Many faces! - Snapshots from distributing WorkersWildWest
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Jul 15 2017 08:10
During the distribution of WorkersWildWest we have had short conversations with various local workers. We collated them into a short article to be published and circulated in upcoming WorkersWildWest no.6 - we hope to be able to create a feedback loop.
From Solidarity Networks to Class Organisation in Times of Labour Hallucinations
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Jun 24 2017 13:28
Reflections on the relation between solidarity networks, workplace groups and class organisation, based on our modest experiences in west London. We see this effort in opposition to the current electoral surge and try to explain why.
Careless: Care work in West London
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on May 20 2017 09:25
A friend working in social care wrote down some experiences from the job. Of particular interest given the current debate about care crisis and election pledges.
Recupera el poder. Espacio para respirar, para la amistad y la solidaridad en el trabajo
Para hacer más pasable este amargo trago matutino de los lunes (o de cualquier otro día laborable) os dejamos el siguiente texto que hemos traducido, publicado originalmente por el colectivo londinense Angry Workers of the World en el número 5 de su periódico WorkersWildWest.
https://www.todoporhacer.org/recupera-poder/
Hermanas, hermanos, es hora de un giro estratégico germinal
(Traducido: www.elsalariado.info) Hay mucha gente desalentada por ahí, aguardando que lleguen luchas por un mundo mejor, pero que se siente aislada y no sabe cómo enfocar su actividad política. Nosotros pensamos que hay que empezar a cavar trincheras y a entrar en contacto, extender las raíces y las ramas, mezclarse e incorporarse a la picadora diaria, conservando el corazón caliente y la mente fría, vislumbrando el futuro…
Sisters, brothers, it’s time for some strategical roots manuvas
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Apr 26 2017 07:54
Short call to get rooted and to link up local working class initiatives - a basic proposal
Le revenu universel ne contribue pas à l’émancipation des travailleurs
Une partie de la gauche radicale considère la revendication d’un revenu de base universel comme un instrument pour : a) “faire réfléchir les gens” aux possibilités productives et à la distribution de la richesse dans le régime capitaliste; b) unifier autour d’une demande commune une classe ouvrière fragmentée et atomisée. Nous ne pensons pas que cette revendication soit utile, pour les raisons suivantes :
Universal Basic Income demand: ain't working for workers' liberation
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Apr 15 2017 08:52
Parts of the radical left see the Universal Basic Income (UBI) demand as a potential vehicle to a) ‘make people think’ about productive potentials and wealth distribution in capitalism; and b) unify a (fragmented and atomised) working class through a common demand. We think that the demand ain’t helpful for the following reasons.
Insurrection et production
Traduit par des ami(e)s: http://mondialisme.org/spip.php?article2571
Soldering on: report on working in a 3D-printer manufacturing plant in London
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Mar 24 2017 15:39
The first part of the article looks at the current hype around automation and post-industrialism. The second part looks at the concrete conditions in the west London factory, which largely employs female migrant workers.
