Workplace Conflicts, Protest and Resistance: Actions of the lWA in 2015 (Part One)
Submitted by akai on Jan 2 2016 09:20
A look at some of the actions of the lWA Sections and Friends in 2015. Fighting through direct action has, in many cases, forced bosses big and small to pay up what they owe, to admit they illegally fired someone and pay them compensation, to make improvements in working conditions and give them raises. Without union bosses and leaders, for all categories of workers.
Poland: 21 people arrested during actions against European Economic Congresss
Submitted by Black Adder on Apr 20 2015 08:06
Repressions during Anti-Congress in Poland.
IWA struggles and victories in 2014
Submitted by akai on Jan 1 2015 10:31
A brief account of some of the workplace conflicts, international actions and social struggles of IWA Sections.
The struggle of the Belchatow hospital workers: why it is so important
Submitted by akai on Jun 12 2014 10:46
The ZSP union in Poland is currently involved in several important struggles against the exploitation of especially vulnerable categories of workers such as the elderly and people with disabilities. The union is taking on the exploitative practices of outsourcing and the way of conducting public tenders.
Worker in Poland almost killed by capitalist
Submitted by Black Adder on Sep 13 2013 18:13
News about a worker who was almost killed just because he wanted his money.
"Solidarity" careerists denounce fired unionist and ZSP, defending the bosses
Submitted by akai on Jul 15 2013 17:50
The so-called “Solidarity” union from a furniture factory in Bartoszyce has issued a scandalous statement in what seems to be a campaign organized by the bosses of Black Red White company to protect its image after the events of recent weeks.
Police use force to evict in Poland
Submitted by Black Adder on Aug 11 2012 14:53
Woman was evicted from her house, one of Evict Activists arrested and beaten in a police car.
Poland: Jola was murdered one year ago
Submitted by Black Adder on Mar 11 2012 19:02
Housing activist Jolanta Brzeska was murdered one year ago, burned alive in the Kabacki Forest. She had been fighting against the landlords, notorious slumlords Mossakowski and Massalski and was the only old tenant left in the building.
Protest at Roche against dismissal and shady policies
Submitted by akai on Jan 21 2012 13:31
The ZSP takes the pharmaceutical giant to task for denying workers their basic rights.
Action against shady temp agency and campaign with building workers
Submitted by Ed on Dec 5 2011 11:21
Karol M. has been in a coma since November 3. That's when he had an accident at his construction job in Warsaw. To the horror of his family, it turned out that Karol was never given any contract by the work agency "Jerzy Madziarowicz MIX". The boss did not report the accident at work and went he was called by the police, he claimed that Karol did not work for him.
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