2,500 bus drivers in east, west and central London will be going on strike tomorrow (August 29th) to oppose a below-inflation pay offer.
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A first-hand and in-depth account of events in Rennes - one of the most militant towns - by a participant in the anti-CPE movement.
1968
.jpg "Up Against The Wall Motherfucker! - graphic, 1960s")
Morea talks of the 1960s Black Mask and Up Against The Wall Motherfucker! groups and their activities - such as busting into the Pentagon during an anti-war protest, and "assassinating" a famous poet. He also discusses friendships with various characters, including the late Valerie Solanas - who shot Andy Warhol and wrote the SCUM Manifesto.
Tea Break
First issue of an irregular workers' bulletin put together by users of the website, libcom.org. This issue focuses on the 2008 pay dispute over sub-inflation pay offers.
history
Working class history and biographies
Original thesis of the Workers' Opposition group within the Bolshevik Party, arguing for greater trade union control of the economy. Written in 1919, it was published in Pravda on January 25, 1921.
Industrial workers faced long hours, low wages, and unsafe conditions in 1936 as the Steelworkers Organizing Committee reached out to Chicago's steelworkers. After a year of organizing, U.S. Steel agreed to recognize the union in 1937, but other, smaller steelmakers refused, and on May 26, the workers struck. On May 30, the union held a picnic in front of Republic Steel, at 117th and Avenue O, to support the strike. After a round of speeches, the strikers marched toward the steel mill. As they crossed the field, they were met by a line of Chicago policemen. When the day was over, 10 strikers were dead, and dozens more had been beaten by the police.
Known as the Memorial Day Massacre, the event became part of the history of the modern American labor movement, and is honored each year at the Steelworkers Local 1033 union hall, across the street from killings. This year, the monument to the event was rededicated in a ceremony attended by 10th Ward Ald. John Pope, Steelworker's International Union President Leo Gerard, and Ed Blazak, the Republic Steel worker who designed and created the monument. "So many people here in the community worked so hard on this sculpture," Pope said. "And it's so important that we honor the men and women that made this community what it is."
A great page of newsreel photos can be seen here and here