Communist Leader Earl Browder on Labor Unions

Earl Browder speaks on the relationship between organized labor and the Communist Party, in a radio address given during the height of Mccarthyism.

Earl Browder is the author of many books, including:

"What is Communism?"
"Communism and the United States"
"Teheran: Our Path in War and Peace"
"Victory and After"

He was expelled from the Communist Party in 1945, when he dissolved it into the Democratic Party to form the Communist Political Association.

Upon his expulsion, the Communist Party was reestablished with William Z. Foster as the Chairman.

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[dubified89]

@unclebanana Then the solution is to get rid of government which is the opposite of what Communists do.

[tlrpsu12]

not

[tlrpsu12]

omg. lets label things and scare ppl to think a certain way. we live in a free country

[tlrpsu12]

@sicstyl yep OMG ITS SO SCARRY KILLL ALL COMMUNISTS. no seriously. stop buying into bullshit and look everythin up

[sicstyl]

@allgoo19

"You are losing your ground, now want to make it name calling (communist/communist sympathizer)?"

Not name calling. The answer would put this whole thing to rest. The fact is, based on your 'rich people are the enemy' stance, you are at least a sympathizer. Lenin had that attitude. Mao. Che. History has proven that your stance has serious drawbacks. This 'proof' you're calling for is totally immature. I've outlined perfectly where my conclusions come from.

[sicstyl]

@allgoo19

Are you a communist/ communist sympathizer?

[allgoo19]

@sicstyl "How about union workers demanding .."

What incident in which year?

Do you know the detail such as how much of bonus CEO was getting in the same year?

In the case like that, accountant hired by the union is usually good at what's fair and what's not.

Let's see your proof.

[allgoo19]

@sicstyl "What you provided was a strawman theory.."

You've never heard of "Preexisting condition"? They are not talking about denying application because of the preexisting before people signing the policy. Otherwise, it wasn't this much of a controversy, it wouldn't have been mentioned specifically in Obamacare.

What did you think "Preexisting" means when people say it?

If I showed you the proof, you will change your mind?

[sicstyl]

@allgoo19

Answer this question, are you a communist/communist sympathizer?

[sicstyl]

..The 'greed' of the CEO is a byproduct of business operation success/failure. Not simply greed. The pro-union mentality operates on greed entirely.

[sicstyl]

@allgoo19

What you provided was a strawman theory. A hypothetically possible story that you made up. My wife is dealing with a serious incurable illness and she's never been denied treatment. How about union workers demanding their quarterly bonuses when the business is in the tank, which fuels the need for layoffs to pay for it? Yeah. I actually experienced that..

[allgoo19]

@sicstyl

A policy holder of health insurance gets sick and needs a treatment. The doctors find that it'll cost a lot of money. The insurance company sends the adjuster to look into all the record of the client. The adjuster finds a remotely related illness the client had in the past then deny the payment for the treatment and cancel the policy.

This has been going on regular basis and reported many cases but the company never responded.

The CEO makes 3/4 Billion in compensation.

Greed?

[allgoo19]

@sicstyl "Been in a blue collar, union environment .."

No answer?

Help me clear this up.

You can'ty tell one incident in the history that makes unions greedy, you can't tell one personal story that makes union members greedy but you know the unions are the "greediest".

Is this correct?

I'll tell you an example other greedier people. See if you can come up with something better.

See the following comment....

[TheWWWJTFORG]

@unclebanana

If you dont like our government, then vote them out of office.

[unclebanana]

@TheWWWJTFORG All governments are dictatorships of the dominant social class. This one here in the US is no different. It exists as a mechanism to coercively enforce the rule of the bourgeoisie, or the class which owns society's productive assets (aka 'the means of production')

[TheWWWJTFORG]

@nicck

You think not? Every Communist state has a totalitarian dictator.

[sicstyl]

..And that's the kind of greed I'm talking about. Supporting something simply based on the idea that it's helping one financially prosper, be it right or wrong; that's the epitome of greed.

[sicstyl]

@sicstyl

..The only people that are big on unions are those whose greed blinds their logic. My conclusion is based on what I see, and what is right and wrong. Not whether or not I stand to get paid or not. And that's a real problem. In conversations I've had in the past with big union folks, they start to see what I'm getting at.. And begin to agree. But they feel that the union is the source of their prosperity- and whether they agree with the union or not, they have to support it..

[sicstyl]

Respond to this video...

When unions began they had a purpose. Now they exist to collect money, and that's it. Yes they get involved in collective bargaining, but the more we get, the more the union gets. They aren't 'fighting for the working families', they want their cut- a substantial portion of which goes toward political agendas. They exist to take our money while perpetually angering the members about the 'real crooks' in order to make them feel better about it. 

[nicck]

@TheWWWJTFORG That's what Stalin, who was trying to consolidate power, said to dissidents. That is not communism in any shape or form. If you think it is, then you frankly have no idea. Hence why I called you deluded in the first place. I don't want you to be killed, I want you to read a damn book.

[TheWWWJTFORG]

@nicck

thats what The Soviets said to dissidents;

"You are deluded" while they murdered them.

[AEVautomatic]

working at unions sucks, we need somthing better.

[allgoo19]

@sicstyl "I NEVER USED THE TERMS 'UNION LEADERS'.."

Ok, fair enough.

How about telling your personal experience then.

[sicstyl]

@allgoo19

This comment section is under a video of a communist party leader and his advocacy of unions, fer cryin' out loud!!! If that doesn't raise a red flag to you (pun not intended), then that is a serious problem.. Unless of course, you are a communist..

[sicstyl]

@allgoo19

"Then how did you come up with the conclusion that "Union leaders are *greediest*"?

I NEVER USED THE TERMS 'UNION LEADERS'. YOU DID. I emphasized from the very beginning that's it's the HARDLINERS that are the issue. 'Union leaders' are mostly political scheisters pushing an agenda. 'Hardliners' can be anybody with a strong allegiance to unions. And how did I come to the conclusion? Personal experience.  From conversations to the newsletters, my position has been justified.