IWW and syndicalism
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Amazon management uses loophole to retaliate against union by terminating workers. "But Amazon drivers in Skokie refuse to be intimidated by the white-collar criminals running this company"
patch.com Amazon Drivers Strike Over Labor Violations At Skokie StationMembers of Congress asked Amazon for answers about allegations of anti-union "bullying and lawbreaking" against delivery drivers in Skokie.
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Samsung union to strike, company founder once said he would not allow unions "until I have dirt over my eyes"
www.taipeitimes.com Samsung union set to strike after talks break down - Taipei TimesBringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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Mushroom farm employees join handful of migrant farmworker unions in Canada, despite 1% rate of migrant unionization in North America due to fear of losing immigration status
www.thestar.com ‘Monumental’: Migrant workers at mushroom farms join unionRepresentatives of United Food and Commercial Workers hope it will be an inspiration for other vulnerable workers toiling in the agri-food industry.
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Sierra Club fires union leaders, including elected officials, bargaining team members, and stewards
pwunion.org Sierra Club Union Authorizes First-Ever Strike to Counter Union-Busting - Progressive Workers UnionContact: [email protected] Sierra Club Union Authorizes First-Ever Strike to Counter Union-Busting Ben Jealous’ executive team refuses to meaningfully respond to strike platform Washington D.C. – The tumultuous tenure of executive leadership under Ben Jealous at the Sierra C...
- www.onebigunion.ie Direct Action #46: Newsletter of the IWW Ireland Branch
This is the latest monthly issue of the IWW Ireland Branch newsletter for members and supporters across Ireland.Direct Action #46 is now available online and on printed format upon request from your local organiser and members.The online edition of Direct Action is available HEREIf you would like to...
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First ever strike at Italian stock exchange
uniglobalunion.org Bank workers launch first-ever strike at Italian stock exchangeAround 800 workers will go on the first-ever strike in the history of the Borsa Italiana Group – a leading European stock market – on 27 June 2024. They are protesting potential relocations, inadequate salary increases, overtime and the loss of autonomy of the Italian companies in the Group. The tr...
- iwwscotland.wordpress.com Our support for a 13th Note workers cooperative
During the mobilisation of support for the 10 Saramago cafe workers, members of the IWW, sacked in late March 2023, the workers and the Clydeside Branch received constant support from Unite Hospita…
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Argentina: oil seed union launches "illegal" strike after government had previously pressured workers to call off strike
www.xm.com Argentine oilseed union strikes as labor reform up for voteThe XM Research Desk, manned by market expert professionals, provides live daily updates on all the major events of the global markets in the form of market reviews, forex news, technical analysis, investment topics, daily outlook and daily videos.
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New Zealand: Nearly three-quarters of supermarket employees said wages not enough to cover living expenses, "I am one of the team that doesn't even shop at my own store because I can't afford to."
www.rnz.co.nz What do supermarket workers really get paid?The union says it is 'poverty wages'. Supermarkets say they pay fairly.
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The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), founded on this day in 1905 in Chicago, Illinois
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16976545
> Founding of the IWW (1905) The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), founded on this day in 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, is an anti-capitalist and internationalist labor union whose slogan says "An... > > ## Founding of the IWW (1905) > > ### Tue Jun 27, 1905 > !Image > > Image: The IWW logo > > --- > The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), founded on this day in 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, is an anti-capitalist and internationalist labor union whose slogan says "An injury to one is an injury to all!" > > The IWW promotes the concept of "One Big Union", and contends that all workers should be united as a social class to supplant capitalism and wage labor with industrial democracy. > > The IWW was officially founded in Chicago, Illinois on June 27th, 1905. A convention was held of 200 socialists and radical trade unionists from all over the United States who opposed the policies and politics of the more moderate American Federation of Labor (AFL). In particular, the IWW opposed the American Federation of Labor's acceptance of capitalism and its refusal to include unskilled workers in craft unions. > > The IWW's founders included many historically important labor activists and socialist thinkers, including "Big Bill" Haywood, James Connolly, Daniel De Leon, Eugene V. Debs, Thomas Hagerty, Lucy Parsons, Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, Frank Bohn, William Trautmann, Vincent Saint John, Ralph Chaplin, and many others. > > --- > - Date: 1905-06-27 > - Learn More: en.wikipedia.org, iww.org. > - Tags: #Socialism, #Labor, #IWW. > - Source: www.apeoplescalendar.org
- www.onebigunion.ie Solidaridad 6 de La Suiza - IWW (WISE-RA)
Compañeras,Des del sindicato IWW-Administración Regional de Gales, Irlanda, Escocia e Inglaterra (o WISE-RA) deseamos extender nuestro amor y solidaridad en este momento tan difícil a las compañeras de La Suiza de CNT Xixón. La decisión adoptada por el Tribunal Supremo el Lunes 24 de junio de 2024, ...
- www.onebigunion.ie Court Update: La Suiza Six Decision Condemned
The Spanish States Supreme Court has today confirmed the sentence of three and a half years in prison for the six Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) union members in the case known as ‘La Suiza’, a pastry shop in Xixón. The decision ratifies the ruling of the Provincial Court of Asturias made ...
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Amazon UK management rejects union leaflets on warehouse tables, arguing “it could pose a hazard,” despite the fact that Amazon has been posting leaflets on each table in the warehouse
novaramedia.com Amazon Says GMB Leaflets Could Be a ‘Hazard’ Amid Union-Busting Allegations | Novara MediaThe retail giant has taken unprecedented measures to deter its workers from unionising, as its Coventry workers gear up for a historic vote.
- truthout.org This Summer, US Workers Are Organizing to Beat the Heat
Workers — both union and non-union — are winning AC, safety breaks and, in one groundbreaking case, heat pay.
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Support the Strike at the Largest Manufacturer of Metal Packaging in Poland!
www.onebigunion.ie SUPPORT THE STRIKE AT THE LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF METAL PACKAGING IN POLAND!CANPACK FIP CREW APPEAL IN BRZESKOn 20 June 2024 we are going out on strike at our workplace, the CANPACK Food and Industrial Packaging concern. After months of fruitless meetings with management, we are reaching for the ultimate tool to fight for decent living conditions. You can help us. Please su...
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ExxonMobil France: striking employees blockade delivery trucks
au.finance.yahoo.com Striking French workers block delivery trucks at ExxonMobil refineryStriking workers blocked delivery trucks carrying oil products, including petrol, from leaving the ExxonMobil Chemical France's Port-Jerome-Gravenchon refinery in northern France on Friday. Some 200 workers are on strike, an FNME-CGT union member said, and the action will continue until management ...
- www.midnightsunmag.ca Union Democracy and Quebec’s Historic Public Sector Strikes
Michèle Hehn on the need to activate and organize rank-and-file members of Quebec’s educator unions in the wake of that province’s historic public sector strikes.
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Oregon: Providence management locks out nurses following strike
https://mastodon.social/@peterjriley2024/112657397018831893
https://www.oregonrn.org/page/131
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Starbucks Workers Union sabocat
https://classautonomy.info/what-worked-and-what-didnt-a-history-of-organizing-at-starbucks/
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"Aramark makes billions and billions of profit every year, and they don’t want to treat us right" - employee works three jobs at three venues, can barely afford diabetes medication
www.inquirer.com In the battle over Philly stadium wages, Fat Cat speaks loudly while offering nary a ‘meow’Unite Here union employed a whiskered inflatable to taunt Aramark, the giant, Philadelphia-based food-and-services company.
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Employees vote unanimously to form Mississippi's first unionized Starbucks
www.wjtv.com Workers form Mississippi’s first unionized StarbucksJACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Starbucks workers at the Interstate 55 and Northside location voted unanimously to unionize their store Monday night. Starbucks Workers United announced tha…
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New Zealand: government cuts program ensuring disabled workers get at least minimum wage
union.org.nz NZCTU slams Government cutting disabled workers wages as disgraceful - NZCTUThe NZCTU is slamming a decision by the Government in Budget 2024 to cut a programme which ensured that disabled workers are paid the minimum wage.
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Tulane staff forms Louisiana's first higher education union
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Over 10,000 truck drivers demonstrate at Korean National Assembly, "Road transport workers shouldn't have to choose between safety and making a living"
www.itfglobal.org Outraged at rising deaths on roads, 10,000 Korean truck drivers rally for new Safe Rates legislation | ITF GlobalWith working conditions deteriorating and road traffic deaths surging in South Korea, truck drivers’ outrage is leading to mass protest.<
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Spain: thousands demonstrate, "trade unionism is not a crime"
https://mastodon.social/@peterjriley2024/112635331236924274
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Corporate takeover of Supreme Court: all but one justice vote in favor of Starbucks
www.dailykos.com The Supreme Court is proving to be a clear and present danger to workers, unions, and life itselfThe Supreme Court’s pro-corporate rulings highlight their detrimental impact on workers, unions, and environmental sustainability while advocating for reforms to reclaim democratic principles. The Supreme Court is now a clear and present danger. Watch...
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Mexico: steelworkers blockade steel plants for fair share
https://www.industriall-union.org/strike-for-fair-working-conditions-at-arcelormittal-in-mexico
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Australia: cleaners for private contractors show signs of deceptive recruiting, debt bondage, even forced labour
unitedworkers.org.au NSW SCHOOL CLEANING ‘A SLAVERY RISK’: COMMISSIONERAfter 30 years of outsourced cleaning in NSW schools and government buildings a significant warning has been issued by the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner that these arrangements pose a serious modern slavery risk, with the Commissioner suggesting the NSW Government considers returning cleaners to dir
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Spain: Thousands of CNT members to demonstrate for Suiza 6 (labor activists protesting far right owners of La Suiza) who were sentenced to 3.5 years by judge with history of imprisoning union members
daytonaslimwrites.wordpress.com Unionism is not a crime!: The case of the Suiza 6Six members of the CNT in northern Spain have been sentenced to three and a half years each for charges of “coercion and obstruction of justice”. Apparently in Spain union activity can still land o…
- libcom.org The Rebel Worker #3 (1965)
Winter 1965 issue including: children, Harlem riot, mods & rockers, bureaucracy, etc.
- www.eater.com Heat Waves Are Making Restaurant Kitchens Unsafe. Workers Are Fighting Back.
As climate change makes summers hotter, employees across the industry are walking out and unionizing
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Washington state: union offered highest wage in history by management, but would have stripped them of right to strike. 90% of voters reject offer
washingtonstatestandard.com Puget Sound electricians on strike vote down contractor proposal • Washington State StandardThe limited energy electricians' strike in the Puget Sound area has been going on for nearly ten weeks.
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Singapore: ‘Industrial peace’ is what governments use to justify higher investments in police to break strikes, to bust unions. It’s very nice sounding, but it has very violent connotations.
labourreview.org The Case for an Independent Singaporean Labor MovementEditor's Note: Behind the image of Singapore as a wealthy city-state with an affluent population is the reality of a labor movement dominated by the state-controlled National Trades Union Congress and a tripartite system that disadvantages workers. In recent years, a new radical collective, Workers ...
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Amazon India: employees made to pledge not to take water or bathroom breaks in 50°C temperatures
www.independent.co.uk Amazon workers ‘made to pledge not to take breaks’ during 50C heatwaveAs India’s heatwave intensifies, warehouse employees demand corporate accountability for hazardous working conditions
- www.onebigunion.ie Our Thanks For A Successful IWW 2024 AGM
Our thanks to each and every fellow worker who participated in our AGM 2024. A special thanks to those who travelled near and far to participate at our in-person events in both Dublin and Belfast and especially to those who participated and engaged online.We would also like to thank those fellow wor...
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Washington state: farm workers excluded from union and collective bargaining rights, face retaliation for standing up against mushroom company. In solidarity, ILWU refuses to load company shipments
www.thestand.org 'We want a labor law that protects all farm workers'Windmill Farms mushroom workers and UFW President Teresa Romero come to Seattle to share their struggle to fight exploitation and unionize. By SARAH TUCKER SEATTLE (May 30, 2024) — Farm workers at Windmill Mushroom traveled to Seattle on Wednesday to shed light on their years-long struggle for dig...