Strata in the Working Class

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Date Written:  1947-08-21
Publisher:  Internal Bulletin of the Johnson-Forest tendency
Year Published:  1947
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX10633

Many of the lowest union officials have been separated from the ranks to some extent and try to keep their jobs to keep the protection and favors which the job gives them. The lowest layers of the union leadership also develop a legitimate organizational loyalty to their union. They are the conscious union propagandists. But while this is a necessity in the building and maintenance of any organization, in times of crisis this loyalty can temporarily retard good union militants from striking out on a new road.

Subject Headings

• Working Class