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Economic Activism and Progressive Living

Lodestar

(2,388 posts) Thu Apr 14, 2016, 03:22 PM Apr 2016

Chinese Workers Look to U.S. Activism as Model

As other countries (many U.S. outsource labor markets) begin to experience the
economic disparities, they look to laborers in the U.S. as models for how to fight back.
What we do in this country for the rights of our citizens ripples out to the world.

Check Out This Video
http://nyti.ms/23z79dW

Another Video

China Labour Bulletin (for more info)
http://www.clb.org.hk/

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Chinese Workers Look to U.S. Activism as Model (Original Post) Lodestar Apr 2016 OP

And what happens when a billion people stand up for their rights? glowing Apr 2016 #1

yea we werent happy either when our jobs went to china saturnsring Apr 2016 #2

In the first video I love that opening scene...so haunting Lodestar Apr 2016 #3

Nice to know we're still doing SOMETHING right nt LiberalElite Apr 2016 #4

glowing

(12,233 posts)

1. And what happens when a billion people stand up for their rights?

Reply to Lodestar (Original post)

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 03:25 PM

Apr 2016

It's bound to happen when people are trampled on! At somepoint they start to fight back. 99% join together, quit letting them divide us, and join together to fight for human dignity and humane rights!!!