Category Archives: unions

Trade Unions, Globalisation and Internationalism

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 by Ronaldo Munck This piece reports on recent research around the relationship between trade unions and internationalisation in the context of globalisation. It argues for a more open, less pessimistic view than the dominant one. This view … Continue reading →

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Occupy’s liberation from liberalism: the real meaning of May Day | via P2P Foundation

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

Occupy’s May Day rebirth, forging a new alliance of activists and union members, was a historic moment of anti-capitalist struggle David Graeber guardian.co.uk, Monday 7 May 2012 16.54 BST A protest dog during the May Day demonstrations in Athens, Greece. Photograph: … Continue reading →

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Is the New Prince a ‘Transnational Historic (P2P) Organised Network’: MAY 2012 #GLOBALSPRING – ANOTHER WORLD IS NOW! by Orsan Senalp

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

[Draft text that reports over the rising Fellowship of the Ring -the impressive transnational alliance building processes took place on the road to Global May. The text still needs an edit. It is published with hurry before the #12M] MAY … Continue reading →

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EU in Crisis – It is time to build Another Europe Now!

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

May 8, 2012 – 18:00 A new Pan-European network to fight against the EU’s austerity policies and support a fairer, greener, more democratic Europe has been launched in Brussels, following two days of discussion and debate at CEO’s conference on … Continue reading →

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The GLI 2012 International Summer School, on “The Political Agenda of the International Trade Union Movement”

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

The GLI 2012 International Summer School, on “The Political Agenda of the International Trade Union Movement”, in partnership with Unite the Union, is being held on 9-13 July 2012, Northern College, in the UK. The summer school is an opportunity to … Continue reading →

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General Strikes! Looking Backward, Looking Forward

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

by Jay Moore It began on July 14, 1934.  That day the San Francisco Labor Council pushed by radicalized rank-and-file workers declared a General Strike, and this led to four days of intense class struggle, the likes of which has … Continue reading →

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Blockupy press release about ban on protest – We Will Swarm into Frankfurt Stronger!

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Press release Blockupy Frankfurt May 7, 2012 * Thousands protest against Blockupy ban in Frankfurt * Many party politicians indignant / press conference tomorrow in Berlin In a wave of protest, thousands of people across Europe have responded to the … Continue reading →

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#MayDay: The Whole World is Waking! Live Coverage of #M1GS

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Posted 16 minutes ago on May 1, 2012, 9:07 a.m. EST by OccupyWallSt TODAY IS MAY DAY! INTO THE STREETS! Find events in your city here. Before you head out, check our Last-Minute May Day Checklist. If you are in NYC, check out the full … Continue reading →

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“May Day: The Return of the Trade-Unions?” by Immanuel Wallerstein (via P. Waterman)

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

May 1, 2012 “May Day: The Return of the Trade-Unions?” Organizing trade unions was a quite radical idea as late as the first half of the nineteenth century. They were illegal almost everywhere. So when the laws prohibiting them were … Continue reading →

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Last-Minute May Day Checklist

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Posted 6 hours ago on April 30, 2012, 9:56 a.m. EST by OccupyWallSt This May Day, hundreds of thousands of workers, immigrants, students, retirees, and unemployed people across the U.S. and around world will take to the streets, many for the first … Continue reading →

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