Tag: organize
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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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!! Victory Announcement !! Care Worker Compensation!
We recently won major concessions as well as financial compensation for our member who came to the UK on a Health and Care Visa. Our member paid £5 000 to an agent who promised her milk and honey in the UK. However, after arriving in the UK, the company which generated a COS for her…
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!! Victory Announcement !! Chiedza’s success story
It is with immense pride that we share the triumphant outcome of Chiedza’s (not real name) case. Chiedza, one of our valued comrades, found herself facing physical threats after she bravely demanded her employer to pay her the contracted 39 hours she deserved. Thankfully, Chiedza had already joined a union, which turned out to be…
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