Cameron Harrison and Dom Shannon at People’s World reports as the Trump Administration guts Worker protections, breaks Unions, undermines the Constitution and escalates its attacks on oppressed communities, the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) is strategizing on how best to continue in its historic role as a bridge between the Labor and Civil Rights Movements. Members of the CBTU are gearing up for their 54th International Convention later this month in Orlando - which will meet under the theme: Preserving and Building on Our Legacy: Unbought, Unbowed, Unstoppable. Hundreds of Black Labor Leaders and Rank-and-File Activists will gather in Florida amid what many describe as an existential moment for the labor movement. Michael Joseph, a retiree from United Auto Workers Local 600 and President of CBTU Detroit, recently told People’s World that the group is part of the “giant fabric of Working People fighting for justice and upholding our Constitution.” Joseph said that “CBTU all over the country stands with our Brothers and Sisters under attack.” He argued that it is the Labor Movement which must stand up for Democracy because “the bosses won’t.” Joseph said: “We have to do it. We are the people and we are the power.”

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