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Oakland's City Union backburners precarious workers at their own peril

Submitted by Otra Ala on Sep 14 2017 02:56

Half of Oakland's city union workers are precarious and can be fired at will. If SEIU wants to bargain for better wages for all, they need to start by getting their own house in order. Half a union is no union at all.

Community action shuts down fascist meeting in Rome

Submitted by Ed on Sep 13 2017 20:56

In Rome, hundreds of anti-fascist residents shut down a meeting between fascists and the local council, clashing with militants from far-right organisation Casapound as well as riot police who had been defending them.

Strike and protests against Macron's employment law

Submitted by jef costello on Sep 12 2017 23:01
The Witch bloc headed the demonstration

Four unions called a general strike for today against French President Macron’s new employment law, this is often referred to as Macron 2 or Macron XXL, because he was behind the last revision referred to as the ‘Loi El-Khomri’ and this new law is even worse.

Landlady makes threats instead of owning up: SolFed campaign intensifies

Submitted by Ed on Sep 12 2017 18:12

A Brighton landlady has hit out at a group of tenants demanding compensation for having to live in damp infested accommodation, causing their supporters to escalate their campaign for justice.

An appeal to Bearded Broz: the Birmingham bin strike

Submitted by QQ on Sep 12 2017 15:23

The following is an appeal to the volunteer group Bearded Broz. I'm asking you to avoid collecting the bins while the Birmingham bin strike now enters its ninth week. Although I feel the points I make are valid no matter who say them, I should mention that I am not affiliated with Unite, nor am I a refuse collector. I am merely a resident of Birmingham who also happens to share a Pakistani background with many of you. Although I admire your proactive attitude, I believe doing the bin men’s work while they’re on strike can only have an adverse effect on our already neglected communities.

Vietnam: 6,000 workers involved in wildcat strike at clothing factory

Submitted by Hlessi on Sep 10 2017 18:42
Various striking workers gather around a central courtyard.

Inhumane conditions and low wages have led to approximately 6,000 workers going on strike at a garment factory in Thanh Hoa province, Vietnam.

'About to blow a fuse': IWW call for support in London warehouse workers campaign

Submitted by Ed on Sep 9 2017 23:24

The London IWW has started organising in London’s warehouses and is calling on activists, whether members or not, to support its campaign to unionise this underpaid and largely female, migrant workforce.

Victory for Target wildcat strike as abusive manager is fired

Submitted by Ed on Sep 9 2017 19:48

Wildcat strikers at Target in Christiansburg, Virginia, are celebrating a victory after management agreed to meet their first demand, firing abusive manager Daniel Butler.

France: calls for general strike against Macron's reforms

Submitted by jef costello on Sep 9 2017 19:25

Cuts to employer contributions, dismantling of the Code du travail (laws governing employment conditions), pensions reform: Macron’s government is there to complete the destruction of everything that workers have won. So militants in France are calling on workers to draw on the lessons of past struggles and launch a prolonged general strike to paralyse the economy.

Alternative für Deutschland: fascists set for return to parliament in Germany

Submitted by RobH on Sep 9 2017 14:30
Counterprotest against AfD party convention in 2016. Source: https://nationalism

Germany elects a new parliament and government on 24 September. It seems certain that the CDU will carry the majority, thus continuing the by now 12-year reign of Angela Merkel. The run-up to the election seems dull. But there is a real danger that with the Alternative für Deutschland, fascists could enter the German parliament.