Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the figures for the jump in unemployment in February. In January a mammoth 11.6 million workers were unemployed. In February it jumped to 12.5 million. I was one of the 11.6 million. Now I'm one of 12.5 million. What a waste. What an absolute waste. When humankind has so much work that needs to be done, yet 12 million people are (officially) unemployed because the managers of this society cannot find PROFITABLE work for them to do.
At my Local of the Carpenters Union there are 450 of us out of work. Some 65 carpenters joined the list last week and only 2 jobs came into the hall. I am slowly climbing up the list, but there are still workers on the out of work list who became unemployed last Spring!
I spoke to a teacher tonight who works at a bougeois private school. They're even laying off there. I asked who they're getting rid of, she replied, the Diversity Director. Capitalism is increasingly exposing itself, its naked, sick, greedy self.
My Local's Executive passed a motion to put an Ad in the area's Construction Union magazine for the Campaign for Renters' Rights Hands Off Our Homes campaign so that out of work construction workers who are losing their homes can link up and fightback.
Twelve million pissed off workers, what an army for change that could be!
Rob, Carpenters Local 713
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