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Returned to office with the backing of the campus trade unions, the Albanese government is presiding over the elimination of thousands of jobs in universities, especially in arts and humanities.
The rallies drew thousands of educators, school staff, students, parents and workers, reflecting the deep and growing anger towards the Trump administration’s assault on public education.
The $400 million cut to the federal AmeriCorps program will impact critical social programs across the US and result in a loss of income for over 32,000 “service members.”
The Albanese government’s financial squeeze is aimed at forcing the universities to integrate themselves more fully into the demands of big business and the military, as set out in Labor’s Universities Accord.
The meeting discussed the program from the Committee’s recent statement in response to the appointment of David Steiner, a member of the Fedex Board of Directors, as new Postmaster General, and took reports from postal workers around the world.
We are running in the staff council elections to free us from the straitjacket of the Verdi (Public Service workers trade union) and build genuine rank and file resistance.
Only mass action, including a general strike, can force a stop to Trump’s conspiracies. To prepare, we cannot rely on the Democrats, who are more afraid of workers than Trump, or the sellout union bureaucrats who are collaborating with management.
At stake is not just the future of USPS as a public entity, but the democratic and social rights of everyone. At stake is whether this country will become a dictatorship.
We are building a network of rank-and-file educators, students, parents, and workers to stop the spread of COVID-19 and save lives.
