“Proposal for discussion”: three strategy points for the Cargill solidarity campaign
June 24, [1986]
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Proposal for discussion: G/a¥ Cargill Striker's Solidarity
Committee.

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To adopt the following as a goal of CSSC: ez. Ge
CSSC's goal is to assist the IAM Local 1607 in winning its *
struggle against the nation's largest privately held corporation! a“
In light of this goal it is proposed that CSSC adopt 3 simple * we
stratagy points to help us direct our work and evaluate tactics. b, te
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1. CSSC must strive to expose Cargill as an enormous multi- j ~> é
national corporation whose sole aim is to maximize profits. 2 iB
2. CSSC must expose Jerry Thornon, (the Lansing mine man- j Pie.
ager), as a professional union buster who was sent here ) 1a
with a specfic job to do and who will be sent somewhere
else to do the same job again after the strike is settled.
3. CSSC must prove that the community does not support Z

Cargill's activities in any way!

These simple stratagy directions all interlock and overlap. As
tactics are raised we should evaluate them in light of the stvaty i
ie: Does each tactic expose Cargill & Thornon and build soe
SuppOTtragainst them?, etc. *e

By using 3 simple points we can develop 3 equally simple images
for the public and miners to rally around:

1.Cargill is an evil out of state multi-national.

(24 Thornon is here running the mine meerly to bust the Union.

3.The Miners. deserve to win.

Hopefully these three images will result in:

1. The remaining 100 miner feeling proud to be members
of Local 1607 while the scabs and replacements feel like Fi
they're nothing but Cargill & Thornon's dupe! Me Ses

2. The community becoming outraged that a profitable
operation like Cargill's salt mine dare tear up the
community in an effort to extract super profits from

a group of local people who risk their lives and health
for $8 & $9 dollars an hour.

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