China: "Railroaders’ Dispatch (铁路工人通讯)"

Submitted by syndicalist on June 9, 2016

Railroaders’ Dispatch (铁路工人通讯) is an independent periodical produced by and for Chinese railway workers since last summer (2015), with the aim of facilitating communication among railroaders of all categories and employment relations in the face of the industry’s profit-oriented restructuring and scattered resistance over the past few years.

Railroaders’ Dispatch–issue #1

http://chuangcn.org/2016/06/railroaders-dispatch-prologue-1/

syndicalist

7 years 10 months ago

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Submitted by syndicalist on June 10, 2016

“Farewell, director!” from Railroaders’ Dispatch #1
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Part Three of a series of translations from the independent workers' newsletter Railroaders' Dispatch (铁路工人通讯). For background see the "Prologue" to issue #1 and "Tales of Rights Defense." Below is a translation of "Farewell Director" (主任,一路走好!) by "Big Car on the Zhengzhou Railway" (郑局大车) from issue #1 (June 2015).

http://chuangcn.org/2016/06/farewell-director-from-railroaders-dispatch-1/

Hieronymous

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Submitted by Hieronymous on June 11, 2016

There's an international influence to this project:

Railroaders' Dispatch

This project seems to be inspired by certain labor initiatives in other countries, such as Railway Workers United, a cross-union rank-and-file organization in the USA . . .

Actually, in North America.

syndicalist

7 years 10 months ago

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Submitted by syndicalist on June 11, 2016

Hieronymous

There's an international influence to this project:

Railroaders' Dispatch

This project seems to be inspired by certain labor initiatives in other countries, such as Railway Workers United, a cross-union rank-and-file organization in the USA . . .

Actually, in North America.

Yeah, I caught that. It's made me wonder about their tactical, strategic and legal (ramifications) approach

S. Artesian

7 years 10 months ago

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Submitted by S. Artesian on June 11, 2016

Does RWU have chapters or associates in Mexico?

syndicalist

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Submitted by syndicalist on June 11, 2016

S. Artesian

Does RWU have chapters or associates in Mexico?

Here's their website: http://railroadworkersunited.org