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  • Remembering Machinists’ Lodges 701 and 113



  • Where we stand: A statement by AUD

    From time to time union officials uncomfortable with something we write, or the role we play supporting struggles for union democracy, question AUD's mission. For their benefit, we republish this short statement of principles. -- MN

  • Are all insurgents good? Incumbents all bad?

    Keep AUD on the job: SUBSCRIBE to Union Democracy Review! Call 718-564-1114.

    A union staff member writes to AUD:

    "I gladly renew my subscription to UDR. You folks do good work and are a valuable source of information for trade unionists. If I have any criticism, it’s that you always seem to position yourselves behind any insurgent group of caucus, or whoever is challenging incumbents. My experience has been that challengers are often less concerned with democratic unionism than the incumbents! Not all incumbents are bad! Not all challengers are good!"

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  • What is union democracy?

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    We boast of a "free labor movement" in the United States. To be truly free the labor movement must guarantee certain freedoms to its members: the right of free speech in the shop and on the union floor; free press—the right to distribute leaflets and papers to fellow-members without censorship; free assembly—the right to meet with fellow unionists to discuss union affairs and form caucuses; fair elections with an honest count; fair trials before impartial trial committees. To put it in a nutshell: union democracy means civil liberties for members inside their unions.

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