Hormel strike points to need for labor party
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What we stand for, See pp. 7.10.
In August 1985, meatcutters in Austin, Minn., were forced on strike against the Hormel Company. The results of their struggle are not yet in. Despite a new contract that was approved on Sept. 12, the strikers are still fighting to get back their jobs—as well as to form a new union.
Nevertheless, two main lessons of the strike have emerged up to this point.
The first lesson is that a militant working-class struggle, no matter how "local" in its origins, is capable of producing a tremendous display of labor solidarity.
The Hormel strikers received unprec BOYCOT HORME NOW edented support from unions all over the world. This outpouring of labor solidarity (continued on page UNIONS SuprouT