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After just over a month of strike action at Tesla, the stakes in the dispute have been raised considerably. Predictably, the right and capitalists are trying to use the conflict to further restrict the right to strike. Tesla is going even further — in addition to organizing scabs, they are also trying to use the courts to break up legal solidarity actions. However, the strongest union response — grassroots mobilization of members — is still absent.

“I cannot emphasise enough that time is running out. Irreversible climate tipping points are alarmingly close. We can either save our world or condemn humanity to a hellish future”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has summarised the scientific message ahead of the 28th UN Climate Change Conference, COP28, in the United Arab Emirates capital Dubai. Unfortunately, there is nothing to suggest that COP28 will manifest anything other than another failure of the UN climate negotiations.