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WWI: Remember the Dead, Remember Those Who Resisted
Today, 11th November, is the 100th anniversary of the 1918 armistice which ended the First World War. More than ever, the build-up to Remembrance Day has been used to push a pro-militarist agenda, and attack dissenting views. It pushes ‘patriotism’ and ignores class, gender, race, disability and other sources of power and inequality. We mourn the…
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Dear SNP: The Past Misdemeanours of Labour and Union Leaders are not the Concern of Women on Strike Today
This was written by a Dundee Wobbly (in personal capacity) on 24th October – the second day of the Glasgow women’s equal pay strike. There are 8,000 women on strike in Glasgow today demanding equal pay. They are spread across three trade unions, each of whose balloted members provided a support rate of between 90%…
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Equality, Radical Unionism, and Safer Spaces
Why Safer Spaces? Totally safe spaces would be good, but are probably not possible under capitalism and patriarchy. A Safer Spaces policy is the next best thing. As a radical union that engages in both workplace organising and community campaigning, a primary goal of the Industrial Workers of the World is to make all members…
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MAYDAY EVENTS FOR 2018
MAY DAY START TO MAY DAY WEEK TUESDAY, MAY 1ST… A Local Event Celebrating an International Holiday for Working Class Solidarity PARADE Gathering at the cenotaph in George Square at 11.30 am, the heading up Buchanan Street with a Radical Scotland banner and placards to Dewar’s statue. Songs, chants, and noise makers welcomed. RALLY at…
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