A series of interviews with working class women from west London - Part 5
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Apr 14 2018 14:10
Last part of our series - find the collated articles in the attached PDF
Wildcat at Orion
An in-depth report from the recent wildcat strike at the Orion recycling plant in East London. This report first appeared on Notes from Below.
Workers wildcat at East London recycling plant
Submitted by Ed on Mar 28 2018 16:03
United Voices union members at the Orion recycling plant in east London walked off the job this morning in a historic and inspiring wildcat strike to protest against inhuman working conditions.
Migrant cleaners in Living Wage victory against the Daily Mail
Submitted by Ed on Mar 22 2018 21:26
A group of migrant cleaners - who are members of the trade union United Voices of the World (UVW) - have just won a historic victory at the Daily Mail.
A series of interviews with working class women from west London - Part 3
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Mar 16 2018 13:44
We spoke with our friend Kulbir, a women worker originally from India, who has to survive below the radar.
A series of interviews with working class women from west London - Part 1
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Mar 7 2018 23:10
To mark international women’s day...
AngryWorkers would like to share five stories of working women in the sprawling city of London in 2018. They are from a cross-section of people that we have met in our neck of the woods: the western suburban hinterland that is home to many migrants, new and old, who bust their asses at work and at home, who are on the frontlines of austerity and brexit policies, but who all live in relative obscurity.
Migrant cleaners at the Daily Mail to strike against poverty wages
Submitted by Cipo Fraioli on Mar 2 2018 21:52
Outsourced cleaners at the Daily Mail, predominantly from Latin America and Africa, have demanded to be paid the current London living wage of £10.20 p/h and threatened strike action, if their demands are not met.
Incarcerated Workers Take the Lead: Prison Struggles in the United States 2008-2016
In the last eight years we have seen a multitude of struggles: from hunger strikes to riots, from work stoppages in individual units to mass strikes across several prisons, from hostile gangs forming truces and challenging racial divisions to immigrant mothers (incarcerated with their children) refusing their meals and duties. Published by Houston Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee and Unity & Struggle.
Koreatown popular assembly shuts down ICE van
Submitted by Mike Harman on Feb 17 2018 19:34
About 70 activists and community members surrounded and blocked an ICE van in front of LA’s Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles the evening of Thursday, February 15. The action was called for by the Koreatown Popular Assembly 24 hours prior as an emergency response to reports of ICE detaining over a 100 individuals across the city.
Migration and national social democracy in Britain
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Jan 15 2018 11:04
We look at the recent history of migration to the UK and the current discussion about migration and wage decline, in particular within the nation state policies of Labour. We criticise the effort of trying to reconcile a largely liberal 'pro-migrant' position with Labour's national perspective and share our experiences of working and organising amongst migrant workers in west London.
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