Ep 340 Jeff Crosby on Labor's Role and Fighting Mass Deportations

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Episode 340 of RevolutionZ addresses the mass deportations that are tearing through communities across America, and and discusses the resistance is growing. In this revealing conversation. Jeff Crosby—a factory worker at General Electric, former union president, and longtime labor activist says "We need leaders more than legislators right now." ICE targets students, family members, neighbors, and workers with no criminal records. But why do some support this? Crosby describes how economic collapse in manufacturing cities created the conditions where immigrants became convenient scapegoats, even as immigrant businesses have revitalized once-abandoned downtowns.
He describes how an immigrant led coalition in Massachusetts has trained over 1,000 "verifiers" who document ICE activities, often causing agents to leave rather than be filmed while making deportations visible and helping prevent them through non-violent direct action. But Crosby warns this is just the beginning of what could become a much larger confrontation, comparing potential sanctuary actions to those used during the Vietnam War.

Crosby challenges progressives to develop a vision that speaks to economic realities while refusing to compromise on racial justice, immigration rights, and other core values. "It's a race now," he explains. "Will the resistance get big enough or will Trump get entrenched?"
Crosby offers both a warning about where we might be headed and a roadmap for how ordinary people can effectively resist.

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Chapters

1. Introduction to Jeff Crosby (00:00:00)

2. Life as a Grinder at GE (00:03:23)

3. Immigration, Deportation, and Resistance (00:08:43)

4. Trump's False Narrative on Criminals (00:19:22)

5. Rise of LUCE and Resistance Methods (00:29:43)

6. Faith, Labor, and Community Solutions (00:45:10)

7. Episode Conclusion (00:54:22)

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