IWW and syndicalism

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

A good telegram group to join (I do not own it, I don't take responsibility for what you'll find there): https://t.me/AnarchoSyndicat

And int he spirit of open source:

https://matrix.to/#/%23anarchycommunism:matrix.org

founded 2 years ago
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Brussels: Audi employees on strike, seize keys to completed and unfinished vehicles (www.brusselstimes.com)
submitted 6 hours ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Tennessee EV battery company recognizes union after majority signs union cards. Unionization did not face management threats or intimidation. (portside.org)
submitted 1 day ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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CFMEU protest: Two hundred and eighty union officials, not alleged to have committed any crime, have lost their positions (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 day ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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https://www.3cr.org.au/sticktogether/episode/defend-unions-defend-cfmeu

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Firestone fired 2,000 employees, rehired them as contractors performing same work, with significantly lower pay, no benefits, no protections from union agreement (www.solidaritycenter.org)
submitted 3 days ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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India: employees terminated after protesting injustice and extortion. Management refuses to reinstate them, despite being ordered to do so (www.thenewsminute.com)
submitted 3 days ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Test Drive game developers on strike against parent company, in support of sister studio (traxion.gg)
submitted 4 days ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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London nurses on strike - "staffing crisis and underinvestment cannot be cured by crushing workers with unsustainable workloads" (www.unitetheunion.org)
submitted 5 days ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Capital is never satisfied paying ANYONE - blue collar labor only begins building when slavery is no longer an option (union.place)
submitted 5 days ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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10,000 hotel employees strike. “I have to work a second job because my job at the hotel is not enough to support my kids as a single mom” (unitehere.org)
submitted 5 days ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Quebec: 2000 hotel employees hold surprise strike, part of rotating surprise strikes to speed contract talks (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/hotel-strike-quebec-1.7309214

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United Airlines flight attendants authorize strike by 99% - "The United management team gives themselves massive compensation increases while flight attendants struggle to pay basic bills." (popularresistance.org)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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40,000 protest government takeover of CFMEU. “What have Labor and Liberal done for us in the last decade? Things should have gotten better in the last 50 years, not worse... we need a revolution.” (www.wsws.org)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Kroger admits to price gouging while employees ask for "contractual wages we can live on. Wages that prevent homelessness" (www.koin.com)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Cornell employees remain on strike while voting on deal for cost-of-living adjustment, an end to tiers, longevity bonuses, and a wage increase of 21 to 25.4 percent over four years. (labornotes.org)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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US: 38% of graduate students unionized, up 133% since 2012. Growth of non-tenure track faculty, postdocs, academic researchers, graduate and undergraduate students (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Teamsters Canada: Without the right to strike, corporate Canada will become less inclined to negotiate in good faith, knowing the government can now bust a union on a whim (teamsters.ca)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Oregon: 45,000 Fred Meyer employees on strike. “If you see that line at one of our 28 Fred Meyers in the Portland metro area, don’t cross it, just shop somewhere else.” (mastodon.world)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Paris: Staff at video game studio, including CEO, sends letter to studio management, say treated like galley slaves (www.ign.com)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Australia: Electrical Trades Union accuses Labor of treachery, redirects Labor donations to fight government takeover of CFMEU (archive.ph)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Egypt: 10 striking employees arrested, location unknown. Government arrests relatives until employees turn themselves in (www.madamasr.com)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Australia: instead of dealing with individual criminality, government to takeover entire union. Both major parties now rely on appeasement of corporations. (www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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National Day against Outsourcing, Brazil: bank orders military police attack on protestors with tasers and tear gas, injuring several union members (uniglobalunion.org)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Right to disconnect, Australia: employees no longer forced to respond to management after hours (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Canadian rail strike: CN and CPKC compromise rail safety, don’t care about farmers, small businesses, supply chains, or their own employees. Their sole focus is boosting their bottom line (www.teamstersrail.ca)
submitted 2 weeks ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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Canada sends rail workers to binding arbitration - "Justin Trudeau's actions are cowardly, anti-worker, & proof that he will always cave to corporate greed." (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/iwwunion@lemmy.ml
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