by Jan Ever since social agents in social formations became divided into social classes, these classes have always been in struggle. Capitalism/imperialism produces a class that has the historical capacity to struggle to bring an end to exploitation in any social formation. This class is the working class. In the epoch of capitalism, the working […]
Read MoreOn the Autonomous Struggle of the Proletariat
Miami
Solidarity with the Toronto 900!
Chicago
From Four Star: Between June 26th-27 2010, the G-20, an international organization between the protectors of capital, met to discuss how to secure profit during failing economic recession. Amidst housing and labor crisis, global poverty, lack of international medical care and aid, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and environmental disaster (THANKS BP!) they spent close […]
Read MoreOn Building Revolutionary Consciousness in Practice: Some Brief Reflections on the Insights of Paulo Freire
Miami
by Thomas Recently during a discussion on organizing strategy that I was observing, more than participating in, a friend and comrade of mine emphasized the importance of listening in organizing. He wasn’t talking about listening in the sense of listening only to figure out how to market your ideas in more attractive language, or the […]
Read MoreBatay Ouvriye- A Worker’s Flag Day (May 18)
Miami Tags: haitian flag day, may 18th, movement, working class
Batay Ouvriye Port-au-Prince, May 27th, 2010 In the context of the Workers Mobilization Month launched during the camps’ first march on April 28th, 2010, and following up on the various activities developed May First, May 18th was a major date (see our previous document: “The mobilization is launched!”). In Haiti, May 18th is Flag Day. […]
Read MoreAnthony Kyser is not the threat – our bosses and landlords are!
Chicago
Posted by atrain On Saturday May 8, Anthony Kyser stole toothpaste and crayons from a CVS Pharmacy located at 2634 S. Pulaski. The manager of CVS chased Kyser to a back alley where employees held Kyser to the ground while the manager choked him to death. An off-duty Cook County Corrections Officer on the scene […]
Read MoreTwin Cities Nurses Prepare For Largest Nurses Strike in History
Miami
by S. Nappalos Over 12,000 Minnesota nurses are set to strike in 14 hospitals across the Twin Cities area. Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association, a union for nurses, are presently in contract negotiations with hospitals in their region. Negotiations have stalled over patient-to-staff ratios, with the union demanding strict safe-staffing ratios, and hospital management […]
Read MoreJusticia Divina
Miami
por Carlos El Padre Anselmo, somnoliento y errático aún, activó la cerradura de la puerta doble que le separaba del resto de la residencia parroquial, (y básicamente del resto del mundo), para encontrarse ante la incomoda respuesta de un crujir trabajoso y rechinante hasta el ruido. Lamentó no estar en sueños y que su cuerpo le […]
Read MoreWhat I would do with $55,000: Our need for accountability and our failure to realize opportunities and build movements
Chicago
Posted by atrain On May 2nd 2010, I received an email in my inbox calling for “solidarity” and “emergency donations” to pay the bail of 11 self-identified anarchists in Asheville, North Carolina. They were alleged to have smashed ATMs, bank windows and small shops in celebration of May 1, International Workers’ Day. The price to […]
Read MoreHotel Workers Stage ‘Wildcat’ Strike in Chicago Wednesday
Chicago
Posted by atrain For us in Chicago and around the world, the recent HERE wildcat strike at Hyatt Hotel in Chicago demonstrates that commitment to direct action against capital and owners is absolutely necessary if we are to turn the tides of the constant decline of the labor movement. Within the last four years, […]
Read MoreBack to the Grind: SWU Southern Midwest Tour a Success
Federation
Back in March, we hosted members of the Starbucks Workers Union on their midwest tour. Here is their account of the trip. On March 19, a delegation of IWW Starbucks baristas from the Twin Cities crammed themselves into one worker’s 3-cylinder Geo Metro and set off on a journey to bring the good word of […]
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