Economic Update: Resurgent Labor Organizing In The South 

Happy Birthday from France Professor Wolff! Thank you for your smart and enlightening work !

Unions are very good but employee ownership is fantastic.

A belated happy birthday to you Professor Wolff! Thank you for all the work you do to get people started down the path of understanding Marxist traditions.

Happy Birthday Professor Wolff

Richard has become one of my favorite people in a very short time. Integrity and smarts. Whats not to like about the guy?

Thank you for sharing about unionism in the South of the US. Myke brings a fresh insight perspective from the real people's problems. From Europe, we look at you to really see what are the people's worries there and see that we are all brothers. That is, we are United. Hearing about a change of mentality is what we need in the Western countries to grow in common stronger. No division.

Happy Happy Birthday, Richard Wolff!! May you continue to enjoy good health and true happiness. Hugs to your wife, too. I am a socialist and I love socialists. But I'm stuck in this crony crapitalism, and I can't get out.

Happy Birthday, Prof Wolff!!!

Good pt regarding black workers being a major unionizing force. We need multiracial, multicultural coalitions against plutocracy

Heaven forbid workers have a hand in their own destiny.

Happy birthday Professor Wolff I wish you health!

Thank you for simplifying the explanation in simple words.

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What a terrific guest. I look forward to hearing more from him.

Happy birthday Professor! 🍻👏🏼 Thank you!

Happy Birthday Prof Wolff! With Best Wishes! Wow, thank you for impressive work!

Yay.. I'm so glad to know Mike is connecting the labor movement in our continent ..🇧🇷🇺🇲🚩 and Happy Birthday to our strongest link in the chain Professor Wolff 🙏

Happy Birthday from Cebu, Prof Wolff! Keep educating, informing, & inspiring us all to expect & demand better...The Sickness Is The System!! :)

Good one, Mr Wolff. Thank you. We need a early to mid 21st Century labor movement.

Happy Birthday prof Wolff !

Thanks Prof. Wolff

Brilliant news. Thanks to Dr Wolff and the whole team.

Best wishes from Manchester Old England great show everybody keep up the good work ❤️ CARPE DIEM PAX VOBISCUM AMEN ❤️

Belated Happy Birthday Professor Wolff!!!

Interesting developments from the People’s Republic of Chattanooga

I'm in Texas and many of my Starbucks workers are minority or mixed. Please be more gracious Señor guest with our excellent organizing efforts.

Warmest greeting to your birth date professor ,many thanks for your service .

Dennis Kucinich is running for Congress in Ohio as an indy.

HBD, Prof Wolf sir

Love this show ❤

As a tennessee resident, I have never been more proud of my state

Thank you so much , very important show .

Happy birthday!

Mike Elk - he is a premier working class guy who clearly sees our classed based race based prejudice in our institutions . The union movement is fortunate to have him as such an articulate advocate.

Go Charlie, go Charlie!

Shrewsbury WVA, will check out. Thank you

Where are professors teaching about Co-ops, labor, and socialism?

I would like to see an interview with Socialist Equality candidates Joseph Kishore and Jerry White. The public would get a whole different perspective about the problems with the UAW and the AFL-CIO unions in general.

First off, Happy Birthday Prof Wolff! Secondly so Rivian is trying to set up shop in Georgia? I was a transportation planner in Normal IL and their workers were talking about unionizing a year ago. That little Town went through a lot of hoops to attract and set up that company and stayed with it through massive upsets. So much for investing in and loyalty to Normal.

I remember the vote in TN for years because since internet I constantly read.

As the US government continue to run massive budget deficits, no wonder inflation is not coming down.

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As long as US unions continue to benefit from imperialism in the US, they will never truly struggle to achieve broader gains and therefore will remain isolated and weak. Remember the last line of the Communist Manifesto: Workers of the World, Unite! Sadly, US (and western) unions have forgotten this critical call and believe they can achieve sustainable gains just by focusing on they small (petty) demands.

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I saw a 9yr old video of yours about democratize the work force - that's actually a good idea - has it been tried? How is that battlefront doing? Someone has had to of tried it - its got my interest - it may be the answer to bring the Star trek life to reality - and a idea about the current situation about American Dept - shut it all down except what's necessary and pay the bills - never been done except the depression era - i think?

What about labor movement in China? Maybe prof. Wolf will discuss the 996 working concept?

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Will it make a difference in the coming elections?

Auto union workers betting on an EV line remaining open???

Can’t organize in red right to work states

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These unions should talk with mexican "real" unions in order not to create an unbalance that may be counterproductive

i wouldent count on it black and whites the two main economic workers still dont much care for each other and that divides them as intended

The Nixon wage and price controls were disastrous. Are you for real?

Rfk is an Independent candidate .Cornell West is not independent hes on a lead

Go Chattanooga Tennessee, ya bunch of socialist!😜

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hope everyone here is enjoying their poverty

such a hack

Unions in the south?? Not likely. As long a unions are asamsociated with civil right and dem party, not likely

It's enlightening and revealing to hear Wolff admit that almost all entrepreneurs (employers) are limited in what they can charge for their products by the fact that they always face competition in the free market. How many gawdam times have we heard the same guy claim that 'inflation' is always caused by "greedy employers" raising prices at will???

Sorry jgalt, I've beaten you to it this week. It's my turn to copy/paste nonsense. Professor Wolff schools Lex Fridman on economics and how he would run a business, or how he thinks business should work, or.....????? ( substitute AI for the "machine" and this is a repeat of today's attempt sans a few details ) The following was an excerpt from a three-hour interview with Lex where Wolff offers the following example of his understanding of all of the above and titled "Why Capitalism Fails." An employer hires 100 employees as labor to produce "whatever", for $100 and then spends another $100 on the materials the production requires. From this, he receives $20 profit and repeats the process. He then purchases a machine that replaces 50% of his workforce...so he does. Wolff disapproves of this as labor is always exploited ( except in the case of Mr and Mrs Smith who agree to sell their business to their employees ) and he suggests that all the employees should be retained at the same rate of pay, while only working half the hours. ( because labor is 100% responsible for what is being produced. ) This is similar to "other examples" he has offered in his attempt to sell the "democratically run workplace where the "employees" decide what to produce, when to produce, and how to produce as well as what to do with the profits." Now this example is completely flawed and so detached from reality that it is impossible to take it seriously...except on this site. ( echo chamber ) So I leave it to YOU, to decide whether to attempt to defend this idea or see how many flaws you can find pointing out a singular one that as an "existing business" all that what to produce stuff has already been determined, as it would be for any "existing business". Will those who have been "brilliantly educated" by the Professor respond with anything intelligently relevant or substantive? We shall see. *For those with reading comprehension difficulties. Your mission, if you decide to accept it, is to analyze the scenario presented by the Professor and to determine if it is a viable strategy. What are the prospects for its success? Does it provoke questions regarding the elements offered? It should be noted that while the example is suggestive of Wolff's co-op model of a democratic workplace in his alternative solution to firing the replaced workforce, the example itself is the standard, employer owner, employee worker that is the current capitalist structure. Thirteen attempts...still waiting... , falsify it... or question it. ) it is absolutely mystifying that NO ONE seems capable or willing to choose any of them. The single relevant response raised the point that Wolff didn't anticipate the replacement of the machine, and while true, it does jump the gun in terms of many other things that should be of more immediate concern.

This industry can't support unions anymore. Your looking at highly paid Unskilled Auto Workers that demand more than skilled automotive technicians . We have a huge shortage of Auto Technicians . They can't keep up with these poor quality vehicles.

Professor Wolff schools Lex Fridman on economics and how he would run a business, or how he thinks business should work, or.....????? The following was an excerpt from a three-hour interview with Lex where Wolff offers the following example of his understanding of all of the above and titled "Why Capitalism Fails." An employer hires 100 employees as labor to produce "whatever", for $100 and then spends another $100 on the materials the production requires. From this, he receives $20 profit and repeats the process. He then purchases a machine that replaces 50% of his workforce...so he does. Wolff disapproves of this as labor is always exploited ( except in the case of Mr and Mrs Smith who agree to sell their business to their employees ) and he suggests that all the employees should be retained at the same rate of pay, while only working half the hours. ( because labor is 100% responsible for what is being produced. ) This is similar to "other examples" he has offered in his attempt to sell the "democratically run workplace where the "employees" decide what to produce, when to produce, and how to produce as well as what to do with the profits." Now this example is completely flawed and so detached from reality that it is impossible to take it seriously...except on this site. ( echo chamber ) So I leave it to YOU, to decide whether to attempt to defend this idea or see how many flaws you can find pointing out a singular one that as an "existing business" all that what to produce stuff has already been determined, as it would be for any "existing business". Will those who have been "brilliantly educated" by the Professor respond with anything intelligently relevant or substantive? We shall see. *For those with reading comprehension difficulties. Your mission, if you decide to accept it, is to analyze the scenario presented by the Professor and to determine if it is a viable strategy. What are the prospects for its success? Does it provoke questions regarding the elements offered? It should be noted that while the example is suggestive of Wolff's co-op model of a democratic workplace in his alternative solution to firing the replaced workforce, the example itself is the standard, employer owner, employee worker that is the current capitalist structure. Fifteen attempts...still waiting... xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Given the "choices" available in response to this "education" by the Professor...( defend it, falsify it... or question it. ) it is absolutely mystifying that NO ONE seems capable or willing to choose any of them. The single relevant response raised the point that Wolff didn't anticipate the replacement of the machine, and while true, it does jump the gun in terms of many other things that should be of more immediate concern. In short, if nothing else, the example begs many questions, and yet not a single one has been asked. Here are a few. The professor neglected the "machine" entirely. What did it cost to buy? What does it cost to run? Maintain? Operate? Given the suggested solution...these costs would have to be covered by the profit of $20, since all of the employees are to be retained, for the same cost. Yet despite this, the professor has assumed that the "profit" would increase. ( just as he assumes that "business" always produces a profit. ) Also, given the example and solution, we must conclude that all the "employees" are doing the same job...since they are all being retained, and are now working 4 hrs/day. If this were true, the a simpler solution would be to add a second 8 hr. shift and even a third, adding another 50 jobs, and tripling whatever the assumed profit would be. Of course, if they are NOT doing the same job, then the 50 being replaced by the machine would not be capable of replacing anyone. Another question is that since these employees are involved in manufacturing the product, the $20. profit also includes the "owners" work...that would involve securing a constant supply of the resources needed, as well as, the marketing and sale of what is being produced. Given the evidence, it does not seem that the Professor understands what is involved in actually running a business, nor do those supposedly being "brilliantly educated" by him. This result should raise DOUBT about the prospect of the "democratically organized co-op" where the employees decide, what, when, and how to produce and what to do with the "profits". That they would be capable of producing "anything" at a profit is as absurd as the claim that this "lesson" is one that demonstrates "Why Capitalism Fails."

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