carl marks@thiswomanswerk I don't think unions are a substitute for DEI at all lmao, sounds like an argument a white leftist would make.
I also think it depends on what the goal is. If the goal is to destroy racial capitalism (this is my goal) then I don't need to have organizing practices siloed under a program called DEI because the work itself requires centering the most marginalized by default, meaning that they are prioritized in all facets of organizing. I do think organized labor would be an important pillar of this work, although by itself that wouldn't be sufficient due to labor's long history of excluding Black folks, for example.
Unfortunately, both DEI and labor orgs can be coopted by racial capitalism to fulfill their own goals so there's that too.
Idk this is very disorganized thinking but there you have it!
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