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Submitted by intexile on Thu, 05/26/2005 - 2:01pm.

What would Big Bill do??

Submitted by meurdrac on Thu, 12/25/2008 - 12:59pm.
I can't help but think of the ruckus that Big Bill Haywood would be raising right now if he were facing the Big 3 and those fat cat Washington Senators. What would unions throughout France be doing if one of their biggest unions were under attack like this? Would there be general strikes? Mass protests? I mean, unionism itself managed to fight back the oppressive interests of the powerful rich and create the Middle Class. What debt does our nation owe to Unions? Isn't unionism's protection worth a fight?!

Are there any members in the North Country (besides me)?

Submitted by Kerrin on Wed, 12/24/2008 - 3:49pm.

It's worth asking, I think.

X364692

Hadda Be Playing On The Jukebox

Submitted by TransconaSlim on Wed, 12/24/2008 - 12:58am.

It had to be flashin’ like the daily double
It had to be playin’ on TV
It had to be loud mouthed on the comedy hour
It had to be announced over loud speakers

Tom Morello and the IWW

Submitted by Kerrin on Sun, 12/21/2008 - 1:26pm.

So I always see Tom Morello (of Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, and Night Watchman fame) wearing an IWW hat, but is he a member or just a supporter?

If he's an actual member, what IU department would he actually belong to, and secondly, how much would he dues be? From all the scratch he's made in music, maybe the GEB should charge him about $5000-6000 a month. Hell, this union could use the money, am I right?

<> Sorry to anyone if I sound like an asshole, but I'm just curious to see if he's actually in the union.

RelieF FUnds needed from civil lawsuit

Submitted by tomkat on Thu, 11/27/2008 - 11:05pm.
Appeal for Solidarity for IWW Organizer Tom Kappas I had worked for the Underground Sports Shop in Cincinnati, Ohio (a textile business that engages in screen printing and embroidery) for almost two years. The shop was part of a campaign initiated by the Ohio Valley I.W.W. as part of a corridor campaign along a busy commercial area. I took a job at the Underground as a salt to try and organize to improve working conditions. After an investigation by the National Labor Relations Board a complaint was issued stating,

need for the expansion of workers' rights

Submitted by john earp on Sat, 11/01/2008 - 9:40pm.
lets organize union representation for local underpaid temporary employment day-pay non-skilled workers whom are being ripped -off by the owners and temp for hire clients.

Wobfest

Submitted by the1 on Wed, 10/29/2008 - 7:22pm.
Nov 8 2008 - 9:00am
Nov 9 2008 - 3:00pm

Fellow Workers:
the Chicago IWW is hosting the 2008 Midwest Wobfest, Nov.8-9 at the UE hall on 37 S. Ashland Avenue. All IWWs and other workers are invited. Presentations require a $10 registration fee. The Saturday night party is open to all (no registration required). You can register by mail, email, or at the door. See the attached documents for the schedule and registration form. Saturday lunch will be provided and housing will be arranged for those who need it.

Registration
Schedule

Location(s)

UE Hall
37 S. Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL, 60607
United States
See map: Google Maps

Organize Pinellas County Florida

Submitted by FrancisGreen on Mon, 10/27/2008 - 6:30am.

     Hello Fellow Workers.  We have all seen the drama of the closing of Albertson's Supermarkets in Florida, and Pinellas county in particular, as well as countless other smaller businesses.  The  employers remaining have tightened the purse strings more and more while we the workers fall further and further behind in our bills.

     Now is the time to organize before it becomes to late.  Any IWW member in Pinellas please contact me so that we may begin a deliberate campaign to organize workplaces as well as workers at large

fgreen364547-iww@yahoo.com 

A Night of Film, Music & Revolution!

Submitted by Diane on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 4:12pm.
Nov 6 2008 - 6:00pm
Nov 7 2008 - 12:00am

New York City Industrial Workers of the World presents

A Night of Film, Music & Revolution!

Thursday NOV 6th, 6-10pm

* 'The Take' produced by Naomi Klein
Argentinian workers' struggles turn the globalization debate on its head in this winner of the International Documentary Competition Grand Jury Prize at the American Film Institute Film Festival in Los Angeles.

* Straight outta France: Fred ALPI of the CNT-F
French labor songs, acoustic set (www.fredalpi.com)

A pass-the-hat benefit for the Wobblies and their efforts to help workers organize and fight for justice and fair pay.

+ radical books for sale!

Location: K&M Bar (Corner N. 8th Street & Roebling, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn)

Directions: L train to Bedford

$3 K&M Amber Beer!

6pm - Wobbly chinwag
7pm - movie screening
9pm - music

SPREAD THE WORD!!

Seattle Organizer Training

Submitted by classic on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 6:57pm.
Oct 11 2008 - 10:00am
Oct 12 2008 - 4:00pm
The weekend of October 11th & 12th, Seattle IWW is holding an intensive worker-organizing training, to learn, share and discuss our methods and strategies for organizing our fellow workers.  We'll be using (more or less) the solid how-to-organize education program recently put together by the IWW's Organizer Training Committee.  Whatever your current work situation or level of experience, all Wobblies and worker activists are strongly encouraged to take part.

Where: 3700 S Hudson St (LELO office),
When: October 11th and 12th (Sat & Sun) from 10am to 4pm both days

Lunch will be provided, and afterwards we'll move to one of the many Columbia City bars within a couple blocks of the LELO office.

To "register", please send me an email (lelandjc@gmail.com) with your name, phone number, whether you'll need help with transportation, and whether you'll need child care during the training.

Seattle GMB and Seattle Solidarity meetings

Submitted by classic on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 6:30pm.
Nov 5 2008 - 7:00pm

Next IWW and Seattle Solidarity meeting 

Hey folks,
Our monthly Seattle GMB meeting will happen Wednesday November 5th from 7-8PM.  We will be meeting at the LELO office
(Legacy of Equality, Leadership, and Organization -
http://www.lelo.org), NOT Cascade People's Center.
There will be a Seattle Solidarity Network organizing meeting
following the official branch meeting - we hope you will be able to
attend both.
Seattle GMB Meeting
@ LELO Office
3700 S. Hudson Street, Unit C
Seattle, WA 98118

www.seattleiww.org  www.seasol.net  seattleiww@gmail.com

Where can I find the Industrial Worker for sale or in libraries?

Submitted by Peter Moore on Mon, 09/29/2008 - 11:11am.

If you've ever asked or been asked this question, this is the page for you.

I've posted on the Industrial Worker front page http://www.iww.org/en/projects/IW a link to a new page listing all of the places and libraries which receive the Industrial Worker by mail.

This way, when people do visit the IW project page, they know where to find a printed copy. For Wobblies wanting to do consignment, they can find out where it is already.

Add to this list by emailing me iw@iww.org the name and complete address of a shop, newsstand, infoshop or library that carries the Industrial Worker and isn't on this list, yet.

in solidarity,

 

Peter Moore

Editor, Industrial Worker

The Plot Thickens; The Crisis Deepens

Submitted by John Reimann on Thu, 09/25/2008 - 10:44pm.
The Crisis Deepens; the Plot Thickens In an attempt to further profit from the increasing economic crisis of US and world capitalism, finance capital - through the person of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson - has proposed a new profit-making scheme - the $700 bn. bailout of the Wall St. speculators. Paulson is paraded before the people here as an "economics expert" but who is he really? A former member of the Nixon administration and an underling to Erlichman, who was subsequently sent to prison for his role in that administraion, Paulson went on to become CEO of Goldman Sachs, one of the largest and most powerful of the Wall St. firms. In that position, he played a key role in the whole credit mania that his firm and others profited from for decades. Incidentally, he amassed a $500 million personal fortune. Far from being a disinterested "expert", he is the outright representative of the very same finance capital that has seized the US economy. What Price?

A Crisis of the Capitalist System

Submitted by John Reimann on Fri, 09/19/2008 - 1:07pm.
The liberal (and probably not-so-liberal) radio stations (such as Pacifica) are now full of interviews with liberal and radical economic analysts. The universal theme of these analysts is that the worsening economic crisis is due to bad policy or greed or predatory lending or some such. They also seem to imply that this is just one more cyclical crisis. I think this is severely mistaken. I think a fundamental cause of the crisis has been the tendency towards overproduction, which was masked by the huge increase in credit (debt) over the last 25 years. Actually, according to Kevin Phillips ("Bad Money"), this debt has been accumulating since 1969, but I think the process accelerated since the '80s. I think this huge increase in credit allowed the system to partially and temporarily overcome the tendency towards overproduction. Kevin Phillips also gives the statistics to document the rise of finance capital over manufacturing capital as a percentage of the US economy in recent decades. It is interesting to read what Marx wrote about credit and speculation. He writes (in V. III of "Capital"):

A Crisis of the Capitalist System

Submitted by John Reimann on Fri, 09/19/2008 - 1:06pm.
The liberal (and probably not-so-liberal) radio stations (such as Pacifica) are now full of interviews with liberal and radical economic analysts. The universal theme of these analysts is that the worsening economic crisis is due to bad policy or greed or predatory lending or some such. They also seem to imply that this is just one more cyclical crisis. I think this is severely mistaken. I think a fundamental cause of the crisis has been the tendency towards overproduction, which was masked by the huge increase in credit (debt) over the last 25 years. Actually, according to Kevin Phillips ("Bad Money"), this debt has been accumulating since 1969, but I think the process accelerated since the '80s. I think this huge increase in credit allowed the system to partially and temporarily overcome the tendency towards overproduction. Kevin Phillips also gives the statistics to document the rise of finance capital over manufacturing capital as a percentage of the US economy in recent decades. It is interesting to read what Marx wrote about credit and speculation. He writes (in V. III of "Capital"):

Urgent Request For Aid

Submitted by josephlapp on Wed, 09/17/2008 - 9:35pm.
Dear friends and comrades,

For two weeks in late-April and early-May four members of the Industrial Workers of the World traveled to Haiti to meet with labor leaders and document the plight of the Haitian working class. During our trip we encountered a Haiti still reeling from food riots which had gripped it just weeks prior. We found the workers and organizers that we met with to be extremely competent and passionate, but almost completely immobilized by a severe lack of resources.

Now a new crisis grips the Haitian people in the form of over a thousand dead and one million out of a total population nine million people displaced as a result of the recent hurricanes which have battered the island.

Haiti's government struggles to respond to what can only be called a humanitarian disaster, but no longer has the infrastructure after years of brutally enforced hollowing out as a result of neo-liberal economic policies. With the shell of the government unable to respond, and profoundly corrupt and bloated NGOs unable deliver aid to where it is needed, the best hope for Haiti lies in the response of citizens and organizers who live and work in the country.

History in the Making

Submitted by John Reimann on Wed, 09/17/2008 - 1:29pm.
Fellow Workers: I think we are watching history in the making, events that look to be every bit as significant as the collapse of Stalinism was. As the crisis of the US and world economy cascades downwards, the bourgeois economic strategists veer in a wild panic from one extreme to another. First they refused to bail out the 160 year-old Lehman brothers, letting it sink. This was a concession to some of the critics who have opposed past bail outs. They pointed out - correctly - that the past bail-outs were a recognition that the "free market" does not operate as efficiently as it was supposed to and that government intervention is necessary. Then, just a few days later, they have stepped in to bail out American International Group (AIG), the global insurance company, to the tune of $85 billion.

Baltimore GMB

Submitted by Koala on Fri, 09/05/2008 - 11:03am.
Sep 9 2008 - 8:00pm
Sep 9 2008 - 10:00pm
Baltimore General Membership Branch Meeting 2640 St. Paul St. Baltimore, MD 21221 Please enter off of St. Paul, down the alley next to the apartment building.

Albuquerque Wobbly Social BBQ & Potluck

Submitted by clay on Sat, 08/30/2008 - 3:38am.
Sep 7 2008 - 4:30pm
Sep 7 2008 - 8:00pm
Come discuss organizing and revolutionary unionism while shareing food and drink with your fellow workers, friends, and neighbors! If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to abq (at) iww.org

Sapporo: July 2nd-4th

Submitted by Diane on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 4:33pm.
At 10 AM on July 2, I met a small group of international activists at Haneda Airport for an 11 AM flight to Sapporo. It was a flight I was sure would get shot down, but none the less, we boarded anyway. A little more than an hour later, the cityscape below turned into beautiful green mountains with occasional snow caps, and we landed into Sapporo. Upon arrival, all 15 of us in the group were stopped by police, who demanded to see our passports, asked what the purpose of our visit was, and record our identifications. Part of our group was a small ad-hoc legal team, so they took pictures of the police officers. Luckily, no one was detained or interrogated further.

Tokyo, Part 2: Gatherings, "rallies" and forums

Submitted by Diane on Wed, 07/09/2008 - 3:11pm.

After 24 hours straight of travel from Sapporo to Tokyo to Atlanta to New York, I'm finally back and able to update our blog that has been neglected in the storm of some amazing activity in the last two weeks; meetings, forums, socializing, sightseeing, protests, meetings, concerts, jail support, planning, travel and smashing global capitalism. I'm actually amazed that I made it back in one piece, and without getting detained.

Legal funds needed in Sapporo

Submitted by Diane on Tue, 07/08/2008 - 7:48am.

 There has been hectic and productive activity here in Japan, and we (the ISC delegates) are pleased to report that we have been making strong and meaningful relationships with our comrades from the All Freeters Union. Unfortunately, one of our comrades (in addition to three other folks) were arrested at a large demo in Sapporo on Saturday afternoon. Funds in general are low, and legal funds in particular are very low. The arrestees are facing a possible 2-3 years of jail time, and so any donations would be gladly appreciated. Please contact diane@indymedia.org if you can help. We greatly appreciate anything you can donate, and thank you in advance.

Solidarity,
FW Diane Krauthamer
ISC Delegate to Japan

 Image from the July 5 demo

 

Arrival in Tokyo: Anti-G8 activities, local labor struggles, and sightseeing

Submitted by Diane on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 4:20am.

Arrival in Tokyo: Anti-G8 activities, local labor struggles, and sightseeing
by Diane Krauthamer

[Laborfest SF] International Working Class Film & Video Festival

Submitted by intexile on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 2:21am.
Jul 5 2008 - 2:00pm
Sacco and Vanzetti (2006) 82 min. By Peter Miller
Sacco and Vanzetti brings to life the story of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two Italian immigrant anarchists who were accused of a murder in 1920, and executed in Boston in 1927 after a notoriously prejudiced trial. Millions of people around the world protested on their behalf, and now, 80 years later, their story continues to have great resonance, as civil liberties and the rights of immigrants are again under attack.
 
Powerful prison writings (given voice by John Turturro and Tony Shalhoub) and passionate interviews with Howard Zinn, Arlo Guthrie and Studs Terkel are interwoven with artwork, music, and film clips. Through the story of Sacco and Vanzetti, audiences will experience a universal - and very timely - tale of official injustice and human resilience. http://www.willowpondfilms.com/sacco_and_vanzetti.html
 
Eugene Debs & The American Movement (1977) 43 min.

Location(s)

Roxie Theatre
3117 16th St near Mission Street
San Francisco, CA, 94110
United States
See map: Google Maps

The IWW Delegation to Japan

Submitted by Diane on Mon, 06/23/2008 - 4:20pm.

The International Solidarity Commission of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) is sending a delegation of four workers to the anti-G8 mobilization in Japan from June 28th to July 10th. During that time, the delegates will participate in the anti-G8 activities. We plan to work closely with the All Freeters Union during the mobilization. We hope that this delegation will help us to develop a strong solidarity relationship with the All Freeters Union, while hopefully also meeting with other independent labor organizations. We are very excited to have this opportunity.

We are: Diane Krauthamer (U.S.A.), Abe Greenhouse (U.S.A.), Canopy Son (Australia), and Sabu Kohso (U.S.A./Japan).

Media Forum

Submitted by MarcFrisk on Sun, 06/22/2008 - 4:35pm.
Ok, this is an overly-simplified discussion of books, films, and music germaine to the labor/class struggle. I thought such a forum would encourage use of the web-site and foster further solidarity throughout the IWW. If not, so be it, at least I tried. My addition this week is "Rivers of Empire" by Donald Worster. Although the book is 30 years old, it is still a phenomenal socialist critique of the reclamation concerning the West and the history of exploitation through water control. For me, this theme really strikes home as I have spent the better part of my life watching agro-business destroy the family farm (Boise, ID). Worster's work also provides as a great primer into the World Bank's enforcement of water privatization across the globe (see Vandana Shiva's "Water Wars"). Highly recommended for those interested in Western agriculture or the environmental impact of Government pork run amuck. Please feel free to use this forum to let us all know what has inspired you lately.

Home Again

Submitted by hekmatista on Sun, 06/22/2008 - 12:13am.
I belonged to IWW in much younger days (1970's).  Since then, I wandered through the wilderness of left sects for a long time.  Inevitably disillusioned, I nibbled at the edges of bourgeois reformist politics for another decade or two, worked as a paid organizer for a yellow union, finally got totally depoliticized, and just "tried to get by" as a semi-Mr. Block.  Well, we all know that doesn't work either.  Having tried everything else, it's time to do the right thing and come home.

Union Busting in Poland

Submitted by Gordon on Thu, 06/12/2008 - 2:32pm.

By Laure Akai

Hello. I'm a member of a Polish union (KFP) and a political group called ZSP. Attached please find an article about a case which is underway in Poland... Thank you very much for your consideration.

One Corporation's Public Secrets: Lionbridge Case to be Closely Observed

 In January I published an article entitled "Lionbridge, the Globalization of Low Wages" on the internet. Lionbridge is the largest corporation in the globalization industry, which, among other things, translates and localizes software for giants such as Microsoft, Google and Adobe, provides Microsoft hotline services and even, controversially, provides interpreters to the Irish courts. As the company is not a household name, the article did not, at first, generate any real interest and probably would have gone unnoticed had people from that company not read it and had it not lead to the firing of a unionist in their Polish office.

Read more: http://labornet.org:80/cgi-bin/ib/cgi-bin/ib.cgi?action=read&id=177

Global Day of Action Against Starbucks!

Submitted by coledorsey on Mon, 06/02/2008 - 1:03pm.
Jul 5 2008 - 12:01am
Jul 5 2008 - 12:00pm
The Grand Rapids Starbucks Union (IWW) and the Spanish CNT have announced a Global Day of Action to protest Starbucks union busting in Sevilla, Spain and Grand Rapids, Michigan. On April 24th, 2008 Monica, a member of the CNT, was fired from a Starbucks in Sevilla for her union activity. In Grand Rapids the National Labor Relations Board continues to investigate Starbucks for Unfair Labor Practices. The two groups are calling on all social organizations, unions, and invdividuals to organize and participate in this Day of Action. Stand up for worker's rights and against globalization!

Improving the Industrial Worker's Circulation

Submitted by josephlapp on Sun, 05/25/2008 - 8:08pm.
When describing the labor militancy of the early 20th century Noam Chomsky has talked about the lack of a widely read labor press being a key factor in the lack of class consciousness among North American workers right now. This got me thinking that we could probably up the circulation of the IW pretty easily which would (1) help the IW be sustainable rather than subsidized with the GA, (2) spread the IWW message, and (3) maybe increase class consciousness (in the long term). I was wondering is anyone on here had any ideas/experience with how to do this so that we could come up with a plan to propose to the union. Any thoughts?

Consensus and Promotion

Submitted by RxDelta on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 2:09am.
So my job right now is looking for new supervisors, and I'm the most logical candidate...minus my politics. The thing is I kind of want the job, because I'm good at what I do, and could make a difference by injecting some solidarity into the status quo. So I've been going to everyone and asking for their consent, and it's very nearly unanimous. My concern, however, is with being the 'boss'. Deep down I'm afraid that however altruistic my intentions, I'll end up alienating my fellow workers and becoming a 'boss'. Should I continue this effort? Am I selling out? I'm trying to view this as a sort of organizing campaign, because if I am in a position to make decisions things would be more in favor of the rank and file, but I'd no longer be rank and file myself. What should I do????

Twin Cities GMB Meeting

Submitted by Kieran on Sat, 05/03/2008 - 6:52pm.
May 6 2008 - 7:00pm
May 9 2008 - 9:00pm
Twin Cities GMB Meeting It's time again for the monthly General Membership Branch Meeting. Tuesday, May 6th, 7pm at the Midtown Global Exchange building at Lake & Chicago in south Minneapolis (2nd Floor Meeting Room).

3rd Annual Detroit May Day March

Submitted by detroitwob on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 7:31pm.
May 1 2008 - 10:00am
May 1 2008 - 2:00pm
Thursday May 1, 2008 3rd Annual May Day March Southwest Detroit MARCH AND RALLY 10AM From Patton Park To Clark Park Vernor Avenue

Blood Service Demo - NBS Watford HQ

Submitted by billybobince on Mon, 04/07/2008 - 7:03am.
Apr 11 2008 - 12:00pm
Apr 11 2008 - 3:00pm
As part of our ongoing campaign to prevent cuts in the UK's National Blood Service, London IWW and the IWW Healthcare Workers' Union are holding a demonstration at the NBS Headquarters in Watford to raise awareness of the issues involved. Please come along and invite others.

Meet 12pm outside Watford Junction train station, before marching to the NBS HQ.

IWW Meeting at Labor Notes Conference

Submitted by rogead on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 6:29pm.
Apr 11 2008 - 10:00am
Apr 13 2008 - 12:00pm
The IWW will be hosting a meeting at the Labor Notes Conference in Detroit. The IWW meeting will take place on Sunday, April 13th at 9:00 am. The meeting will address the issues of direct action organizing, and the role of dual-card members in the IWW. We will also be hosting a literature table throughout the weekend and a Wobbly social, with music by Anne Feeney, on Saturday night. Our ultimate purpose is to attract new dual-card members to the IWW. If you'd like further information, please contact Bob Adams at rogead@rogead.com

Location(s)

Dearborn Hyatt Regency
600 Town Center Dr
Dearborn, MI, 48126
United States
See map: Google Maps

TRASH WORKERS UNION

Submitted by wildbill on Sun, 03/30/2008 - 10:58pm.
AM currently org.trash workers in the kc area effecting the biggist trash service in the area,solidarity forever,one big union,one big trash strike,company owned by global investment bankers,let the bankers pick up trash in thier 1000.00 suits. WILD BILLx341050.

TRASH WORKERS UNION

Submitted by wildbill on Sun, 03/30/2008 - 10:57pm.
AM currently org.trash workers in the kc area effecting the biggist trash service in the area,solidarity forever,one big union,one big trash strike,company owned by global investment bankers,let the bankers pick up trash in thier 1000.00 suits. WILD BILLx341050.

Save Leicester Adult Education College # 1

Submitted by Serge Forward on Wed, 03/26/2008 - 12:48pm.

Leicester Adult Education College is under serious attack.  It's a sorry tale of privatisation and the destruction of adult education by stealth.  Staff have been treated incredibly badly by management, with no consultation or even basic information, and with some staff being told to pack up and move at a moment's notice.  Jobs are under threat. 

The LAEC job branch of the IWW's education workers' union is spearheading the defence of the college, together with Leicester IWW, midlands region IWW and UCU members at the college.  We call on all members of the public, users and students at the college, staff, all unions and community organisations to get involved with the campaign. 

Save Leicester Adult Education College!

Submitted by Serge Forward on Sun, 03/23/2008 - 8:22pm.
Apr 9 2008 - 7:00pm
Apr 9 2008 - 9:00pm

PUBLIC MEETING
Save Leicester Adult Education College!
Stop the privatisation of adult education and save jobs!
7.00pm on Wednesday 9th April
at Leicester Secular Hall75 Humberstone Gate, Leicester LE1
(opposite Sainsbury’s) 

GDC/IWW Member Arrested In Cincinnati

Submitted by tomkat on Thu, 03/13/2008 - 12:13pm.
Greetings, As the new Defiant Spirit gets ready to roll off the press, the latest news of our friend and fellow worker Marie Mason is below. Earlier this week the FBI raided and arrested Marie at her Cincinnati home. There are updates at www.midwestgreenscare.org Please consider sending Marie a letter. It would really help. In Solidarity, Tom Kappas CST - GDC First we want to thank everyone who has expressed interest in supporting recently arrested Eco defense organizer Marie Mason. Below you will find the an overview of what we know as well as the latest updates about Marie’s case and current situation and ways you can help support Marie. A listserv has been established to keep supporters updated. To subscribe send an email to:

Do You Know About EFCA?

Submitted by Cosh on Fri, 03/07/2008 - 6:50pm.
EFCA, the Employee Free Choice Act passed the House, is stalled in the Senate, may not have enough votes for cloture, may not pass. This Act would make organizing much easier. Workers would only need to sign cards. No lengthy certification elections. The first contract would have to be signed within 120 days or arbitration would begin. No more killing the union by stalling. Increased fines for employers who violate labor laws. It is the most pro-labor legislation in years.

DC Wobs Picket in Solidarity on MLK Day

Submitted by vallan.anundson on Tue, 01/29/2008 - 1:49pm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkWqJmvMzAg

Rouge Forum Conference

Submitted by clay on Sun, 01/27/2008 - 7:54pm.
Mar 14 2008 - 8:00am
Mar 16 2008 - 8:00pm
The theme for the 2008 Rouge Forum Conference is: “Education: Reform or Revolution?” and will be hosted by Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY March 14 – March 16, 2008. Given the recent Supreme Court decision, striking down the local school district’s student assignment plan; the ongoing war(s) in the Middle East; and the consistent environmental degradation of the planet, the 2008 conference will focus on one of the major socializing influences in our lives: Education. http://www.rougeforum.org/

Location(s)

Louisville, KY
United States
See map: Google Maps

Detroit GMB Monthly Meeting

Submitted by RedBilly on Sat, 01/12/2008 - 11:19am.
Jan 16 2008 - 7:00pm
Jan 16 2008 - 9:00pm

Catholic Worker Day House 2640 Trumbull St. Detroit, MI

The Detroit General Membership of the IWW meets every 3rd Wednesday of each month. For more information about meetings, membership or good ole solidarity, please drop us a message at detroit@iww.org or mail us at - 22514 Brittany Ave, East Detroit, MI 48021.

Sedition

Submitted by abno on Thu, 01/03/2008 - 10:13pm.

Shhh...... , be careful what you say and tell no one what you think.

Critisize our government an' you'll end up in the clink.

'cause Freedom's just a trademark brand, blind justice but a lie.

Do not be bold,  do as you're told,

shutup, consume and die. 

Economists who might sympathize with industrial unionism

Submitted by richard myers on Mon, 12/31/2007 - 2:42pm.
I'd like to hear about economists and economic theorists who either support the principles of industrial unionism, or have focused on similar economic systems.

I'll start by offering a link to David P. Ellerman's website:

http://www.ellerman.org/Davids-Stuff/AboutDavidEllerman.htm

Ellerman is author of books such as Property and Contract in Economics: The Case for Economic Democracy, and The Democratic Worker-Owned Firm.

Others?

best wishes,
richard myers

Organizing Wobbly Unions: Past and Present

Submitted by Diane on Mon, 12/24/2007 - 3:21pm.
Jan 18 2008 - 7:00pm
Jan 18 2008 - 10:00pm

WHERE
Bluestockings. 172 Allen Street between Stanton and Rivington in the Lower East Side. Take the F train to 2nd Ave. or the JMZ to Essex/Delancey Street.

WHEN
Friday, January 18, 2008 at 7:00 PM.

WHO AND WHAT:
During the 1910s and 1920s, most unions, like most institutions, excluded blacks or segregated them, but the Philadelphia waterfront was home to one of the strongest interracial, multiethnic unions ever seen in the history of the United States. However, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was ideologically committed to racial equality. More than any other IWW affiliate, however, Local 8 worked to become a progressive, interracial union.

Location(s)

Bluestockings
172 Allen Street
New York, xx, 10002
United States
See map: Google Maps

Bay Area IWW General Membership Branch Meeting

Submitted by intexile on Wed, 12/19/2007 - 3:44pm.
Jan 3 2008 - 7:00pm
Jan 3 2008 - 9:00pm


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Bay Area IWW Picket at Starbucks

Submitted by intexile on Sat, 09/08/2007 - 4:32am.
Sep 8 2007 - 12:00pm
Sep 8 2007 - 1:00pm


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Special Event: Daniel Gross and Staughton Lynd on New Models of Worker Education

Submitted by intexile on Sun, 05/27/2007 - 5:57pm.
Jun 2 2007 - 1:30pm
Jun 2 2007 - 3:30pm


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