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Comment by Chris White on November 2, 2011 at 1:50

Here is from Australia a book review of Joe Burns 'Reviving the StrikeHow Working People Can Regain Power and Transform America’ (2011 IG Publishing).' http://chriswhiteonline.org/2011/10/on-strikes-and-their-revival/

Comment by SIGTUR on April 11, 2011 at 4:22

Daniel, Persistent s and struggle are the only way to build a movement, you comments are much appreciated by the SIGTUR network. Grassroots mobilisation and education is the only way.

Comment by Daniel Gebeyehu on February 20, 2011 at 21:57

I do appreciate your persistent effort on this site and your good delbration being a communication hub in mobilizing solidarity in the Global south.This tool-kit is a powerful realm to integrate grassroot union activities.

Daniel

Comment by Ira M Wechsler on January 22, 2011 at 19:22

I agree about mailing the petition. As soon as they start receiving these emails they usually block them . I just got a ntice of non-delivery on such a email petition that UnionBook had sent me 2 days ago. It is also much easier to get people to sign a written petition than depend on them following through at home on their computers.

Comment by Wol-san Liem on January 22, 2011 at 5:30

We really appreciate the effort made by SIGTUR to raise awareness and win support for the GM Daewoo irregular workers. Can you tell me how the petition works? When/how does it get sent to GM Daewoo? In addition, I don't think the webmaster email address is the best way to get to the GM Daewoo management (it was the only one I could find). We may also want to send it by mail. 

 

Comment by SIGTUR on January 21, 2011 at 20:58

GM Daewoo Irregular Workers : NEED YOUR HELP" Protest in South Korea

PLEASE SIGN ONLINE PETITION: http://www.sigtur.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/143-gm-daewoo

On 2 September 2007, irregular workers employed by in-house subcontractors at the GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Company (GM Daewoo) factory in Bupyeong established the GM Daewoo Irregular Workers Chapter of the Korean Metal Workers Union (KMWU), Incheon Local Branch.

GM Daewoo management has refused to recognize the union, instead carried out mass layoffs, refusing new contracts to workers when the in-house sub-contractor who employed them closed on 30 September 2007 and pressuring others to quite their jobs.

For over three years now, the dismissed workers have fought for Union recognition and reinstatement.

Comment by Tim Dymond on December 13, 2010 at 7:24

In response to Orsan Senalp's question. Before deciding if Union Book can be 'the form of a next generation trade unionism' we need to make a realistic assessment of who actually uses it. That is: is it a tool for union members, or is it most readily used by people who work for unions (the labour bureaucracy as Trotskyists might say)?

 

To put it another way - how could union members realistically use Union Book to campaign for their own interests? I can see how Organisers and Activists can share info and have discussions - but where is the leverage for workers?

 

 

Comment by Don Sutherland on December 12, 2010 at 22:57

South African workers confront and challenge BHP-B: click here

Comment by John KINGSTON on October 26, 2010 at 12:57

I saw before lunch, Eric Lee talking in some kind of UB gadget bubble saying something like "what about IT in trans national companies":

Here is some feedback from Thales a military transnational I worked for in the past; they had sold a little branch (Magellan GPS) to an investment group, called shah capital partners.
As a member of the work council one of my online reactions was to open a VIP account on linked-in where I already had 1200 « friends » in order to get into direct contact with investment employers in order to negotiate with them, I also used survey monkey to get feedback (no names given to management) from colleagues around the planet on the situation developments.
Very rapidly after I started, our management came back to the work council head in France who came back to me and asked me to stop immediately (in exchange of other give-ins from management).

I’m learning on UB what can be done to federate north-south French speaking workers.

My understanding is the following: the north workers are favored by law and the south workers are favored by cost, bought groups can trade support to each other.

Voilà

John

Comment by Rob Lambert on October 24, 2010 at 11:35

the SIGTUR leadership group will be meeting in Seoul on the 12th November. the meeting is hosted by KCTU and is taking place in the wake of intensive protest mobilizations against G20. at this meeting we will be promoting the development of this network as AN ACTIVE ACTION ORIENTATED network, following the contours of corporations. lets keep each other briefed

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