Industrial Worker - Issue #1752, January/February 2013

Posted Sun, 01/20/2013 - 1:52pm by IWW.org Editor

Headlines:

  • Victory! IWW Cleaners In London Win Pay Rise
  • IWW Dishwasher Wins Against The Boss
  • The Right-To-Work For Less In Michigan

Features:

  • Staughton Lynd: A Few Words On IWW Organizing
  • Railroad Workers Resist Cutbacks
  • 2013: A New Year For International Solidarity

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Industrial Worker - Issue #1751, December 2012

Posted Sun, 01/20/2013 - 1:47pm by IWW.org Editor

Headlines:

  • Staughton Lynd: The New Rank And File, And The Walmart Moment
  • IWW Report From The Norwegian Social Forum
  • Union Leadership Sells Out Verizon Workers

Features:

  • The Wobbly Tour Of Indiana
  • Building A Branch Requires Persistence & Perseverance
  • In December We Remember Our Fellow Workers

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Industrial Worker - Issue #1750, November 2012

Posted Sun, 01/20/2013 - 1:34pm by IWW.org Editor

Headlines:

  • The Chicago Teachers Strike & The Privatization Of A Generation
  • In November We Remember: The Centennial Of The 1912 Little Falls Textile Strike
  • Hundreds Rally For Paid Sick Days In Portland

Features:

  • Workers’ Power: In November We Remember
  • Staughton Lynd: Lessons From The Steel Mills
  • Workers Organize & Walk Out On Wildcat Strikes Globally

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IWW iu670 Curbside Recyclers in Berkeley Demand "No Concessions!"

Posted Tue, 01/08/2013 - 8:12pm by x344543

For Immediate Release: Contact Bay Area IWW (510) 845-0540

Fellow Workers and Supporters of the IWW and the working class: Negotiations for a new contract with the Ecology Center are not going at all well. Their latest proposal includes a worse Kaiser plan, making the workers pay for part of the premium, no raise after the first year of the contract, and a reduction in what the employer pays into the workers' annuity plan. Workers are saying that all they've been getting in recent contracts are cuts and where will it all end?

The Ecology Center is openly saying that they expect "more work for less pay." A strike on Feb. 1 remains possible. We are organizing a protest rally at the work place for this Thursday at noon. The rally will be held at the corner of Second and Gillman Streets, in Berkeley (near the Gilman Street exit off of Eastshore Freeway / I-80 & 580) where it will be more visible. We urge all supporters to attend and to bring friends.

The IWW has had a union contract with the Ecology Center since 1989.

Help Temp Workers Organize & Fight Back!

Posted Mon, 12/10/2012 - 6:42pm by IWW.org Editor

Donate Here! - https://www.wepay.com/xox4csn/donations/temp-worker-organizing

The continuation of high unemployment is eroding the bargaining power of the working class, and without an organization to collectively harness that power, the working class will continue to be at the will of the economy and it's architects, the employing class.

Many of the workers unable to secure permanent and/or full time employment have been increasingly turning to temporary employment agencies for relief. However, uncertain whether or not they will be chosen for work that day, many leave distraught and empty handed. Those who do find work, are paid a pittance of a wage, barely providing any sort security or stability, unsure of what tomorrow will bring.