recent strike actions were led by COSATU unions the most recent being the SAMWU and CEPPAWU strikes. We should not become too imaginary when the facts are all there before us to digest. Neither should we seek to solely understand what is before us through the lense of the media. I still maintain that there is a great hyperbole about the essense of these strikes. Ofcourse the cyclical capitalist economic downturn has meant that the militancy of the workers is heightned, but does this mean these struggles are anti capitalist or normal within the framework of the logic of capitalism. Therefore we can conclude that once wage agreements are reached every thing will go back to "normal". --- Sent from UnionMail Service [http://mail.union.org.za] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
