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Jan 17, 2019, Vol. 61, No. 3 Alta tecnología y crisis capitalista 12 Workers and oppressed peoples of the world unite! workers.org Vol. 61 No. 3 Jan. 17, 2019 $1 Shut out of jobs, gov’t workers say ‘We want to work –with pay!’ By Kathy Durkin their ploy to build the wall, blaming the migrants for the shutdown and deliberately ramping up anti-immigrant “Stop the war on workers!” and “We want work, not hostility to pursue their racist agenda. This is a familiar walls!” read signs held by furloughed federal employ- divisive tool used by the capitalist class and its political ees at the White House and in cities around the U.S. on representatives. Jan. 10. They were protesting the Trump administra- All progressive forces, particularly labor unions, must tion’s shutdown of nine federal departments and several strongly oppose the administration’s bigoted rhetoric editorial federal agencies—one-quarter of the federal govern- and show solidarity with these Central American refu- ment—since Dec. 22. gees. They are workers, too. This is about class solidarity. Some 800,000 government workers are not receiv- ing paychecks. Half of them have been shut out of their Time for new tactics Message to women’s marches jobs, while the other half have been forced to work with- The American Federation of Government Employees, out receiving paychecks—on threat of being fired. It is a the largest federal government union, called out its mem- severe hardship for many of those impacted by the longest bers to demonstrate in Washington, D.C., and around the Build global shutdown in U.S. history, which could go on indefinitely. country on Jan. 10. Now is the time to “think outside the The reason for the aggressive attack on these workers: box,” to push back the intransigent right-wingers in the President Donald Trump, backed by top Republicans, administration and their ruling-class backers. This will solidarity! is demanding that Congress fund a $5 billion wall at take creative and militant actions nationally and locally. the southern U.S. border with Mexico to bar the entry The labor movement courageously occupied factories Women and all gender-oppressed people are under of desperate Central American families fleeing govern- in the 1930s to win union recognition and worker bene- attack. From the federal government shutdown, hitting ment repression, violence and poverty, and looking for fits. Public workers were part of the sit-down wave. women workers hardest; to the Education Department’s safe places to live and work. Many of the ills they are The historic Civil Rights Movement sat in at segregated assault on Title IX; to the war on reproductive justice, running from are caused by U.S. political interference public facilities to break the grip of racist Jim Crow laws especially abortion rights; to the persecution of migrant/ and/or economic exploitation in their countries. in the South. It organized countless demonstrations, refugee women and the kidnapping of their children; to Trump’s rants about the need to build this wall are including a massive rally in August 1963 in D.C. escalating violence against LGBTQ2S people, especially xenophobic and white supremacist to the core. He and The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power organized trans women of color; to attacks on disabled women and his political allies are holding federal workers hostage in militant actions in the 1980s calling attention to the the incarceration of poor and oppressed women—during Continued on page 6 this period of ultra-reactionary rule, some of the harsh- est blows are aimed at the gender oppressed. How do we mount an effective, winning counteroffen- sive? There is only one way: unity and solidarity. Unity against sexism. Unity against misogyny. Unity against rape culture. Unity in defense of trans and gen- der-nonconforming people. Unity, above all, against racism and misogynoir—that is, the special oppression of and attacks against Black women. On Jan. 19, women’s marches against Trump will be held across the country, including worldwide for the third consecutive year. Unfortunately, many will be any- thing but united. After spurious charges of anti-Semi- tism against women of color who’ve led the national Continued on page 6 Women, gender oppressed, on the move Title IX deadline 2 PHOTO: NTEU Members of National Treasury Employees Union rally in Washington, D.C., Jan. 10. All-India general strike 4 Mumia: Uncovered Dakota Prayer Ride evidence v. the state 3 & Water Walk 9 Education workers walk 5 GM workers sit-in 5 Economic danger signal 11 Free Cyntoia Brown NOW! 6 Death penalty under attack 8 Rosa Luxemburg, revolutionary 7 Subscribe to Workers World 4 weeks trial $4 1 year subscription $30 Sign me up for the WWP Supporter Program: workers.org/donate Women workers of the All India Trade Union Congress Name _______________________________________________________________ in Bangalore during Jan. 8-9 general strike. More on p. 4. Email _______________________________ Phone _________________________ Street _______________________________________________________________ City / State / Zip _______________________________________________________ Workers World Weekly Newspaper workers.org 147 W. 24th St., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011 212.627.2994 Haiti 3 France 10 Cuba 10 DR Congo 10 Page 2 Jan. 17, 2019 workers.org Send public comments by Jan. 28 Oppose Title IX ‘revisions’ this week In the U.S. By Sue Davis measures” or a K-12 teacher who has “actual knowl- Gov’t workers say: ‘We want to work — with pay!’ .. 1 edge” of abuse can help survivors. Institutions can now The U.S. Department of Education’s proposed revi- propose mediation, often used to resolve peer conflict, Title IX deadline ...............................2 sion of Title IX regulations contradicts the intent of though that is never appropriate for sexual assault cases. Philly DA reveals hidden Mumia files.............3 those rules addressing sexual harassment, assault and The most controversial aspect of the proposed reg- Atlanta march for homeless people...............3 abuse in K-12 schools and federally funded colleges and ulations involves having sexual assault survivors be L.A. teachers strike, Oakland teachers ready.......5 universities. cross-examined by an advisor for the accused, with an Instead of helping institutions deal forthrightly with advisor for the survivor likewise cross-examining the West Va. education workers hold walk-ins ........5 such issues, the proposed changes help institutions accused. While this was included to supposedly pro- WW Commentary: Cyntoia Brown remains in prison..6 avoid them and make it harder for survivors, predomi- mote due process, it’s also where racist bias persists. Movement to stop executions gained in 2018 ......8 nantly of oppressed genders, to confront perpetrators, Although the DOE’s Office of Civil Rights does not col- Dakota people ride and walk for honor, healing ....9 win justice and put an end to rape culture. lect data on race in Title IX cases, analysis of cases at a Of students, more than 1 in 5 women, nearly 1 in 4 private college where 4.2 percent of students were Black The menace behind falling prices . 11 transgender and gender-nonconforming people, and showed 50 percent of sexual-violation accusations were Around the world nearly 1 in 18 men are sexually assaulted annually. against Black students. Women and girls of color, pregnant students, parents, Can mere cross-examination eliminate racist bias, Haitian workers fight deportations . 3 LGBTQ or gender-nonconforming people are often given the raging racism racheted up by the Trump All-India general strike largest in world history . 4 ignored, punished or labeled “promiscuous.” administration? Not given the virulent, violent U.S. Canadian GM workers fight to stop plant closings ..4 Two major DOE changes would make it harder to history of Black men lynched or imprisoned for sexual bring charges against an assailant. One raises the stan- assault. Rosa Luxemburg’s views on revolution ........... 7 dard for a case from “preponderance of evidence” to See National Women’s Law Center (nwlc.org) for Imperialist machinations in the Congo election . 10 “clear and convincing evidence.” The other upgrades more analysis. France’s Yellow Vests won’t go away.............10 harassment from “unwelcome conduct of a sexual Don’t let DOE Secretary Betsy DeVos get away with nature” to “unwelcome conduct on the basis of sex that destroying Title IX. Public comments are accepted until is so severe, pervasive and objectively offensive that it Jan. 28; all submissions are said to be considered in Editorial effectively denies a person access to the [institution’s] the final revision. Post comments on regulations.gov education program or activity.” under the title “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex Message to women’s marches: Build global solidarity..1 Such definitions would help institutions dismiss all in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal A mystery within a mystery ....................10 but the most blatant cases. Financial Assistance” (listed on Nov. 29). Institutions are only responsible for sexual abuse The NWLC provides two kinds of comments: A pre- Noticias en Español occurring within “school-sponsored activity”; all elec- written statement (tinyurl.com/y9tmos4d) and a per- Alta tecnología, baja remuneración y crisis capitalista..12 tronic communication is excluded. While students once sonal, customizable comment (tinyurl.com/y92v5szu). reported abuse to a trusted teacher, only a Title IX Submit before the Jan. 28 deadline!q coordinator with “the authority to institute corrective Workers World Join us in the fight 147 W. 24th St., 2nd Fl. New York, NY 10011 for socialism! Phone: 212.627.2994 E-mail: [email protected] Workers World Party is a revolutionary Marxist-Leninist people are gunned down by cops and bigots on a regular Web: www.workers.org party inside the belly of the imperialist beast. We are a basis.
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