Industrial Workers of the World

 $16 billionWalmart’s Profit $144 billionWealth of Walmart Owners (the Waltons) (as much as 42% of Americans combined!) $7 billion Subsidies and Tax Breaks that Benefited Walmart & the Waltons< $25,000 Most Walmart Workers Annual Wage

Workers fought for and won the minimum wage and have had to defend and extend it since through solidarity and direct action on the job; like work to rule, no overtime and finally strikes.FRUGAL COMFORTThe first moves to legislate wages did not set minimum wages, rather the laws created arbitration boards and councils to resolve labour conflicts before the recourse to strikes. There used to be more heavy reliance on collective bargaining, with specific sectors. In 1896, New Zealand established such arbitration boards with the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. In 1899, the state of Victoria, Australia established similar boards.In 1907, the Harvester decision was handed down in Australia. It established a 'living wage' for a man, his wife and two children to "live in frugal comfort". In 1909, the Trade Boards Act was enacted in the United Kingdom, establishing four such boards. In 1912, the state of Massachusetts, United States, set minimum wages for women and children. In the United States, statutory minimum wages were first introduced nationally in 1938 by president Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Workers fought for and won the minimum wage and have had to defend and extend it since through solidarity and direct action on the job; like work to rule, no overtime and finally strikes.FRUGAL COMFORTThe first moves to legislate wages did not set minimum wages, rather the laws created arbitration boards and councils to resolve labour conflicts before the recourse to strikes. There used to be more heavy reliance on collective bargaining, with specific sectors. In 1896, New Zealand established such arbitration boards with the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. In 1899, the state of Victoria, Australia established similar boards.In 1907, the Harvester decision was handed down in Australia. It established a 'living wage' for a man, his wife and two children to "live in frugal comfort". In 1909, the Trade Boards Act was enacted in the United Kingdom, establishing four such boards. In 1912, the state of Massachusetts, United States, set minimum wages for women and children. In the United States, statutory minimum wages were first introduced nationally in 1938 by president Franklin D. Roosevelt.

A WORLD TO WIN: "There can be no peace so long as hunger and want are found among millions of working people and the few, who make up the employing class, have al the good things of life." - IWW Constitution Preamble839 million workers earn less than $2 a day the International labour Organisation, based in Switzerland, announced May 27th 2014 in the ILO annual World of Work Report. http://www.ilo.org/.../world-of-work/2014/lang--en/index.htm

The "right to strike" has never been given it has always been taken, only slaves cannot go on strike. 1155/12th century BC Egypt A contemporary document recounting the first ever recorded labour strike, which occured in Deir el Medina, Ancient Egypt during the reign of Ramses III when workers did not receive their rations. http://libcom.org/history/records-of-the-strike-in-egypt-under-ramses-iii

in other words "take up work in an industry that has little to no security or legal protection, bad safety standards, extremely low pay and no union representation" (source: talking to everyone on the farm who had done plenty of fruit picking jobs.)http://brisbanetimes.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/young-and-without-work-take-up-fruit-picking-says-liberal-senator-eric-abetz-20140526-38xmb.html'Hallelujah, I'm A Bum!'This song, sung to the tune of the hymn 'Revive Us Again', was adapted by the Spokane IWW in 1908, having first been printed in the IWW Industrial Union Bulletin on 4 April, 1908. Although the identity of the author is unknown, it sums up the attitude of the IWW during that period.O, why don't you work Like other men do? How in hell can I work When there's no work to do?Chorus:Hallelujah, I'm a bum, Hallelujah, bum again, Hallelujah, give us a handout- To revive us again.O, why don't you save, All the money you earn? If I did not eat I'd have money to burn.ChorusO, I like my boss- He's a good friend of mine; That's why I'm starving

Industrial Worker - Issue #1766, June 2014Headlines:Reaching Out To Prisoner-Workers: The New IWW Incarcerated Workers Organizing CommitteeWages Of Class War: Reflections On Portland’s May DayIWW Environmental Unionist Caucus Protests Koch BrothersFeatures:Wobblies Participate In May Day Actions WorldwideThe Chicago Teachers Union Strike: Beyond MythologyReview: “Lines Of Work” Shares Workers’ Experiences, Invites Us To Share Ourssee http://www.iww.org/taxonomy/term/591

Wed, 06/04/2014 - 2:21pmFrom the IWW International Solidarity CommissionThe Industrial Workers of the World stand in solidarity with the workers in Athens, Greece who clean the buildings of the Ministry of Economics and who face imminent firing, doubtless as a result of the ongoing implementation of austerity measures. These firings affect about six hundred working people.We support the Libertarian Syndicalist Association ESE (Ελευθεριακή Συνδικαλιστική Ένωση, EΣE), in its efforts to back the workers in their struggle.Solidarity With Building Cleaners In Greece! http://bit.ly/1nPtcZd

It is one of Melbourne's grand mansions - a sprawling century-old stately home that will be a new boarding school for Australia's aspiring ballerinas - and it has just been purchased with $1 million of taxpayer money granted under Joe Hockey's tough budget. More than a few eyebrows were raised when young ballerinas emerged as rare winners on budget night, especially after the federal Treasurer declared, ''The age of entitlement is over.''Tucked away in the budget papers was a $1 million grant for the Australian Ballet School, to help with its purchase of a new boarding residence. Armed with that taxpayer money, the school has spent more than $4.7 million on a mansion.Set on a 2025-square-metre allotment, the Queen Anne mansion in Parkville boasts sweeping parkland views of the Royal Park Golf Course, a pool and gardens. According to Jellis Craig Kensington estate agents, the mansion is one of Melbourne's ''last grand residences''.' 'Exquisite period detail and soaring ceilings showcase gracious formal rooms and heritage splendour,'' said the estate agent.

“May 35th,” is the alternative date given in China for June 4th in order to evade China’s censors (of course the censors now know this and May 35th is now censored too).http://www.sbs.com.au/dateline/story/transcript/id/601912/n/Remembering-TiananmenChronology see http://after64.sbs.com.au/