posted 29 December 2006 04:38 PM
The IWW--the once large and powerful union that openly called for the replacement of capitalism with a democratic socialist economy, and that set the stage for all-industrial organizing over 100 years ago, actually organized a group of immigrant workers earlier this year at a typical sweatshop in the US.
After reaching a collective agreement, the bosses have decided just to fire everybody. They are asking for phone calls and letters to put pressure on the bosses.