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Monthly Archives: November 2011
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) Statement on the “OCCUPY” Movement
Meeting of the ITF Executive Board, Washington, 20-21 October 2011 STATEMENT ON THE “OCCUPY” PROTEST MOVEMENT 1. The ITF Executive Board notes that: a. In many parts of the world, governments are pursuing measures that will shift the economic and … Continue reading
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EPSU calls for a European coordinated mobilisation – EPSU
Via Scoop.it – Mapping Social Network Unionism Worldwide (24 November 2011) The Executive Committee of the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) discussed the grave economic and social (…)…Via epsu.org
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Enough is enough! Trop c’est trop! ETUC together with its affiliates | ETUC
26 November Ireland : March Against Austerity/ March for Jobs Organised by the the Dublin Council of Trade Unions and supported by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dubli… ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! TROP C’EST TROP! ETUC together with its affiliates Action … Continue reading
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Greek General Strike To Take Place December 1 To Protest Austerity Budget
ATHENS, Greece — Greek unions will kick off the month of December with a 24-hour general strike – the first major walkout since the appointment of an interim coalition government charged with saving Greece from bankruptcy. The GSEE union, which … Continue reading
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OccupyLondon’s week of action in support to the N30 Strike | Take The Square
Posted by Niel – O.T.R.O on 11/26/2011 in News · 0 Comments The largest strike action of a generation will take place on Wednesday 30th November. Occupy London wholeheartedly supports the strike by over 3 million workers fighting for their pensions and a better society. The … Continue reading
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Answering Egypt’s Call for Solidarity | #OWS
Posted 3 hours ago on Nov. 26, 2011, 9:56 a.m. EST by OccupyWallSt On November 22, occupiers of Tahrir Square issued an urgent call for global solidarity, asking the world to: Occupy / shut-down Egyptian embassies worldwide. Now they represent the junta … Continue reading
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The 99 Percent Organize Themselves | The Nation – Z Space
By Jeremy Brecher In mid-October I spent two days and a night with Occupy Wall Street in Zuccotti Park. Since then I’ve read a barrage of advice for what OWS and its companion movements around the world should be doing. But … Continue reading
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Boycott “Black Friday”, Solidarity with Striking Chinese Workers! | #OWS
Posted 1 hour ago on Nov. 25, 2011, 1:36 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt This Black Friday, as millions of Americans scramble to find the “best deals” on consumer goods, thousands of Chinese manufacturing workers are striking to demand livable wages, job … Continue reading
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Resistance Takes Root in Barcelona | The Bullet (via Peter Waterman)
by Hilary Wainwright The Catalans have a phrase: em planto. It has a double meaning: ‘I plant,’ or ‘I’ve had enough.’ At end of the huge 15 October demonstration of Indignados (‘outraged’) in Barcelona – the papers put it at around 250,000 – … Continue reading
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Mythbuster: The truth about the unions | Red Papper
As the Tories and their pals in the press ratchet up the anti-strike rhetoric, Red Pepper knocks down some of the myths they throw at the unions. MYTH: Unions strike at the first opportunity, without a thought for the consequences … Continue reading
The Camp is the World: Connecting the Occupy Movements and The Spanish May 15th Movement | via The New Significance
November 22nd, 2011, By Luis Moreno-Caballud and Marina Sitrin We write this letter as participants in the movements, and as an invitation to a conversation. We hope to raise questions about how we continue to deepen and transform the new social relationships … Continue reading
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Occupy UC Davis Calls for Nov. 28 General Strike to Shut Down CA Campuses, Block Regents’ Austerity Vote
Posted 45 minutes ago on Nov. 22, 2011, 4:03 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt The following proposal was passed by a massive general assembly today at UC Davis (emphasis added): The UC Board of Regents, who not only represent but actually are … Continue reading
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Tuesday Demo in Solidarity with Cairo | Occupy Oakland
November 21, 2011 in Front Page, News Last minute solidarity demo organized by members of Occupy Oakland in response to calls from Egyptian comrades for an international day of action to support the Egyptian people in their continued revolution. The past days have … Continue reading
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Egypt: Appeal for International Solidarity Mobilisation | MENA Solidairty Network
Posted on November 20, 2011 A call for international solidarity with protests in Egypt [Updated 21 November, 11pm with protests in Ireland, UK and Sweden, Canada, Germany, Austria, Norway, Australia - details of London demonstration on Saturday 26 November] [[SNU note – Lest’s … Continue reading
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Creating a global, networked unionism for the 21st century | Eric Lee
The following is the text of Lee’s opening address to the Second Annual LabourStart Global Solidarity Conference in Istanbul, Turkey 18 November 2011. … Good evening everyone and welcome to the second annual LabourStart Global Solidarity Conference. My name is … Continue reading
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The Cyberunions Podcast: Episode 27 – The Sparks are flying and it’s not even May first!
http://cyberunions.org/wp-content/plugins/audio-player-oogiechetos/assets/player.swf?ver=2.0.4.1 Download high quality OGG Download low quality OGG 0:40 Stephen’s updates Stephen is looking forward to Chelsea vs Liverpool as soon as we finish recording the show A recent technical issue with video was down to user error! Stephen is off to Guatemala … Continue reading
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Supporting Dissent versus Being Dissent | Global Labour Column
Monday, November 21, 2011 By Steven Toff & Jamie McCallum When the Occupy Wall Street movement (OWS) began on September 17th 2011, few could have predicted the wave of occupations that would soon sweep the rest of the country and indeed … Continue reading
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Boaventura Santos: Return of the General Strike (En, S, Pr) | via Peter Waterman
The General Strike, By Boaventura de Sousa Santos * THE GENERAL STRIKE By Boaventura de Sousa Santos Like other Europeans have done and will do, the Portuguese will hold a General Strike on the 24th of November. These popular actions … Continue reading
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Anonymous – Message to Occupy the World 11-18-11
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Occupy Oakland Calls for TOTAL WEST COAST PORT SHUTDOWN ON 12/12
Posted 20 hours ago on Nov. 19, 2011, 8:35 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt Proposal for a Coordinated West Coast Port Shutdown, Passed With Unanimous Consensus by vote of the Occupy Oakland General Assembly 11/18/2012: In response to coordinated attacks on the occupations and … Continue reading
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