"Apparently COSATU is considering leaving the IFTU for the WFTU. Too bad the "unions of the southg" didn't follow the independent trail of their more militant and workerist years."
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Mike Harris commented on peter waterman's blog post President Zuma Congratulates WFTU, WFTU Awards ANC, SACP, Cosatu (SABC, South Africa)Mike Harris commented on Peter HJ's group New Unionism"Forwarding this important solidarity appeal to all friends. Please
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Mike Harris commented on Keir's group Syndicalists"Forwarding this important solidarity appeal to all friends. Please
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Mike Harris commented on Jos Alembic's group Revolutionary Trade Unionists"Forwarding this important solidarity appeal to all friends. Please
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Mike Harris commented on Serge Forward's group UK Rank & File"Forwarding this important solidarity appeal to all friends. Please
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Mike Harris commented on Ricardo Mella's group IWA/AIT"Forwarding this important solidarity appeal to all friends. Please
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Mike Harris commented on Ricardo Mella's group IWA/AIT"Forwarding this important solidarity appeal to all friends. Please
take a few minutes to help Nick out. This is an important campaign!
Sorry for any duplicate…"
Mike Harris commented on Serge Forward's group UK Rank & File"Good luck comrades.... syndicalists in the UK have a strong tradition of building the rank-and-file movement from below."
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UK Rank & File
For all rank and file workers, local reps and shop stewards, whether public or private sector, to communicate and look at ways of building a strong rank and file movement in the UK.BackgroundFollowing the biggest show of public sector strength for years on November 30th, a number of public sector union bureaucrats are already getting ready to sell us out. Recent unofficial actions by striking electricians, however, are showing the way forward for the rest of us. It's vital that we follow…See More
Mike Harris replied to Paul Lenart's discussion The Constructive Side of Syndicalism in the group Syndicalists"Thanks for the link.
Well, I will admit, as an anarcho-syndicalist, this is clearly where I question the value of non-hyphentaed syndicalism:
"And here is where our attitude differs from the attitude of the socialist and from…"
Mike Harris commented on Peter HJ's group New Unionism"I would tend to agree with Palikhe Rajesh.
Then again, I am neither a leninist or bolshevik as tarkvaageesh is.
Workers organizations need structure, they need folks to be elected to responsibilities and they coordination...... and a policy that…"
Mike Harris replied to Bill Galloway's discussion The decline of unionism in the U S whats the best path forward? in the group New Unionism"Ohio is the latest state to roll back the strike & bargaining rights.The NY Times writes:"... The bill would bar public employees from striking and wouldprohibit binding arbitration for police officers and firefighters. Itwould allow…"
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global labour movement charter
we need a global labour movement charter discussion on a global labour movement set of demands by australia asia worker linksSee More
Mike Harris commented on Keir's group Syndicalists"Anarcho-syndicalism in the 20th Century - Vadim Damier
The complete online text of Vadim Damier's superb critical study of anarcho-syndicalism in the last century which reveals a history of struggle which has often been neglected but holds many…"
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