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← Older postsHow To Protect Yourself Against Wage Theft
How To Protect Yourself Against Wage Theft Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work. For many of us, as wage earners, our livelihoods depend (read: forced to work) on wages, … Continue reading
Richmond, Virginia May Day 2012 — International Workers Day!
Another May Day Poster in .PDF format: May Day 2012 Poster May Day! Workers of the World Unite! This is our day! International Workers Day! Our day to recognize and appreciate the social and economic achievements of the international labor movement. … Continue reading
[Worker Testimonial #2] 3rd St. Diner Phone Blast for Lost Wages
This is a ‘worker testimonial’ from Keith P. in the campaign against ‘wage theft’ at 3rd St. Diner. If you worked for Mr. Polyaris and have a work story you would like to share? Please consider submitting your testimonial here: [ http://tinyurl.com/85ezo5g ] To view … Continue reading
[Worker Testimonial #1] 3rd St. Diner Phone Blast for Lost Wages
This is a ‘worker testimonial’ from Kendra N. in the campaign against ‘wage theft’ at 3rd St. Diner. If you worked for Mr. Polyaris and have a work story you would like to share? Please consider submitting your testimonial here: … Continue reading
DIRECT ACTION! Demand Unpaid Wages for Worker at 3rd St. Diner!
Richmond Industrial Workers of the World IWW Food & Retail Workers United Demand Unpaid Wages for Worker at 3rd St. Diner in Richmond, Virginia On behalf of Fellow Worker Moriah “Mo” Karn, the Richmond General Membership Branch of the Industrial … Continue reading
May Day 2012! Get Ready Richmond, Virginia — Get Ready World!
Richmond IWW endorses UVA Living Wage Campaign
The Richmond Industrial Workers of the World endorsed a recent open letter addressed to President Sullivan and the University of Virginia Board of Visitors in support of the UVA Living Wage Campaign. The Richmond, Virginia Branch of the Industrial Workers … Continue reading
Educate! Organize! Emancipate!
What is the Work People’s College? From 1921 until it’s closure in 1941, the Work People’s College trained hundreds of workers on tactics of the class struggle, nourishing a tradition of working class radicalism in Minnesota that lives on today. In 2006, the … Continue reading
Victory! ‘Unfair Labor Practice’ Confirmed at Forest Hill Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream
The National Labor Relations Board reached a decision (case 05-CA-062891) this week bringing justice to a fellow worker wrongfully fired from the Forest Hill Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream in Richmond, Virginia. On August 18, 2011 (see ‘Unfair Labor Practice’ at the Forest Hill … Continue reading
General Strike & Mass Day of Action — November 2, 2011
From Occupy Oakland: [ http://www.occupyoakland.org/2011/10/general-strike-mass-day-of-action/?mid=5137 ] Below is the proposal passed by the Occupy Oakland General Assembly on Wednesday October 26, 2011 in reclaimed Oscar Grant Plaza. 1607 people voted. 1484 voted in favor of the resolution, 77 abstained and 46 voted … Continue reading
Richmond IWW Twitter Feed- RichmondIWW: Very Nice! Direct Action Makes History - http://t.co/vy7b2yfm May 18, 2012
- RichmondIWW: Just posted a photo http://t.co/wUdr1Ah1 May 10, 2012
- RichmondIWW: That last tweet is a joke... Or reminder of how conservative mainstream unionism really is. May 10, 2012
- RichmondIWW: RT @SEIU: Today is a powerful reminder of why we felt so passionately abt electing @BarackObama in '08 http://t.co/4d0Atucg #MarriageEqu ... May 10, 2012
- RichmondIWW: RT @MoKarnagexvx: About to go to 3rd St to pick up my paycheck, which is 4 a wrong amount, as they have deducted taxes for tips which I ... April 25, 2012
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- Welcome to IWW.org - Principförklaringrbetarklassen och den arbetsköpande klassen har ingenting gemensamt. Det kan inte bli någon fred så länge hunger och längtan råder bland miljoner av det arbetande folket, medan de få, som utgörs av den arbetsköpande klassen, har allt det goda i livet. Det måste föras en kamp mellan dessa två klasser, tills arbetarna i världen organiserar sig som en klass, ta […]
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- Welcome to IWW.org - PreambuleDe arbeidersklasse en de werkgeversklasse hebben niets gemeenschappelijk. Vrede is niet mogelijk zolang er honger en nood heersen bij miljoenen arbeidende mensen, en zolang de enkelen die de werkgevende klasse uitmaken al de goede dingen in het leven bezitten. Tussen deze twee klassen moet de strijd voortduren totdat de arbeiders van alle landen zich in een […]
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- In These Times
- Facing Common Struggles, Domestic Workers Mobilize Across BordersThe United States isn't unique when it comes to political and social crises related to immigration. Migrants in other parts of the world face similar, sometimes much harsher struggles. Even those who are "legal" are often extremely vulnerable to economic exploitation, racial discrimination, and physical and sexual abuse. Abuse and enslavement […]
- In Contract Vote, American Airlines Workers Split Over Bankruptcy ConcessionsUnions push merger with US Airways In a split decision on the lesser of perceived evils, five bargaining units of American Airlines’ largest union voted to accept management’s final offer on concessions, while two voted to reject it. Members of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) voted via phone and Internet beginning last week, and the results were announced […]
- Amid ‘Sabotage’ Investigation, Honeywell Lays Off Plant’s Entire Union WorkforceLast Thursday, May 10, at around 2 p.m., managers walked into Honeywell's uranium conversion plant in Metropolis, Ill., and told workers—both union and nonunion—they had to leave the plant immediately. Multiple workers present say a manager explained the sudden dismissal by noting that the company had to investigate "sabotage" of plant equipme […]
- Mexico’s Cananea Strikers: Fighting for the Right to a UnionJacinto Martinez is the labor secretary of Section 65 of the Mineros, Mexico's union for miners and one of the oldest unions in the country. His union has been on strike for five years at the huge Cananea mine, one of the longest strikes in the history of North America. Critical support for this strike has come from the United Steelworkers, and both uni […]
- Shame of the Nation: House VAWA Bill Ratchets Up Attacks on Domestic Violence SurvivorsWomen have been under economic assault in Washington for months. Deficit hawks have taken aim at social programs and civil rights protections that help keep women safe, healthy and able to participate in work and community life. To some lawmakers, none of that is more important than “saving” taxpayer dollars—which is often shorthand for robbing working women […]
- Facing Common Struggles, Domestic Workers Mobilize Across Borders
- Labour Start Headlines
- Australia: BHP's aim is to break the power of unionsLabourStart headline - Source: SMH […]
- Turkey: Support for Arrested KESK WomenLabourStart headline - Source: bianet […]
- Mexico: Worker rights defender kidnapped, beaten and threatened with death in PueblaLabourStart headline - Source: Maquila Solidarity Network […]
- Canada: UFCW App Locates Unionized StoresLabourStart headline - Source: Supermarket News […]
- Ireland: IMPACT calls on Government to deliver reforms on collective bargaining and employees' rightsLabourStart headline - Source: RTÉ […]
- Australia: BHP's aim is to break the power of unions