IWW and syndicalism

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Community for union related stuff, with focus on the IWW.

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South Korea: government sentences union activists to prison after threatening to break strike with commandos and special forces (www.industriall-union.org)
submitted 1 month ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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France: unions rally against far-right attack at film screening, beating audience members, stabbing one (peoplesdispatch.org)
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popular resistance will only come from concerted collective action, which is something few people in the U.S. have any experience with. The big exception are union members. (social.sanfranciscan.org)
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India: Samsung management plans on locking factory gates to prevent strikers from taking over factory (www.outlookbusiness.com)
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Canada: LifeLabs employees strike - "we are not going to allow their profit margins to increase on the backs of the patients and our members who work at LifeLabs" (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 1 month ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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UK: bus drivers approve strike after management intimidates employees into driving despite safety concerns, suspend those who refuse (www.bbc.com)
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New Zealand: Minister won't meet with Council of Trade Unions, country’s largest democratic organisation. "she doesn’t want to hear our view, she has a different view – pro-employer and anti-worker" (newsroom.co.nz)
submitted 1 month ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Greece: nationwide strikes against outsourcing and use of contracts rather than making employees permanent (www.tovima.com)
submitted 1 month ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Federal workers vs Elon Musk: I’ve never seen a billionaire carry the mail, put out a forest fire, make sure people get their Social Security checks, answer a phone call from a suicidal veteran (www.labornotes.org)
submitted 1 month ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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South Africa: half of strikes in 2024 were wildcat strikes (groundup.org.za)
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Solidarity with Belgian unions: The hard-right scapegoats women, minorities, and the most vulnerable. They use anger against elites as a tool to divide, yet when in power, they serve those same elites (www.bwint.org)
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Oregon: hospitals threaten health care for nurses who do not agree to their conditions. "Providence executives - who earn millions in salaries - should focus on settling a fair contract." (archive.ph)
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Peet’s Enacts Sweeping Heavy-handed Discipline on Union Members (industrialworker.org)
submitted 1 month ago by Garibaldee@lemm.ee to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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That Glorious Land Above the Sky: Heaven and Hell in the Songs of Joe Hill (industrialworker.org)
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"Any attack against civil servants and working class people is an attack against the American people. We can't depend on the Democrats or the Republicans." (www.youtube.com)
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Minneapolis: First Avenue venue and 6 sister clubs unanimously ratify first contract covering 230 staff (www.msn.com)
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Cameroon sugar cane strike turns into riot. Government kills one protestor, several injured, including police. 150 hectares up in smoke. (www.businessincameroon.com)
submitted 2 months ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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India: Samsung Electronics suspends three union activists. Employees respond with sit-in. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
submitted 2 months ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Girl Scouts of Colorado honor picket lines at King Soopers, despite potential loss of income, learn about history of strikes and why people strike (www.cpr.org)
submitted 2 months ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Cartoon: No Pain, No Thane! (industrialworker.org)
submitted 2 months ago by Garibaldee@lemm.ee to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Food Fight: February Edition (industrialworker.org)
submitted 2 months ago by Garibaldee@lemm.ee to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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No NLRB? No Problem (industrialworker.org)
submitted 2 months ago by Garibaldee@lemm.ee to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Scotland: local council threatens to fire, hire employees for not agreeing with policies. Union threatens to remove their grant funding by removing Fair Work status. Council "pauses" threat. (www.clydebankpost.co.uk)
submitted 2 months ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Pakistan: government employees on strike against privatisation, hold mass sit-ins in capital (publicservices.international)
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Finland: in show of solidarity, other unions carry out industrial action in support of Industrial Union (www.helsinkitimes.fi)
submitted 2 months ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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