Revival of the Industrial Workers of Great Britain
WIIU
An intrepid group of lads from the UK have broken with the IWW and
revived the Industrial Workers of Great Britain. This is an organization
that worked closely with the WIIU and was set on foot by the Socialist
Labour Party of Great Britain (De Leonist).
Unlike their poor cousins here in the US, the IWGB burst from the womb
fully formed, with workers organized in the cleaning industry in the UK.
Speaking of which, we need fellow workers who have branches of Societe
Generale bank in their cities. The IWGB needs comrades who can pass out
leaflets in solidarity with their campaign to gain pay raises for our
brothers and sisters in the cleaning industry in the UK.
If any of you have a branch of Societe Generale where you reside and can
pass out leaflets on Wednesday or any other day, please contact me
directly and I will provide a pdf of a leaflet that can be passed out.
We have begun negotiating to begin a process of unifying our two
organizations so that we can work together in our struggle to end wage
slavery. While the WIIU will always be the WIIU, we will also be
attached at the hip with the IWGB and we will work together to bring
about a new society where capitalism will become a mere minor entry in
future history books.
The IWGB website may be found here:
http://www.iwgb.org.uk/
Fraternally,
Carl
ddon...@comcast.net
I missed part of my conclusion. The SLP quote I used stated: "[working class] has the power but changing society takes some knowledge and training just like any other job." That is the one job we as workers don't have a boss breathing down our necks or a capitalist in control of our labor power in its production process. In that sense, it is unlike any other job while being exploited. Be proud to serve, it is all ours.
In Solidarity
Don
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Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 9:19:08 AM
Subject: Re: Revival of the Industrial Workers of Great Britain
Fellow Workers
Carl hit the nail on the head, "....their poor cousins in the US...." In addition, I suggest: "We have met the enemy and he is us." That quote from Pogo in 1952. Pertaining to the American working class; it is now more relevant than ever before. Just a few years ago our WIIU, with just a handful of members started out with a bang; an impressive website, a monthly publication and we were holding organizational meetings through the Internet almost every Sunday. I know because I attended almost every one, giving up personal plans with my family because I thought it had immense potential. Before the passing of a year it came crashing down thanks to one of the original members being an impostor who was using WIIU as a source of new contacts for another leftist organization that dubiously claimed to embrace industrial unionism. I would venture to say they are a Machiavelli, "the end justifies the means," cabal of anarchists. A throw back to the thrashing of the original IWW in 1908 by anarchists. The current IWW claims that Daniel De Leon of the Socialist Labor Party was wrong by calling them that. De Leon, a person who was instrumental in the organization of the Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance in 1885 with industrial unionism as its goal. A significant number of them were members of the Socialist Labor Party. Thinking that it might prove to be more effective, the ST&LA disbanded and joined the IWW. In a valiant attempt to survive, they left and formed the WIIU in 1908, which eventually succumbed due to the withering assault from the AFL, CIO, communist and socialist anti-industrial unionism ilk To make a long story short, "With friends [fellow workes] like that, who needs enemies," who needs the capitalist class.
As the saying goes, we have our work cut out for us. There is no one else to look to. Who is going to do it. As pointed out in a 2005 Socialist Labor Party leaflet under the subtitle, "YOU." and then:
"Well, you [YOU], to start with; then there are millions in the same leaky boat you [YOU] are." The American working class [a term used before 99%, which is presumably a more palatable term, without the Bolshevikish connotation] has the power but changing society takes some knowledge and training just like any other job." Repeat: “….takes some knowledge and training just like any other job.”
"...knowledge" — one important point to know is that the Bolsheviks never established socialism/industrial unionism. The fact is that 300,000 Russian miners, just before the Soviet Union collapse, dared to strike against that ruthless regime. They were the working class, the despotic bureaucrats were not. The former were belonged to the 99% — the later were the 1%. President Reagan had not one iota to do with that 99%, but he took credit for the collapse of that regime.
The leaflet continued: "It is obvious that the current trends are leading the working class further into poverty and destitution. Workers, however, can avert this by recognizing that they constitute a class with mutual [they all possess labor power] interests of survival and well-being and whose interest are in conflict with those of the capitalist."
Sorry if this appears as a, "preaching to the choir," consider it a reiteration of a rallying cry.
With no Societe Generale in Minnesoa or nearby and being unable to travel a great distance, for support, I made a committment to Cris Ford, of WIGB to write a Labor Power Report article concerning the situtation.
In Solidarity
Don
ddon...@comcast.net
Fellow Workers
Carl hit the nail on the head, "....their poor cousins in the US...." In addition, I suggest: "We have met the enemy and he is us." That quote from Pogo in 1952. Pertaining to the American working class; it is now more relevant than ever before. Just a few years ago our WIIU, with just a handful of members started out with a bang; an impressive website, a monthly publication and we were holding organizational meetings through the Internet almost every Sunday. I know because I attended almost every one, giving up personal plans with my family because I thought it had immense potential. Before the passing of a year it came crashing down thanks to one of the original members being an impostor who was using WIIU as a source of new contacts for another leftist organization that dubiously claimed to embrace industrial unionism. I would venture to say they are a Machiavelli, "the end justifies the means," cabal of anarchists. A throw back to the thrashing of the original IWW in 1908 by anarchists. The current IWW claims that Daniel De Leon of the Socialist Labor Party was wrong by calling them that. De Leon, a person who was instrumental in the organization of the Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance in 1885 with industrial unionism as its goal. A significant number of them were members of the Socialist Labor Party. Thinking that it might prove to be more effective, the ST&LA disbanded and joined the IWW. In a valiant attempt to survive, they left and formed the WIIU in 1908, which eventually succumbed due to the withering assault from the AFL, CIO, communist and socialist anti-industrial unionism ilk To make a long story short, "With friends [fellow workes] like that, who needs enemies," who needs the capitalist class.
As the saying goes, we have our work cut out for us. There is no one else to look to. Who is going to do it. As pointed out in a 2005 Socialist Labor Party leaflet under the subtitle, "YOU." and then:
"Well, you [YOU], to start with; then there are millions in the same leaky boat you [YOU] are." The American working class [a term used before 99%, which is presumably a more palatable term, without the Bolshevikish connotation] has the power but changing society takes some knowledge and training just like any other job." Repeat: “….takes some knowledge and training just like any other job.”
"...knowledge" — one important point to know is that the Bolsheviks never established socialism/industrial unionism. The fact is that 300,000 Russian miners, just before the Soviet Union collapse, dared to strike against that ruthless regime. They were the working class, the despotic bureaucrats were not. The former were belonged to the 99% — the later were the 1%. President Reagan had not one iota to do with that 99%, but he took credit for the collapse of that regime.
The leaflet continued: "It is obvious that the current trends are leading the working class further into poverty and destitution. Workers, however, can avert this by recognizing that they constitute a class with mutual [they all possess labor power] interests of survival and well-being and whose interest are in conflict with those of the capitalist."
Sorry if this appears as a, "preaching to the choir," consider it a reiteration of a rallying cry.
With no Societe Generale in Minnesoa or nearby and being unable to travel a great distance, for support, I made a committment to Cris Ford, of WIGB to write a Labor Power Report article concerning the situtation.
In Solidarity
Don
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Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 12:25:46 AM