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Message
to all Workers on Their Day
by the
National Action Committee, Socialist Party USA
On this International Workers Day, the majority of the workers find
themselves in a great dilemma. It is obvious that free trade and
deregulation have caused millions to lose their jobs. Even the
United States, once the major economic power of the world, is in the
process of an economic collapse. Today, more than ever, is a time to
consider casting off the chains of capitalist crisis.
The truth is that the majority of the workers understand very well the
economic depressions are a permanent part of capitalism. The
majority of the workers are intellectuals in an organic way.
Without any type of formal economic education, they know what is going
on because they are forced to live capitalist economics. It is
irritating to hear so many socialist intellectuals pontificate that all
workers have to do is realize that they are being exploited and it will
light their revolutionary fire. Workers understand that they are being
exploited, what is lacking is the organizational means to ignite the
spark.
Creating socialism will not be easy. It will take much sacrifice.
An egalitarian society will not arise in one day. Only a
determined class struggle can bring about the kind of fundamental
changes we need. We must first learn to abandon the trinkets and
small concessions that capitalism offers us. We must create a vision of
the society we want to live in and fight for it.
For the Mexicans and other Hispanics in the United States that work as
undocumented workers, the economic crisis will bring great
difficulties. President Barack Obama promised some type of
amnesty, but you can be assured that this will not happen
immediately. When it does it will come at great economic cost for
the applicants and will have many complications. .Meanwhile, immigrants
will be made into scapegoats as racist conservatives circulate the
notion that they are stealing “American” jobs. Violence by racist
groups has already begun and may
continue to grow. Immigrant workers will find allies in
socialists because we understand that labor knows no borders – all
workers are a part of our class.
This crisis presents opportunities to reestablish and enlarge the power
of the unions and rebuild mass socialist political parties. But
that decision to take action is yours as workers. You know
socialism is the path to create a better society. You know there is a
history of successful socialist political parties throughout the
world. Socialism can once again deliver what working people need
so desperately – a world of prosperity, justice and freedom!
Long Live the
Workers!
Long Live Revolution!
Long Live the First
of May!
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