Category: News
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Organising for Power as Migrant Workers
If a migrant care worker is facing issues with their visa, some unions might say: ‘this isn’t an employment issue’. If the same migrant worker’s visa sponsor is treating them poorly at work, some migrants’ rights organisations might say ‘this isn’t an immigration issue’. When visas are tied to employers, how do workers organise against…
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PAWA Executive Committee Launches Activist Development Programme
The newly elected Executive Committee (EC) of the Pan-African Workers’ Association met on the 11th of August 2024 for the first time in person. The meeting was held at the iconic Pelican House, home to Kanlungan, United Voices of the World (UVW), and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, and many other radical organisations. The EC reviewed…
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PAWA Education Series
PRACTICE WITHOUT THEORY IS BLIND: THEORY WITHOUT PRACTICE IS STERILE PAWA has been running an educational series for members. Part 1 looked at the origins of capitalism globally and in Africa and Part 2 looked at how piracy against the Spanish and the trans-atlantic slave trade contributed to the development of capital and capitalism. Download…
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Manchester Training Report
PAWA and the IWW organised a two-day rep training event at the Working Class Movement Library (WCML) in Manchester on March 16th and 17th, 2024. The event provided food, accommodation, family, and childcare support to all participants. Prior to the training, facilitators gathered feedback from PAWA members on their main workplace issues. The training content…
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‼ Victory Announcement ‼ Construction Worker in London
A construction company in London dismissed our members on flimsy charges without following due process. The company’s decision was based on advice from a union busting firm, plus they didn’t think recent migrants could fight back. A comrade from the IWW and PAWA accepted to represent them in the matter. We initially raised a grievance…
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