The July 1913 issue of Freedom features a lengthy article hooked on a major strike of agricultural workers in Ormskirk
Radical Reprint: The Land and the Labourer
Tag: Agriculture
Spain: CNT takes on farm exploitation in Andalusia
Covid has presented particular problems for seasonal farm workers this year, and CNT Adra is planning to fight back. In the below statement the anarcho-syndicalist union outlines the situation and its demands. The unions of CNT Andalusia are placing a focus of union action in a sector that is important in our community — agriculture. The
Germany: Seasonal workers force farm bosses to pay up
Creditors who had taken over the Spargel Ritter asparagus farm in Bornheim, Bonn, thought they could get away without paying what they owed to low-waged workers, but a solid campaign organised with the FAU syndicalist union soon disabused them of that notion. The trouble with Spargel Ritter started two months before picking season was due
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Report from Derry Radical Bookfair
My expectations were high, and I was not disappointed over the weekend ~ Don B ~ The 9th Annual Derry Radical Bookfair took place last weekend (1 February), in a city that has a long history of radical political action.
Legal ‘wins’ on the road to ecocide
Carbon capitalism is going nowhere without social transformation—and it won’t happen through the courts ~ Blade Runner ~ In what has been described as “a huge victory” for Greenpeace and Uplift, Scotland’s Court of Session ruled on 30 January that the government’s approval of the Rosebank oil field was unlawful.
Anarchist News Review: Spain evictions, Greek protests, and UK climate politics
Southern Europe offers us food for thought while New New Labour fails to surprise— and Reform is taking advantage of the situation As ever, Spain is showing us how to do things when it comes to eviction resistance, while context is key to understand the ongoing anger over mass uproar related to the sidelining of
Mobilise against Trumpism—also in the UK
It might be small scale to begin with, but we all need an opportunity to come together in positive resistance ~ Jon Bigger ~ Like many people in the UK, I awoke the morning after the US presidential election feeling numb and despondent.
Barcelona: Mass resistance to eviction at Casa Orsola
Live-streamed mobilisation continues in latest battle against gentrification ~ Blade Runner ~ The planned eviction of tenants at Casa Orsola was temporarily halted this weekend after large-scale resistance by housing groups, residents, and local supporters.
