60 Latin American workers meet to elect a new committee for the Association. The general assembly of the Latin American Workers’ Association began at 4:30pm on Saturday 15th August, at SOAS university. Derek Wall, national representative of the Green Party, opened the event before the reading of messages of support from various parts of the … Continue reading report: latin american workers’ association conference
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by Chris Kane According to shocking information obtained by The Commune, union activists, with cleaning companies organised with UNISON (SOAS), RMT (LUL) and UNITE (Mitie and Lancaster) – are in the pay of the bosses! This is of course a pack of lies, nevertheless it is a disgusting lie being officially circulated, in writing by … Continue reading exposed: soas unison, rmt and unite cleaner activists in the pay of the bosses
by David Broder On Monday 3rd August the government outlined its new proposals for a ‘points system’ through which immigrants to the United Kingdom can seek citizenship. The ‘points system’ will see migrants ‘earning’ their citizenship in a ‘probation’ period following a five-year stay, as opposed to the current set-up whereby five years of working … Continue reading immigration ‘points system’ plans to stifle migrants’ freedom of speech
Today around forty people demonstrated outside the Willis Group building at Lime Street in the City of London in an emergency demo called to demand justice for Mitie cleaners snatched by immigration police in a raid on July 14th (the underhand nature of the vile operation is detailed here). As well as shouting slogans against … Continue reading anti-deportations demo highlights repression of migrant worker organising
Alberto Durango’s appeal: A very lively demonstration of trade unionists joined victimised rep Alberto Durango at his appeal with Lancaster Cleaning Company on Friday 3rd July. The demonstration was endorsed by John McDonnell MP and numerous other figures from the labour movement. The employer was presented with a powerful case for Alberto’s reinstatement and responded saying … Continue reading update on cleaner activism in london
Alberto Durango is a cleaner activist who has repeatedly been victimised for his prominent role in union organising. In this piece he charts workers’ attempts to get a better deal and Unite’s abandonment of their struggle. I came to London in 1995 running away from persecution by paramilitary groups because of my union activities with … Continue reading alberto durango: ‘i am for justice and the truth’
by Chris Kane There was uproar at the UNITE London ‘united left’ on Thursday night when any discussion of the Mitie workers’ dispute at Willis was blocked and the sacked UNITE cleaners rep at Schroeders, Alberto Durango, was denied the opportunity to address the meeting. Two branch officers from the Clerkenwell and St.Pancras Branch of … Continue reading unite ‘united left’ no-platforms victimised activist alberto durango
The next action by the cleaners working at Willis Group in the City who were unfairly dismissed by cleaning contractor Mitie will take place from 1pm on Friday 29th May at the Unite union’s London HQ. The Transport House building is located on Theobalds Road near Holborn station. During the lobby the Mitie workers handing in a … Continue reading willis cleaners lobby transport house – friday 29th
Many readers of The Commune will know Alberto Einstein Durango, a Colombian activist who worked as a cleaner at Schroders in the City of London, has recently been involved in the Mitie/Willis dispute and also spoke at a recent public meeting of ours. Yesterday morning after attending a construction workers’ demo at the Olympic stadium … Continue reading victimisation of alberto einstein durango
by David Broder Today several thousand people marched from Elephant & Castle and Westminster to London’s Trafalgar Square in a demonstration calling for the regularisation of undocumented immigrants. The organisers of the march, London Citizens, have an extremely conservative stance similar to that of Mayor Boris Johnson, commenting on their website that they have been … Continue reading report on ‘strangers into citizens’ demonstration
The next of the protests organised by the sacked Mitie cleaners who had been working at Willis Group takes place this Friday, 1st May. These migrant workers were unfairly dismissed after protesting when they were forced to work their shifts at night rather than during the day. Their campaign has been ongoing for over three months: … Continue reading willis cleaners’ demo this friday
The fourth issue of our paper The Commune (May 2009) is now available. You can read the PDF online by clicking the image below, write to us at uncaptiveminds@gmail.com to request a printed copy, or look at the list of articles below as they are uploaded. go forth and occupy! – editorial of The Commune, part … Continue reading the commune issue 4 – out now!
The next of The Commune’s ‘uncaptive minds‘ forums on “capitalism and the working class today” is on the subject of “what unions do we have, and what do we need?” The meeting, taking place at the Lucas Arms near London’s King’s Cross from 7pm on Monday 30th, will be looking at the decomposition of the … Continue reading 30th march london forum: what unions do we have, and what do we need?
