All workers engaged in producing printed matter.
Submitted on Thu, 11/23/2006 - 6:14pm
The IWW: Its First 100 Years is the most comprehensive history of the union ever published. Written by Fred Thompson and Jon Bekken, two Wobblies who lived through many of the struggles they chronicle, it documents the famous struggles such as the Lawrence and Paterson strikes, the fight for decent conditions in the Pacific Northwest timber fields, the IWW's pioneering organizing among harvest hands in the 1910s and 1920s, and the wartime repression that sent thousands of IWW members to jail.
But it is the only general history to give substantive attention to the IWW's successful organizing of African-American and immigrant dock workers on the Philadelphia waterfront, the international union of seamen the IWW built from 1913 through the 1930s, smaller job actions through which the IWW, Wobbly successes organizing in manufacturing in the 1930s and 1940s, and the union's recent resurgence.
Submitted on Mon, 10/30/2006 - 7:39pm
Laboral / Economía
Sevilla 14/10/2006 Reparto de prensa
CNT convoca huelga indefinida en el reparto de prensa a subscriptores de Sevilla Se verán afectados los periódicos de pago de Sevilla y provincia
Rotas esta semana las negociaciones que comenzaron hace seis meses entre trabajadores y empresa, CNT convoca para el viernes huelga indefinida donde demandan el cumplimiento del 80% de los artículos recogidos en el convenio.
CNT-AIT, único sindicato en la empresa, anuncia el inicio de la huelga indefinida en Disprensur S.L.U., la entidad encargada de llevar los periódicos a la dirección de los subscriptores a estos medios. Salvo que la empresa "atienda a razones" la huelga comienza el próximo viernes.
Los empleados denuncian jornadas diarias hasta de doce horas de trabajo, donde incluso, como ejemplo, llegan a prolongar la jornada desde la noche hasta la una de la tarde para cumplir esas doce horas. Incumplimiento que desencadena en incumplir las horas previstas en el descanso entre jornada y jornada.
Submitted on Sun, 09/17/2006 - 2:12pm
Disclaimer - The following article is reposted here because it is an issue with some relevance to the IWW. The views of the author do not necessarily agree with those of the IWW and vice versa.
By Angie Tibbs
Meet Charles Sullivan, social activist, writer, and photographer from the hinterland of West Virginia, whose ongoing battle against capitalism and its inherent evils is a shining inspiration to all of us who are fighting for the very existence of humankind and the betterment of our world.
Angie: Over the past year your voice has become one of the most passionate and consistent in the fight against capitalism and its accompanying evils. What prompted you to rail against the "status quo"?
Submitted on Tue, 04/25/2006 - 8:37pm
ART AND UNREST: OUT OF THE COFFEE SHOPS AND INTO THE STREETS Through Jan, Opening Thu, Jan 5, Remedy Café (8631-109 St), Info: www.edmonton.iww.ca "It’s the first time we’ve ever done anything like this," confesses Desiree Schell of Edmonton’s branch of the Industrial Workers of the World. "It was originally just discussed over beer, as many good ideas are discussed–over beer. We thought an art show would be not only fun to do, but would also be an opportunity to demonstrate to people that the IWW is not only about being a union, but also is a vision for better world, a better community, and that includes exploring other methods of cultural expression. We have no idea where this may lead–we really have a desire to extend ourselves further into the community." |