Labor under Trump - How workers must brace for reaction, with Comrades Michael and Tom

Mansa sits down with Michael Davisson, editor of Workers Vanguard, and Tom, a public transit worker, who recently came together in a workers' conference hosted by the Spartacist League U.S. which brought together workers from across the country and some from abroad. We discuss the state of labor and the mood amongst the working class half a year into the Trump presidency, the pressures this is having on class struggle militants, and how to combat these while trying to advance the situation of the working class at a juncture where there is little organized labor struggle and the dominant mood is fear, apathy or despair.Some of the articles we discussed or mentioned in the discussion can be accessed here:James P. Cannon, Our Aims and Tactics in the Trade Unions https://www.marxists.org/archive/cannon/works/1924/unions.htmWhere is the U.S. going? https://iclfi.org/pubs/wv/1183/us-tasksWorkers: Brace for impact! https://iclfi.org/pubs/wv/1184/brace Why U.S. imperialism needs Trumpism https://iclfi.org/pubs/wv/1184/trumpismUS imperialism turns the screws https://iclfi.org/spartacist/en/70/screwsThe death of liberalism https://iclfi.org/spartacist/en/2024-liberalismYou can subscribe to Workers Vanguard here: https://iclfi.org/pubs/wv/subscribe or follow them on X and Insta @WorkersVanguardGet in touch!sparttalk.org | Like the episode and subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on X @SpartacistICL, YouTube @Spartacist, or follow Mansa on Insta @punjabibolshevik