A statement of a workers' council in Arak/Central Iran, representing workers from three engineering plants, found on the web site of the CP Iran. Please note discussion in the comments that the statement may not be factually accurate.
Statement of the Workers’ Councils of Arak: All power to the councils!
2026-01-12
“To the workers of Markazi Province, to our comrades in Khuzestan, and to all the people of Iran.”
For decades, our demands for bread have been answered with bullets, and our demands for dignity with prison. But today, the silence has come to an end. We, the workers of Arak’s factories, declare the following:
Workplace control: From now on, the management of the Machine Manufacturing Company, AzarAb, and Wagon Pars factories will be in the hands of workers’ councils elected by the workers themselves. We no longer recognize managers appointed by the state or the regime’s puppet unions.
Connection with the community: Our strike is no longer about wages. We call on the citizens of Arak to form neighborhood councils to manage security and logistics. Our factories are your protection.
Defense of soldiers: We call on our brothers in the army: do not become the killers of your own fathers. If you stand with us, our councils will guarantee the safety of you and your families.
Ultimatum to the regime: Any attempt to forcibly enter the industrial complexes or to arrest our representatives will be considered a declaration of war against the entire city. If a single drop of workers’ blood is spilled, the flames of uprising will leave no trace of power behind.
We are not here only because of unpaid wages. We are here to decide how this factory and this country must be run. The era of employers and clerics has come to an end. All power to the councils!
11 January 2026
Source: - https://cpiran.org/statement-of-the-workers-councils-of-arak-all-power-to-the-councils/
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The source of this information is Maurizio Peggio. He have updated us with a comment on the post he shared this manifesto that says that this manifesto is not real. Here's the comment in his own words:
"Il documento qui sopra, dopo un'attenta verifica, si è rivelato di provenienza incerta. Con ogni verosimiglianza non si tratta di un documento autentico dei consigli operai, ma di elementi della sinistra iraniana che hanno tentato di alzare l'asticella."