Beer-union 6 June 18h: What the IWW?

Drapeau de la IWW

at the Popular Bar (6584 St Laurent, Montreal, QC)
from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesday 6 June 2012

https://www.facebook.com/events/308584879226517/

Public evening open to everyone who is interested directly or indirectly in the union. Both neophytes and highly politicized activists are invited to introduce themselves.

There will be a publication table on site.
The evening ends at 9 p.m. sharp.

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Come have a drink with IWW members in Montreal who will answer your questions about the union, of revolutionary unionism, direct action, union history, his present and his future.

Thereafter, three members of the Montreal branch will give a general presentation projected on screen.

This will be done in three stages:
1. The history of the IWW
From its foundation to today.

2. The union model proposed today
His successes, his weaknesses.
The example of the Starbucks in the USA.
The Claim Your Pay campaign.

3. The organizational structure of the IWW
The Constitution
The convention and the annual referendum
Le membership
The Headquarters
General Branches of Members
Industrial Unions and Departments
The IWW around the world

Questions? Contact Us

> Montréal
514-268-3394

> Sherbrooke
819-349-9914

> By email
[email protected]

=>An English version of the presentation may come later this year, just tell us if you’re interested in attending it<=

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statement of solidarity with the Quebec student strike!


Members of the Industrial Union of Workers (SITT-IWW) across Canada stand in solidarity with all students and workers in Quebec who bravely oppose rising tuition fees, this capitalist offensive against the working class supported by the government in the age of austerity.

By blocking courses and going down often, and sometimes hundreds of thousands, in the streets, the people who are mobilizing in the fight alongside the members of our union who are actively involved show the rest of Canada that direct action can really bear fruit.

SITT claims at the same time that the police stop attacking the independent media in Quebec, particularly Concordia University TV (CUTV). Their work of live video transmission is essential to the democratic changes we encourage.

SITT also calls for provincial government to repeal special law 78 which suspends freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and the right of those who struggle to defend their choices in relation to the future that education in Quebec should have. Government must hear, recognize and respond to the movement's claims, not legislate repressively to end the conflict and restore “social peace” by force.

The Canadian Committee for Regional Organization of SITT (CCOR) encourages members and local branches to donate to student associations, including the Association for Student Union Solidarity (ASSÉ), and independent media, dont CUTV. CORR also invites them to join as much as possible those who defend the picket lines and who mobilize in the streets in solidarity with this fight for the right to education and freedom.

Ultimately, students jointly with workers and professors are building a powerful movement of solidarity that will mark Quebec. This strong union allows us to hope that one day the education system can be controlled by those who work there., study and teach there with the aim of universally promoting social and human development rather than enslaving it to a sinister logic of monetary return which benefits insatiable banks and capitalists of all kinds.

If you are interested(e) by what you read, contact us. It doesn't commit you to anything, and be sure(e) that we don't talk about it or your colleagues, nor to your patron. If you decide to unionize, we will be there to help you.

To join a(e) delegate(e):

*Montréal
514-268-3394

*Sherbrooke
819-349-9914

*Everywhere in Quebec
[email protected]

* Ottawa-Outaouais
[email protected]

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What the IWW today?


The text that we wrote for the newspaper CLAC “Blow for blow“, is publishing for the first anti-capitalist May. Good reading!

The IWW has an important place in the & rsquo; history of North American trade unionism. C & rsquo; is the & rsquo; one of the first workers' organizations to practicing unionism industrial type *. C & rsquo; is the & rsquo; one of the only unions refusing social compromise and have continued to promote & rsquo; direct action and the general strike and, always from the perspective of revolutionary overthrow of capitalism such that & rsquo; established in its founding principles 1905.

Books d & rsquo; labor history speak against by little or no of the IWW after the severe crackdown that almost completely broke in 1920. L & rsquo; activity of the IWW was actually less noticeable up & rsquo; his rebirth in & rsquo; beginning of the 21st century.

Activists of the IWW working aujourd & rsquo; hui to building & rsquo; union model based on solidarity of the working class that will fight effectively against employers. The Solidarity trade union is characterized aujourd & rsquo; hui by the direct struggle in workplaces, for example at Starbucks in the US where improvements take place even in the & rsquo; & rsquo absence; union certification conferred by & rsquo; State. C & rsquo; is d & rsquo; elsewhere this campaign which highlighted the revival of the IWW. The IWW also involved in set up flash mob networks in the workplace or residence patterns in solidarity with workers victims of wage theft.

In Quebec, the IWW was an unsuccessful appearance 2001 to finally see a more stable second group take over 2008. C & rsquo; is against the first wave of 2001 which established the French version of the name of the union : Industrial Union of Workers and Workers (HIS).

After an unsuccessful attempt d & rsquo; accreditation in Starbuck Quebec City, Montreal branch has decided not to engage in campaigns & rsquo; accreditation to adopt the control model proposed in the US, Solidarity unionism. It also organizes a solidarity network called Reclaim pay ! whose purpose is to counter wage theft by employers through the mobilization. This campaign has already managed to recover nearly 2000$ when two wage claims : against a decoration Over Christmas and the company & rsquo; another against a Pizzédélic.

overall, the presence of the IWW is mainly feel aujourd & rsquo; hui USA. for example, when the workers' struggle in Wisconsin in the spring 2011 against a bill that s & rsquo; direct attack on collective bargaining rights of employees in the & rsquo; State, activists of the IWW strongly advocated the & rsquo; idea of ​​the general strike as a means of winning the fight. One could also see activists go join the Occupy Wall Street movement in different places.

As part of the global anti-capitalist struggle, the IWW stands out from other organizations by its proposal to address directly workplaces with revolutionary principles and class struggle. While manifestations of economic summits are severely punish, it may be worth d & rsquo; bring direct confrontation on the spot where injustices breed, our workplaces. Indeed, l & rsquo; anglemort of bourgeois democracy n & rsquo; estil not the & rsquo; economic exploitation of the labor of workers and control the means of production and distribution by the interests and capitalists d & rsquo institutions, state or private.

L & rsquo; membership in the IWW guarantees d & rsquo; a direct solidarity by other members and is done on an individual basis for those who adhere to the founding principles : "The boss class and the working class n & rsquo; have nothing in common. An ongoing struggle between cellesci will take place as long as workers do not seize the means of production and live in harmony with the earth. »

* Unionism d & rsquo; industry, industrial, is to bring together different trades workers into one union that brings together everyone. The industrial unionism also helps prepare workers for the socialist management of the company, that n & rsquo; is possible if the base workers are able to know and really master everything that happens on the workplace. The role of the union is to coordinate their efforts and put their knowledge together to achieve this goal, which is impossible with craft unionism and corporate unionism. [This definition is based on the definition given by the Unionists Revolutionary Committee of the CGT.]

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STATUS FOR ALL! / STATUS FOR ALL!

[French version follows]

STATUS FOR ALL!
March for justice and dignity for all migrants and refugees
SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2011
Gathering at NOON
Jean Talon & Boyer, just east of métro Jean-Talon
MONTREAL

No borders, no nations, stop the deportations!

We march together to demand an end to deportations and detentions and also to denounce the double punishment of migrants with criminal records. We demand Status for All, and organize for a “Solidarity City” for all residents of Montreal.

A child-friendly march followed by a picnic in Park Athena. Bring your kids! Get in touch about any accessibility needs.

Organized by Solidarity Across Borders, No One Is Illegal-Montréal, Dignidad Migrante, the Immigrant Workers Center & JOC-Montreal. (Dignidad Migrante and Solidarity Across Borders are working groups of QPIRG Concordia.)
[email protected]
514-848-7583
www.solidarityacrossborders.org

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Video reportage CUTVnews anti-capitalist demonstration on May 1

This report was made by Concordia University Television CUTV. The first minutes are the opening speeches. Following the premieres 11,30 minutes is interested in a contingent called “Baby Block” which formed in response to the repression of previous years.

This video is made by Concordia University Television CUTV. It’s first minutes are the opening speaches in french of the demo. The rest of the first 11,30 minutes are about a specific block of the demo called Baby block and how it came to be a necessity for some people that wanted to participate without being attacked by the police.[blip.tv ?posts_id=5126530&dest = -1]

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Video reportage CUTVnews anti-capitalist demonstration on May 1

This report was made by Concordia University Television CUTV. The first minutes are the opening speeches. Following the premieres 11,30 minutes is interested in a contingent called “Baby Block” which formed in response to the repression of previous years.

This video is made by Concordia University Television CUTV. It’s first minutes are the opening speaches in french of the demo. The rest of the first 11,30 minutes are about a specific block of the demo called Baby block and how it came to be a necessity for some people that wanted to participate without being attacked by the police.[blip.tv ?posts_id=5126530&dest = -1]

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Presence of IWW-the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair *

*The IWW Montreal is a non-political revolutionary union. The organization is composed of a member different political views. This presence in the Anarchist Book Fair is not synonymous with ideological adherence to anarchism. It is with this nuance in mind that the Montreal branch of the IWW invites you to participate in a workshop presented and prepared by two wobblies.

The importance of fighting in the workplace (fr.)
11h-12h45, Saturday 21 May
Room 202 at CEDA
2515, Delisle, Montréal
Journey from Lionel-Groulx Metro


From a historical perspective of revolutionary and anarcho-syndicalist movements, we will present the strategy of solidarity unionism as it is developed today. We will show how groups that follow these traditions effectively wage struggles at work, in harmony with the principles dear to libertarians.

Hosted by Andrew Fletcher and Paule Lespérance, members of the Industrial Workers of the World. facebook event

In addition to this workshop given by members, the IWW will have a publication table, T-Shirt, CDs, poster, brochures in the main exhibition hall on both days. The room #202 (usually for film screenings), unfortunately not wheelchair accessible.

Complete program of the workshops of the Salon du Livre anarchiste: http://www.salonanarchiste.ca/ateliers2011

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1er May: See you in the combat union quota!

On the occasion of May 1, This year our banner will be deployed in downtown Montreal at 12 at the corner of Marie-Anne streets and Chapleau the quota “For a fighting trade unionism” launched by ASSÉ (Student Association for Trade Union Solidarity).

It will be as always contact us at the following number 514-268-3394.

The Wobblies who decide, on an individual basis to participate in the anti-capitalist demonstration organized by the Wrestling Convergeance Anti-Capitalists (CLAC2010.net) are of course free and welcome to join in at 14:30 contingent “For a migrant justice“ organized by Solidarity Across Borders, No One Is Illegal-Montreal, Dignidad Migrante, the es immigrant workers and workers Center & JOC-Montreal (Dignidad Migrante and Solidarity Across Borders are working groups GRIP-Concordia). In addition to this quota, this coalition for migrant justice organizing a march for "Status for All" which will take place on 28 May.

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Usine Servaas – a little-known workers' control experience

According to the Research Collective on Collective Autonomy (According to the Research Collective on Collective Autonomy), “According to the Research Collective on Collective Autonomy, [a] however [summer] According to the Research Collective on Collective Autonomy. According to the Research Collective on Collective Autonomy. According to the Research Collective on Collective Autonomy. According to the Research Collective on Collective Autonomy According to the Research Collective on Collective Autonomy”

According to the Research Collective on Collective Autonomy. According to the Research Collective on Collective Autonomy “According to the Research Collective on Collective Autonomy” According to the Research Collective on Collective Autonomy (2005) and the second is from the book “From combat to partnership” by Jean-Marc Piotte.

Source: alternatifs06.free.fr

“Before the struggle of the workers, and this from 1972, the Uniroyal and Servaas factory in Ville d'Anjou was part of everything that has the most common in the context of a capitalist system ; work based on Taylorism and Fordism, therefore an extremely fragmented work, monotone, an authoritarian organization of work and thereby a division between workers. Moving from shop union to combat unionism, workers' struggle 1972 at 1985 led them towards self-management. By different actions (slowdown in the production line, sabotage, strike, occupations) workers not only control the organization of work, but the production floor belongs to them. Read more →

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What future for the Quebec labor movement?

A sociologist described in Frontenac Street the transformation of unionism in the last few decades in Quebec. He describes the transition from the Marxist offensives of the 1970s to the social democratic model(keynesien) opposed to neo-liberal economic measures. According to him, unionism today faces an impasse that also manifests itself in a disinterest of new generations of workers: “Witnesses to numerous strikes, the demands of which were unsuccessful and at the end of which the return to work was effected by concessions to the advantage of the employer, [young people] are less and less inclined to turn to unions.”

What future for unionism, for the labor movement in Quebec?

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The Quebec union movement has greatly contributed to the advancement of democracy in Quebec society. He is one of
of the main craftsmen of the Quiet Revolution, which introduced Quebec into the rank of advanced capitalist societies. After one
in-depth questioning of the capitalist system, in the early 1970, he proposes a socialist society project as so-
alternative to capitalism. He virulently denounces the domination of imperialism and the role of the Quebec state in capitalist exploitation in Quebec. It conveys a radical speech of Marxist inspiration.

This ideological and strategic offensive has raised many debates and made the trade union movement a key player in the
major issues that shape and animate Quebec society. He decides on all the stands, putting forward claims-
union and extra-union cations.

A little history
Many events will change the course of things and push the trade union movement to review its discourse and its strategies.
Towards the years 1970, the predominantly american world economy goes into crisis, mainly with the oil shock. Firstly, the major industrialized countries seek to counter the crisis with a policy of monetary austerity. This proved to be ineffective in countering inflation and the worsening of the unemployment problem.

The crisis persists until the early years 1980. Growth is at a critical point, the economy is bogged down in stagnation.
The Keynesian model is no longer able to continue to ensure full employment through state intervention in the social and
the economy. He goes into crisis. This paves the way for the establishment of neoliberal recipes, to balance the market by
outside of direct state intervention in the economy and the social. Neoliberalism is expressed as an exit strategy from
crisis. At the ideological level, the collapse of the soviet empire strengthens the domination of neoliberal doctrine, on the plans so much
ideological and political than economic.

These realities force the trade union movement to question its project of socialist society and the ideological discourse which underlies it..

He detaches himself from the classic ideals of Marxism and espouses those of social democracy.

This new pragmatic orientation – that she seems to be – poses risks to union offensive. Social democracy is inspired by Keynesianism in the development of its social project. Now, the triumph of neoliberalism places social democracy in an uncomfortable position. Social Democrats, unable to redefine their discourse and offer a counterpart to neoliberal policies, choose the defensive path. They cannot offer any response to the crisis. Several social democratic governments use neo recipes- liberal as a way out, while holding a defensive speech.

The union movement is also falling back on the defensive : defense and job protection, defense of the achievements of the Quiet Revolution, refusal to admit that its dismantling has started a long time ago and that it is drawing to a close. We only have to look at government health policies, educational, pensions and public services. The trade union movement, all
like the other members of the family of social democracy, finds it difficult to redefine his discourse and rethink the state.

This defensive retreat is reinforced by the perverse effects of the expansion of globalization on the labor market, Development
subcontracting in all sectors of the economy and work and the outsourcing of work to the countries of the South by the industrialists-
high-tech sorting.

Generational shock
Furthermore, union movement faces generational shock. Less than 40 years consider themselves victims of the effects of good
labor conditions negotiated by unions to benefit baby boomers, who continue to work in the highest paying and most secure jobs, pendant qu’une majorité d’entre eux occupent des emplois précaires.

Témoins de nombreuses grèves dont les revendications n’aboutissent pas à grand-chose et au terme desquelles le retour au tra-
vail s’effectue par des concessions à l’avantage de l’employeur, ils sont de moins en moins enclins à se tourner vers les syndicats. Ces considérations témoignent de l’affaiblissement du mouvement syndical.

For the time being, celui-ci cherche à se mobiliser contre la montée de la droite au Québec. Cette initiative ne doit pas reposer sur des mots
épars, des formules creuses mais être guidée par un nouveau discours assorti d’un projet de société à proposer comme contrepartie aux
politiques néolibérales. In addition, il doit inclure des paramètres visant la prise en charge des revendications spécifiques des jeunes et établir des stratégies claires pour les faire aboutir.

Jean-Claude Roc
Département de sociologie
Université d’Ottawa

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