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Get connected - Networking on libcom.org

Many of our users will have noticed the growing number of new features on libcom version 4. Some of these are to help radical workers, such as yourselves, to get in contact with other people in a similar position.

So far we have networking based on:
- Region/continent
- country
- city
- employment sector
- occupation
- union membership

I received the following. Thought it might be interesting for some.

FRANCE
Special role of the five trade union confederations to be removed

http://hopefrompeople.com/

What do you think of these guys?

I came across that site;

http://www.luxemburgism.lautre.net/spip.php?article1

does anybody know anything about them. Where do they come from? When they're formed? ??

In Poland a lot of unions are negotiating pay cuts and other austerity measures as a reaction to crisis hysteria. In the US I heard of some similar moves.

I am currently looking into the links between different online workplace forums, such as campaign sites, blogs and more long term branch or "counter-corporation" forums. And I would be very glad if you can provide some links to blogs and forums and also tell me about some experiences if you got any.

Bureaucratic unionists from in Russia want to create a separate labour union for Muslims. They claim this is a good idea since it would give them a chance to organize things like prayer breaks at work. Other activists are outraged at the idea, calling it divisive, apartheid and racist.

this discussion began elsewhere but i'm splitting it to a thread of its own because it merits discussion...

How to Organize an Insurrection

by CrimethInc Ex-Workers Collective

We humbly present one of the first inside reports from participants in the upheavals that shook Greece after the police murder of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos in the anarchist neighborhood of Exarchia on December 6.

Apparently there is a small union in Spain which has a large Bordigist influence, named SUT (Workers Unity and Solidarity - nodo50.org/sindicatosut). It is a split from Solidaridad Obrera, a small anarchist union which itself split from the CGT. The SUT is small but seems to have some workplace presence - including amongst the Madrid Metro cleaners, who were recently on a tough strike.

The AF: Looks like the logo of a fire brigade - someone being pulled out of a burning building. Or a gangsta handshake over the Rocky Mountains.

Solfed: The face of anarcho-syndicalism has terrifyingly dead eyes.

I've been at work for about 6 weeks and one of my colleagues has started using more and more racist language and making racists comments; I have a feeling he was be careful with what he said for the first few weeks I was there. The boss and the other workers either turn a blind eye to what he's saying or seem to agree with it.

FW: Belfast & District Trades Union Council

Your practical support is urgently needed. The protest and petition are having a great effect on the employer and we need to keep the pressure on. We have been informed that similar protests beginning to occur at other locations.

Critiques?

Constitution of Common Action

1. Organization:
a) Common Action is a specific anarchist organization in the Northwestern region (Washington and Oregon) of the U.S.
b) We broadly agree with the Anarkismo Editorial statement 'Who we are and why we do it' with the explicit interest of building an international anarchist movement within the traditions represented therein.

I've moved to a new town and there don't seem to be any groups active in the area. There are occasionally flyposts for SWSS and a few middle class people with a palestinian solidarity campaign but apart from that I've seen no signs of life at all.

I've never really been in an organisation and I'm not sure how to go about setting one up or even if that's a good move.

Below please find an appeal to write protest letters or support the defense of antifascists in Warsaw. Please note, the text is in rather soft and legalistic terms because it's supposed to be for mainstream organizations as well.

tips for coping with snitches
http://rogueimc.org/en/2008/11/14099.shtml

hola all...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7729586.stm

Hope this is not inappropriate content, but we're protesting the presidential ball here in Warsaw with a people's ball. Info is up on different sites (Infoshop, anarkismo, etc.)

Am thinking of building a Titanic and would like to put slogans in different languages of the guests. Any help would be greatly appreciated the following languages: