ex-ISO cadre open letter suggests joint work with Socialist Alternative

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North Star

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Oct 10, 2013, 12:25:46 PM10/10/13
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  1. See here some of the largest successes in recent years (some of which involved ISO comrades, some of which did not): The CTU strike (and the role of socialist and radical teachers in reforming the union and leading the strike), the fast food workers campaigns of the IWW a few years ago, the initiating of Occupy Wall Street by small groups of radicals, the counter-strategic centers of the Wisconsin uprising, the modest but very real electoral inroads being made by Socialist Alternative, etc.

  2. What other possibilities are there? Summits for alternative ideas of labor organizing with socialists, independent trade unionists and the better anarchists? Electoral alliances with Socialist Alternative (or others) running targeted local socialist political campaigns? Inviting other relatively sane Trotskyists (Solidarity, Socialist Action, etc.) to co-organize Socialism 2014 as partners? Beginning an open dialogue with appropriate parties on questions of regroupment / alliances in the pages of the ISR?


I was surprised to see Hector Reyes and Adam Turl signed this document. They are both long-standing, influential cadre.

Letters like this, the ensuing discussions, and possible collaborative projects are why I got The North Star started. Anyone who wants to respond to this, I encourage you submit something to editors[at]thenorthstar.info.

- Binh

Andrew Sernatinger

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Oct 10, 2013, 12:41:58 PM10/10/13
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Do you know these folks personally? I wonder if I couldn't get them to do an interview with me for Black Sheep.

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Buhle, Paul

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Oct 10, 2013, 2:00:47 PM10/10/13
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sorry, all, my knowledge of these fine points is nonexistent. Ask Allen Ruff?


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