The German Free Workers Union (FAU) has won its appeal on the right to call itself a “union”. The appeals court based its decision on freedom of speech, that people have a right to express their opinion of what a …
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Interview with José Antonio Gutiérrez, Part 1
Interview conducted by Kevin S.
José Antonio Gutiérrez is a regular writer for the international anarchist site Anarkismo and a Chilean immigrant in Ireland. Before immigrating, he participated with anarchists in the labor and student movements in Chile, and has …
Read moreThe Tactical Utility of VIOLENCE, Part 1
By Mike Kolhoff
Old Joke:
On Ellis Island, early in the 20th century, an elderly eastern European man is being processed for immigration into the United States. He stands before the desk of the immigration officer who loudly asks him, …
Interview with José Antonio Gutiérrez, Part 2
See Part 1 of this interview
Kevin: So, speaking personally again, have you been keeping busy still with organizing in Ireland? You have written a lot on international solidarity with folks in Colombia, Palestine, Haiti among others…. How long …
Read moreUpdate on the German Free Workers Union
By Tom Wetzel
A struggle by the workers at the New Babylon Cinema in Berlin – a relatively small firm – has now blown up into a fight with much larger legal consequences for German workers. A December 11, 2009 …
Read moreThe Polish Union of Syndicalists
This piece is part of an occasional series in ideas & action on organizational profiles from international groups, organizations and revolutionary unions. It is hoped that the series will help the reader develop a deeper appreciation of political currents and …
Read moreFollow-up on Union Freedom Fight in Germany
By Tom Wetzel
The workers struggle at the Babylon Cinema in Germany began last June when a large group of workers at the cinema formed a workplace council with the Free Workers Union (FAU) – an anarcho-syndicalist organization in Germany. …
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