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I was recently asked to participate in a panel with other white advocates who at one time or another were on “the Left.” Labor Day seems like a good opportunity to share these labor-related musings.
Before children, my husband and I were active organizers in the communist labor union, the Industrial Workers of the World and served as Secretary and Treasurer for the Seattle branch. Having a baby stole our attention somewhat, and although I carried our little girl in the baby sling to meetings, I had little time left for intellectual development. But the University of Washington hosted a lecture on Wages for Housework by Global Women’s Strike, and I attended. (more…)