I have really been learning so much about how politics and government works, and how America is made up of so many thoughts and so many different ideas. I am a Unionist. This means that I stand for working families and workers' rights. I believe America would not be the way it is today with Democracy and all of the freedoms we enjoy without Capitalism. I however feel that there is some coruption, but there is in most things in this life. I do not believe in taking anything from anyone. If…

I feel strongly about the working conditions of America’s disabled workers, because I am a disabled person myself. I was born totally visually impaired. My goal is to form the Disabled Workers Committee to ensure minimum wage, safer conditions, health retirement and other benefits, and that disabled workers are treated as equals just like every other working American. My goal in forming this part of the union movement will be to ensure the voice of all disabled workers whether they are…

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Chicago Occupy workplace



here's a nice short film made by someone outside the factory here: http://youtu.be/7H-XB5TgFFE 



You can also follow developments on twitter, hastag #seriousoccupation 

https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23seriousoccupation …

OCCUPY MAY 1ST GENERAL STRIKE!

Is Facebook Exploiting Workers? A response from Jacob Rigi and Michel Bauwens’ response to Rigi

UPdate: A Global Spring Strategy for a Peaceful World Revolution in 2011 – 2012 | Global Alliance for Immediate Alteration…

Nine KESK activists sent to jail

A Turkish court on late Thursday arrested and sent to jail nine trade union activists over suspected links with Kurdish rebels in Ankara.

How Manchester people saved their swimming baths from closure by the Council   http://lipsticksocialist.wordpress.com

Aynalem Moba doesn’t want to kill anyone. He doesn’t want to injure anyone. He certainly doesn’t want to poison anyone. No, he is not a draftee in a horrible war he doesn’t believe in. He is an American truck driver who drives loads at the Port of Seattle.

“Every day, I haul two or three loads that are overweight, possibly putting myself and others at risk. The truck could tip over. I’m afraid I might kill myself or someone else. Sometimes we’re carrying hazardous materials,…

Lisbon: two days of actions in solidarity with the people of Greece. We are all Greeks!

Massivity: over a million protest labor reforms in Spain

Anonymous power by Felix Stalder | via Viewpoint

seattle port strike challenges "independent contractor" lie

Inbox x David Bacon dbacon@igc.org 3:03 PM (2 hours ago) to dbacon

SEATTLE PORT STRIKE CHALLENGES "INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR" LIE

Truck drivers in the Puget Sound shut down ports for two weeks-and begin to shift the balance of power. By David Bacon In These Times, Website edition, 2/21/12…