Organizing

Why I Became a Working Class Organizer – Frank Hammer on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 1/4)
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Why I Became a Working Class Organizer – Frank Hammer on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 1/4)

This interview was originally published on October 7, 2013. On Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay, retired UAW Local President Frank Hammer tells the story of his radicalization in the movement against the Vietnam War and turning his back on a professional career to take up working class activism.

Young Autoworkers Ask Older Workers, “What Happened” – Frank Hammer on RAI (pt 3/4)
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Young Autoworkers Ask Older Workers, “What Happened” – Frank Hammer on RAI (pt 3/4)

This interview was originally published on October 8, 2013. In this episode of Reality Asserts Itself, Frank Hammer discusses the pressures on Detroit auto workers’ wages that came from the American and global south.

The Fight Against UAW Leadership and GM – Frank Hammer on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 2/4)
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The Fight Against UAW Leadership and GM – Frank Hammer on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 2/4)

This interview was originally published on October 7, 2013. In this episode, Frank Hammer tells Paul Jay about being inspired by the national liberation movements and the struggle against concessions as a response to the outsourcing of jobs.

From Exile to Radicalization in Venezuela – Edgardo Lander on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 1/9)
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From Exile to Radicalization in Venezuela – Edgardo Lander on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 1/9)

This interview was originally released on April 10, 2014. Mr. Lander tells Paul Jay that in ’98 when he saw the whole of the establishment getting together to defeat Chavez, he voted for him even though he had a lot of reasons not to like him.

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