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Report on Juneteenth Strike Actions on the Inside and Out

Submitted by R Totale on Jun 25 2018 20:24

Gainesville Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee reports on Juneteenth strike actions in Florida prisons along with outside public support. This post first appeared on It's Going Down.

Pakistan: The struggles of workers making footballs for the FIFA World Cup

Submitted by umarbajwa on Jun 25 2018 09:26

The Russian Ambassador to Pakistan, Alexey Dedo, confirmed that his country will be using footballs manufactured in the Pakistani city of Sialkot for the World Cup. More than 70% of the world's footballs are made in Sialkot. Despite the “hallmark of quality” and “exceptional product”, the reality of their production is the brutal exploitation of the local working class.

Seattle, WA: IWW Direct Action Campaign Forces Bosses to End Lockout

Submitted by R Totale on Jun 24 2018 15:19

Seattle based members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) wrote the following report about their ongoing organizing efforts at Grassroots Campaigns. Previously published on It's Going Down. The locked-out workers are now running a fundraiser to make up for their lost wages, please donate here.

Eco-anarchy in the UK: dissidence group mobilises for climate justice

Submitted by RosalindR on Jun 24 2018 11:59

A direct action group shut down roads in London’s political district Friday evening to oppose new runway construction at London’s Heathrow Airport. The rush-hour road-block in Parliament Square was the culmination of a campaign by Vote No Heathrow, an autonomous branch of the Rising Up direct action network. It saw a 14 day hunger-strike, solidarity fasts and arrests for non-violent civil disobedience.

Independent unions found new Global Union Federation

Submitted by Johanna Schellhagen on Jun 22 2018 05:18

confederation founding in Parma group picture

In May 2018 the “International Confederation of Labour” was founded in Italy to unite independent unions and worker organisations across frontiers. We interviewed delegates at the congress to hear about their union activities at home and what they hope will come out of the new confederation.

https://en.labournet.tv/independent-unions-found-new-global-union-federation

The protest against Fortis Student Letting agency continues!

Submitted by crapula2010 on Jun 19 2018 18:52

Monday 18 June saw Manchester Solidarity Federation join tenants in a protest outside Fortis Student Letting in Altrincham, Greater Manchester.

Ongoing Struggles in Vietnam

Submitted by Fredo Corvo on Jun 19 2018 17:22

As in 2014, Illegal protests broke out across Vietnam in early June in response to impending plans for new “Special Economic Zones.” Now in 2018, the protests seem more turned towards the Vietnamese state.

Soumaila Sacko: the murder of a migrant union activist in Italy

Submitted by Cipo Fraioli on Jun 15 2018 12:23

On June 2 Soumaila Sacko, a migrant agricultural worker from Mali, was brutally murdered in San Calogero in Italy. He was shot in the head while gathering aluminium to rebuild the shantytown on the outskirts of San Ferdinando, where over four thousand seasonal workers live during harvest season, in overpopulated shack and tents, amidst garbage, plastic and rubber.