MTA: Contracts and Communism

LOS ANGELES, US—Work contracts between the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) and the various unions representing drivers, mechanics, and others are being decided on.

On Saturday, July 8, about 300 drivers participated in a meeting to approve the contract that offered a few improvements to the previous contract. A group of ICWP members came with a banner, signs, and Red Flag. Some 140 newspapers were distributed to those who came to the meeting.

On Tuesday, July 11, it was the mechanics’ turn. They discussed the proposed contracts and it appeared there wasn’t much opposition to what many workers consider a decent contract. Relatively few members attended these meetings.

On Wednesday, July 12, a group of comrades and friends of ICWP inside MTA were more interested in discussing communist politics than the details of the contracts. However, they discussed some details as well as what’s happening outside in daily life.

A comrade gave the opinion there won’t be any need for contracts in communism because there won’t be any labor power bought or sold. We workers will have our needs secured to live well, and health benefits, like any other necessity, will be supplied to all.

One worker mentioned Trump’s recent threats to North Korea and the imminent danger of a world war.

We ended the meeting by handing out seven copies of our manifesto, Mobilize the Masses for Communism, for later discussion so we can better understand the role of the Party as the leader of the working class. That is important because our struggle is not to secure crumbs for a few hundred workers, but to secure the lives of billions worldwide under a communist system.

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