But another course was possible—one that would have actually represented the interests not only of TWU Local 100 members, but of workers and the oppressed more broadly. Again, there is a vast amount of real estate in NYC, like the 32-story, 1.6 million-square-foot MTA headquarters at 2 Broadway. Workers should have appropriated the necessary space to organize their work and meetings. While they were at it, the question of providing quality accommodations for the homeless population who had taken refuge in the subway system could have been addressed.
From Workers Vanguard issue no. 1178
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