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The Vast Majority: Looking for a Spark — with Alex Han

The Vast Majority: Looking for a Spark — with Alex Han

Longtime labor organizer Alex Han talks with Micah about the 2008 Republic Windows and Doors factory occupation in Chicago. That occupation helped catalyze labor militancy and eventually a left political pole in the city,

Jacobin Radio · Jacobin

December 7, 202043m 51s

Show Notes

Longtime labor organizer Alex Han talks with Micah about the 2008 Republic Windows and Doors factory occupation in Chicago. That occupation helped catalyze labor militancy and eventually a left political pole in the city, but it didn't lead to a broader working-class upsurge across the United States. Could things be different in 2020 if a similar spark can catch fire among workers fed up with austerity and dangerous working conditions under a pandemic?