East Midlands & Eastern IWW

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#OtD 18 Feb 1925 maritime and railway workers in Mollendo, Peru, launched a general strike against the unjustified sacking of three workers at the British-owned Peruvian Corporation. A week later, the workers were reinstated stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8967/m…

#OtD 18 Jan 1929 800 women - mostly the wives of striking Port Adelaide workers - began a march in support of their husbands. The women, many with their children marched to the port to confront scabs, and fought back when attacked by police stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8978/p…

#OtD 18 Jan 1977 workers and poor people across #Egypt rose up against the ending of state subsidies for basic goods. Despite the govt killing hundreds of people, strikes, demonstrations and riots forced them to back down in just two days. Learn more: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e59-60…

#OtD 12 Jan 1928 Clemente Chávez, a Mexican member of the @IWW union, was murdered during an attack by bosses' thugs in the Walsenburg, Colorado IWW union hall during a coal strike. A bystander, Salistino Martinez, was killed on the street outside stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8397/c…

UVW's office has been targeted in a break-in! Overnight, laptops, essential equipment and other valuables worth several thousands of pounds were stolen, disrupting critical support for low-paid, migrant and precarious workers. This won’t stop our fight for justice. ✊🏽

Excellent new podcast from Notes from Below. The first episode covers the struggles and dynamics of capital in the care sector, including the work of @IWW_PAWA fighting back against exploitation.

If you see anyone talking about how the Amazon strike could disrupt the flow of packages:

#OtD 12 Dec 1866 the worst mining disaster in English history occurred when the Oaks Colliery exploded killing 361 miners and rescuers aged between 10 and 67. The inquest concluded the deaths were caused by management negligence stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8377/o…

#Rojava under pressure: womens's revolution as a beacon of hope in uncertain times Free webinar taking place on 12 Dec @ 19:00 UTC+1 buff.ly/3ZraD2J

🇬🇧 USI takes part in general strike! iclcit.org/usi-takes-part… 🇪🇸 ¡USI va a la huelga general! iclcit.org/es/usi-va-a-la…

Massive @CNTsindicato strike at #LiteraMeat. All our solidarity and strength, comrades!!

🇬🇧 Solidarity with striking workers at Charis! iclcit.org/solidarity-wit… 🇪🇸 ¡Solidaridad con la huelga en Charis! iclcit.org/es/solidaridad…

#OtD 30 Nov 1912 Korean @IWW organiser B Duck Sue was whipped and forced from the county for organising 52 plantation labourers in Hawaii. Despite this, workers still managed to win a pay increase from $20 to $24 per month. Learn more about the IWW: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/al…

You can join the IWW today even if you're part of a business union. Dual carders help share their knowledge in many ways within the ranks of the IWW. Play your part in the downfall of capitalism, not play around within it! Join the IWW today iww.org.uk/join

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New comic up on Industrial Worker! "Hay, Slow Down" is the fifth installment of Pacey Pratt the Sabo-Cat. industrialworker.org/cartoon-hay-sl… #iww #onebigunion #union #wobblies #workers

The IWW has joined the fight against fascism in London today. #alwaysantifascist

Scare your boss this Halloween! Join the union! Help unionise your workplace today. Train and build with the IWW union wherever you work or live. iww.org.uk/join

#OtD 20 Oct 1926 US socialist and labour leader Eugene V. Debs died. He helped found both the American Railway Union and the Industrial Workers of the World union, and was jailed in 1919 for his opposition to World War I. Learn more about the @IWW: workingclasshistory.com/tag/iww