Submitted by x359437 on Mon, 04/01/2013 - 5:00pm
Headlines:
- Newspaper To Discontinue Print, Focus On Digital
- General Executive Board Votes To Move May Day To April 1st
- Texas IWW Secedes From Union
Features:
- Workers' Power: What is it Good For? Absolutely Nothing
- Analysis: Let's Form Vertical Worker Cooperatives
- International Solidarity Declared "Impossible" By ISC
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Submitted by IWW.org Editor on Tue, 02/26/2013 - 9:18pm
The International Solidarity Commission (ISC) of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) congratulates the workers of Viomichaniki Metaleftiki (Industrial Mining) for taking control over their factory and restarting production after having occupied it for more than 20 months.
After fighting for the payment of their stolen wages since May 2011, the workers have now decided in a direct-democratic assembly to collectively organize production without bosses. They have brought the factory back into operation, shifting to the production of building materials that are not toxic or damaging for the environment. The IWW International Solidarity Commission is in full support of this move.
As the world plunges deeper into economic and ecological crisis, the workers at Vio.Me have shown us the way forward. Instead of waiting for the state to decrease unemployment, instead of leaving their fate in the hands of the capitalist legal system or state bureaucrats, the workers of Vio.Me decided to take the factory into their own hands and to operate it themselves. The Vio.ME workers have given us all a living example of workers’ power and have lit the way for all of us in the struggle against capitalism throughout the world. It is now up to all of us to take the next steps in our own workplaces and struggles. Let this be one of millions of workplace takeovers to come across Greece and the world.
The IWW is committed to a grassroots, global resistance to the employing class. We aim to work with others to build a movement that can defeat the capitalists and construct a new world based workers control of the means of production and a radically democratic economy. We salute the seizure of the Vio.Me factory as a step in the right direction, and pledge our solidarity and our commitment to stand at the side of all workers in the struggle for the emancipation of the working class, for the creation of a world without bosses!
Submitted by x359437 on Thu, 02/21/2013 - 4:43pm
By FW Barney - Industrial Worker, March 2013
On Jan. 18, a group of workers from Yaw’s Top Notch Restaurant in Portland, Ore., took a stand. Leading the delegation into the restaurant, the group of 10 workers was accompanied by 30 community members from We Are Oregon and the IWW. To the shock of bosses and customers (and to the smiles of kitchen staff) a worker publicly read a letter addressed to the owners and management demanding over $1,200 in back wages that Yaw's has refused to pay. Less than a week later, with signed checks in hand, these same 10 individuals celebrated victory won through solidarity.
Submitted by x359437 on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 6:27pm
Employees of Large Ticket Distributor Join Together and Demand Recognition
Grand Rapids, MI - Employees of Star Tickets have "walked on the boss" today demanding a reduction in workload, an employee grievance procedure, and recognition of their union. The employees have formed the IWW Star Tickets Workers Union for mutual support and respect on the job. Their intentions are to begin collective bargaining with owner, Jack Krasula, over a work environment that they say has become untenable.
“We are just exercising our legal right to form a union for our mutual benefit” said Deirdre Cunningham, a Client Services Representative. “We have been meeting, assisting one another, and acting as a union for some time so today we made it official to our boss."
Submitted by IWW.org Editor on Sun, 01/20/2013 - 2:52pm
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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