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In such a way, thet look to strengthen their position on the union market. OPZZ, which is a federation of unions, stands to benefit by sucking in the unions (or at least their members) which would be wiped out by a proposed amendment to the Act on Trade Unions.

The miners' strike of 84-85 was the last great example of open class warfare in the United Kingdom, some parts of Yorkshire were turned into a police state, solidarity was sent to the miners from across the world, yet the experience was still a bitter defeat for the working class.

A short introduction shall be given, followed by plenty of time for discussion.

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Crimes and Mr Manners. Film review – Tom Jennings

I am talking about the situation of ZEFAM furniture factory workers, from a town called Nowe Miasteczko in the west of Poland. The situation has apparently been going on for months. People were not receiving their salaries, not to mention overtime pay. On August 19, some of them confronted the manager to ask when they'd get paid.

Just mechanized blades slashing about everywhere
An atmosphere utterly hostile to human life
Hopefully, eventually the technology will expand to the entire solar system,
Until eventually all of reality is covered by a beautiful megamachine

Not even a weed will grow
Anywhere
The planet will just be mechanical noise
Heard by no one
Felt by nothing

Imagine that glorious noise!

For some time now we have been aware of several problems which are widespread in the food service industry in Poland. ZSP already started to take on the question of illegal, unpaid trial periods. Now we are also starting to deal with the problem of illegal deductions and fines taken from people's salaries.

Recent years have seen a rise in class conflict in China, as workers in "the sweatshop of the world" become increasingly confident in asserting their demands against an authoritarian state, multinational corporations, and servile trade unions. We will be discussing the implications of these developments, and what lessons we can draw from them for the future.

libcom articles

Atsumitec Workers Get Pay Raise - http://libcom.org/news/atsumitec-workers-get-pay-raise-22072010 about 17 hours ago
Strike shuts Chinese Honda plants - http://libcom.org/news/strike-shuts-chinese-honda-plants-27052010 17 July 2010 22:49:32
China: Unrest spreads as Honda workers keep striking - http://bit.ly/9LCIKa 17 July 2010 22:49:00

libcom articles
  
Cambodian union calls off garment strike - http://libcom.org/news/cambodian-union-calls-garment-strike-13072010
Cambodian government and unions agree wage increase; strikes could still be on - http://bit.ly/9JZSXH

WSWS: Workers' Struggles in Asia Summaries

Over the last three weeks I have witnessed five times how exhausted people performing physical work in the streets have either collapsed or needed medical attention.

Haven't had a chance to read any and many seem way waffley but someone might find em interesting.
It was organised by the Anarchist Studies Network, a specialist group focusing on anarchism of the Political Studies Association (PSA).
http://anarchist-studies-network.org.uk/Rethinking_Anarchy%3A_Anarchism_and_International_Relations

Having a number of contacts with rank and file workers at the company, I assumed this explained the invitation and, without making any phone calls to check, I managed to get there during my break at work.

What is anarcho-syndicalism? How do anarcho-syndicalist unions differ from existing workers' organisations? Do anarcho-syndicalist strategies have any value in 21st Century Britain, or are they 80 years out of date and several countries out of place? Or are anarcho-syndicalist strategies the tool we need to fight back in a period of savage cuts and declining living standards?

libcom articles

Sleepless nights for bosses in the Bangladeshi garment sector
Strikes at Air India to continue despite sackings

WSWS: Workers' Struggles in Asia Summaries

28th of June ( http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/jun2010/wkrs-j26.shtml )
19th of June ( http://bit.ly/dAA2si )

Eraserhead, Not. Television review – Tom Jennings

This month the strike wave that started in May has continued, as has the governments relatively hands-off, even supprtive approach, and the western media's confused approach. Some think it's a good thing as it will help China switch to a domestically orientated economy, saving the world economy and magically bringing democracy to China a la Solidarinosc.

Empresas Polar is as central to Venezuelan capitalism as Coca Cola or Ford are to the American version.

To Noam Chomsky: Why We Boycott Elections

Extreme Divide and Rule. Television review – Tom Jennings

The new blog currently hosts a brief introduction and some links to the articles which have already gone online on other pages, but over time hopefully a fair proportion of the work itself will migrate over as well.