IWW and syndicalism

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

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On the NLRB: Why go into enemy territory? It’s important to recognize that direct action is the only way to receive the benefits you’re looking for. You can’t depend on a government agency. (capitalandmain.com)
submitted 23 hours ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Canada: custodial and maintenance staff approves strike, many without wage increase after a decade seeing 30% inflation. “Many of our members work two or three jobs. Many live on the edge of poverty.” (cupe.ca)
submitted 2 days ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Cyprus: "An Injury to One is an Injury to All!" Entire staff strikes after management terminates employee after forming union and asking for a raise. (www.iww.cy)
submitted 2 days ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Ghana: privatization supporters continue push despite failures to lower prices and improve services. A study led by OECD found that privatized electricity had 23% higher costs. (publicservices.international)
submitted 2 days ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Toronto: union of nearly 30,000 municipal employees approves strike due to “years of stagnating wages amid rising inflation.” (globalnews.ca)
submitted 2 days ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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US: Unions say privatizing postal services in Europe have led to reduced services, increased prices, job losses, and cut off rural communities (uniglobalunion.org)
submitted 3 days ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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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 3 days 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)
submitted 4 days ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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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)
submitted 4 days ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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India: Samsung management plans on locking factory gates to prevent strikers from taking over factory (www.outlookbusiness.com)
submitted 5 days 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)
submitted 6 days ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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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 6 days 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 6 days ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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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 6 days 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 week 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)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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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)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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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)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Peet’s Enacts Sweeping Heavy-handed Discipline on Union Members (industrialworker.org)
submitted 1 week 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)
submitted 1 week ago by Garibaldee@lemm.ee to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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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)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Minneapolis: First Avenue venue and 6 sister clubs unanimously ratify first contract covering 230 staff (www.msn.com)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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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 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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