Author Archives: IWW Bellingham

Teamsters in Bellingham vote to strike

Posted on June 15, 2021 by IWW Bellingham

If the workers at Bellingham Cold Storage do strike, IWW encourages you to show up and walk the picket line with them in Solidarity. The following was posted on “The Stand” https://www.thestand.org/?p=99324 with information from Teamsters Local 231: BELLINGHAM (June … Continue reading →

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Union loses at Amazon- one postmortem

Posted on April 10, 2021 by IWW Bellingham

There will surely be many analyses of why the Retail, Warehouse, and Distribution Workers Union [RWDSU] lost the union election at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer Alabama. Here is one very insightful analysis of why RWDSU lost the union campaign … Continue reading →

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Strikes expand and continue in Yakima Valley

Posted on May 16, 2020 by IWW Bellingham

There are now 6 fruit packing houses on strike in Yakima and Selah. Workers at Matson Fruit in Selah walked out Friday AM. Safe working conditions in the crowded packing sheds is the immediate concern, but other safety and wage … Continue reading →

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Fruit industry workers go on a wave of strikes in the Yakima area

Posted on May 12, 2020 by IWW Bellingham

There has been a wave of strikes and job actions by largely Hispanic fruit packing house, winery, and other farm workers in the Yakima area. A 5-day strike at Allan Bros Winery in Naches won pay raises today. Workers at … Continue reading →

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(Labor Notes) Safety: Bosses Want to Fix the Worker, Unions Want to Fix the Job

Posted on May 10, 2020 by IWW Bellingham

Unions and bosses have different outlooks on safety. Employers say illnesses and injuries are caused by worker carelessness: he didn’t wash his hands enough; she touched her face. That’s the way the boss wants you to think, too. But the … Continue reading →

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Do You Feel Essential… or Expendable?

Posted on April 30, 2020 by IWW Bellingham
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Noam Chomsky: Bosses Are Making Coronavirus ‘Worse, for Their Benefit’

Posted on April 21, 2020 by IWW Bellingham

“Well, first of all, we should recognize that unless we get to the roots of this pandemic, it’s going to recur, probably in worse form, simply because of the manipulations of the capitalist system which are trying to create circumstances … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Staff Fight for Coworkers Left out of Pandemic Relief

Posted on April 19, 2020 by IWW Bellingham

[Via organizing.work.] Marianne Garneau interviews a restaurant worker organizing support for migrant coworkers who cannot access government assistance in the wake of pandemic-related layoffs The restaurant industry in New York runs on migrant labor – especially the “back of house” … Continue reading →

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IWW’s ORGANIZER TRAINING 101

Posted on February 11, 2020 by IWW Bellingham

IN BELLINGHAM February 29- March 1, 2020. 9AM-4PM both days. $10 donation requested at the door A two day workshop for workers gearing up to plan or help out with a union campaign on the job, whether formal or ‘guerilla … Continue reading →

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IWW General Executive Board Statement on the Iran Conflict

Posted on January 13, 2020 by IWW Bellingham

The General Executive Board recently passed the following statement: As an internationalist union, the IWW has always stood in opposition to the wars brought upon the world by the capitalist class. As one of the founders of the IWW, Eugene … Continue reading →

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