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WORKERS WORLDWIDE HEED SOLIDARITY #UnitedAgainstTheDragon
Members of the Garment workers union in Bangladesh owed wages & benefits started an indefinite siege of the factory owner’s house from the 30th of August. A hunger march had been held. The Garment workers are linked to the International Confederation of labour which links revolutionary unions like the CNT in Spain, USI in Italy, FORA…
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How to make minorities feel unwelcome at your event: A fellow worker writes about their experiences communicating with organisers of a local protest
How to make minorities feel unwelcome at your event: A fellow worker writes about their experiences communicating with organisers of a local protest.I was recently speaking to a Fellow Worker (another member of the union) about the events in the US and how we can best be supportive. The FW asked me if I’ll be…
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Centring black struggle in our organising
Our solidarity has to go beyond mourning The horrific murders of black people by state agents in the US regularly make international headlines but we are now seeing the largest protests regarding this fact since possibly the civil rights movement. The state has answered with further violence and repression, putting a population already threatened by…
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Tripalium or Tartan House: Glasgow Migrant Workers Network fights back
Beginnings are always the hardest. Like the blank sheet for the writer, the beginning is a challenge, it is uncertainty – and tackling it always requires a dose of reflection and bravery. Taking the first step is essential and encouraging. Migrant workers did at Tartan House. Workers from the tourist shop chain with more than…
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Some links I found useful this week…
It’s been a busy couple of weeks, and I noticed there have been a few resources I have come back to several times to for friends, Fellow Workers and others, so I thought I would share them. Please note that while this was up to date at the time of writing, and hopefully will be…
IWW Scotland Blog
IWW Scotland Blog 