A COUNTRY IN CRISIS

Attacking Black Lives Matter And Teachers

Instead of pushing for a plan to address the concerns expressed by students, LAUSD police prove their point by engaging in demagoguery.

“Of course the real mastermind behind the abolish the police agenda is none other than organizer Eric Mann, the director of the Labor Community Strategy Center, self-proclaimed Communist and mentor to Patrisse Khan-Cullors, one of the three founders of the Black Lives Matter organization.”

- Gilbert Gamez, President of the LASPOA

Gilbert Gamez straddles two worlds.

As the leader of a union, Gamez is a direct beneficiary of sacrifices made by those who fought for social justice. Labor activists of the past endured opposition that was often violent as they fought for the right to organize. Many paid with their lives. The working conditions that we take for granted today, like weekends off, the 40-hour…