Industrial Workers of the World

Now that Labor is in government, what do you plan to do to further the creation classwide unionism?

Do you promote organisation on the Internet?

Do you ask workers whether they want to join the IWW?

Nothing will happen, if you don't make it happen. 

The latest edition of Direct Action is currently at the printers and will be posted out to members asap. The .pdf of the paper is attached to this story. Anyone who wants to purchase a copy can email 'Bob' at directaction@crytpomail.org. DA costs $2 plus postage which ain't too bad. Enjoy

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I.W.W. ROC (Australia)

Minutes 15 February 2007

Virtually present : Mike (Sec/Treas), Meela (IT)

Report upon allegations made by Greg. W. from Queensland:

Greg claimed that on two occasions he had been able to organise workers to take industrial action and had approached the IWW to take the action in the IWW name and for support and was knocked back and told he had to wait a year to get the confidence of the ROC.

Still do not know what happened here and why. I am coming to the conclusion that it is not all bullshit as I originally thought. According to Gregg "it would have to be at least two years ago now regarding the warehouse issue and I attempted to make contact I think about 1 1/2 years ago regarding my friends' workplace."

May Day 2007
National Mobilization to Support Immigrant Workers!

A national day of multi-ethnic unity with youth, labor, peace and
justice communities in solidarity with immigrant workers and building
new civil rights movement!

http://www.MayDay2007.org

Points of Unity

- No to the anti-immigrant legislations from Congress
- No to militarization of the border
- No to criminalization of immigrant communities
- No to the planned immigrant crackdown across the country
- No to the guest worker program
- No to the Employer Sanction

- Yes to amnesty for undocumented immigrants

30th July,2006
Present: RE,MD,LE,IA
Apology: SM
Agenda: Computer Purchase
Payment of backdues for all members
Open bank account

It was decided to open our bank a/c with the St George group. That it will be opened this coming week.

Back dues for all members - paid. Updated cards to be posted with letter of explanation.

Computer to be purchased - Pentium 2 or better, at a cost of approximately $100.00

A 2 hour workshop run by Meela on how to use our Web page was most informative.

Meeting closed at 2.30pm
IRENE AKKERSDYK

Comrades, The following recently appeared at www.resist.com.au

http://www.resist.com.au/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3447

Good idea, (albeit yet again) an attempt to bring some kind of unity, what does anyone think? pjl

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Hi I'm one of the central steering committee members, responsible for communication, of the Third Voice Alliance, a new political movement aimed at increasing the cooperation between the progressive minor parties and opposition groups and community organisations to form a real Opposition to the dangerous neo-conservative trend in federal and state politics.

From WorkersOnline

The Cold 100

100 reasons why WorkChoices is a dud, with 100 examples of ripped off workers

Shame File - 100 Days of Work Choices

Australian Workplace Agreements

1. Employees in a finance company were presented with an AWA that
required that they pay for sick leave insurance.

2. An employee in Yass was presented with an AWA which did not allow
for any accrual of sick leave. As he was threatened with the sack, he
'chose' to sign it.

3. Joelle was an employee at a South Coast caravan park who had moved
interstate to take up the job. She was sacked when she raised concerns

UPDATE !
IWW Melbourne's first Sunday of the month meeting will be moved from
the Gallagher Reserve, North Carlton to the lawns of the State Library
in the City for 12pm start.

The rally starts from 1pm so Melbourne IWW members can continue to stay
for that ie:
* listen to the speakers,
* march with the IWW banner,
* sit on a stall
* or depart as they wish.

We now have seven signatories on the GMB Charter so if you have not
signed please do so.

hope to see you then,
Margaret

Melbourne IWW
PO Box 145, Moreland VIC 3058

Hiroshima Day Nuclear Free Australia & Stop the War

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE SYDNEY BRANCH OF THE IWW, WILL MEET AT JURA BOOKS, ON PARRAMATTA ROAD, PETERSHAM/LEICHHARDT AT 7PM ON THE 6TH JULY, 2006. THAT IS NEXT THURSDAY.
I URGE ALL MEMBERS TO ATTEND, SO WE CAN SORT OUT SUITABLE MEETING TIMES, AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A STICKING POINT WITH SOME MEMBERS. TIMES AND DATES MUST SUIT THE MAJORITY OF MEMBERS NOT JUST A FEW! PERSONALLY I CAN MAKE ALMOST ANY DATE/TIME, THEREFORE I NEED YOUR INPUT TO BALANCE THE DISCISSION MAKING.
THE AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS:
- MEETING TIMES/DATES/DAYS
- DUES
- ORDINARY BUSINESS