Industrial Workers of the World

wAGE slave

Newsletter of the Melbourne Wobblies

Merry Crisis and Happy New Fear, Boss !

The capitalists in 2008 got away with yet another year of plunder, polluting the planet and people. YET, as always wage slaves resisted da exploiters. Internationally for the IWW: The annual IWW Congress was held in London, Europe. A Delegation went to Haiti. Wobs at Starbucks have been busy standing up to the Boss: organising solidarity and coordinating actions around Americas, Europe and the world. see

www.starbucksunion.org.

Local Melbourne delegate Canopy Son went to Japan met with fellow Wobs from Americas & local proles. Joined in solidarity events opposing the G8, for the local Ainu indigenous people

Friends of the IWW Polish workers Initiative has been harassed, had members in court. Australian & New Zealand new members have signed up. The IWW web sites around the planet and here in Oz presented news and views from ewes at the queues as well as her-his-our story and some jokes & songs. Melbourne members have been about at many local events.

WISE UP - READ ABOUT TIME –www.iww.org.au

INDUSTRIAL WORKER www.iww.org

Labour Start www.labourstart.org

Union Solidarity - we have been at community assemblies for Boeing, the Student Housing Action Cooperative. Fire Brigade & others. www.unionsolidarity.org

Latin American Solidarity Network we helped the Indigenous gathering at CERES City Farm.

http://www.latinlasnet.org/

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HEALTH & WELFARE Some local Wobs have had health scares but are on the road to recovery, keep well, Brian, Canopy, Peter D & Margaret. ________________________

Wobblies still in prison. Akin Sari c/- Corrections Victoria, PO Box 123, Melbourne 3001 Australia

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CONTACT US: Industrial Workers of the World Melbourne Members Branch PO Box 14,5 Moreland 3058 violawil@bigpond.net.au www.iww.org.au 0403 139 818

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IWW PATCHES Be seen iron on to bags, hats, jackets IWW globe 75mm embroidered Four colours - black gold, red & white. AN INJURY TO ONE IS AN INJURY TO ALL outside edge. $3.50c each (includes 0.55 c postage)

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GREECE IS THE WORD A 15 year old local was shot & killed by the police near Athens Polytechnic. Since then nationwide occupations, protests and riots. The uprising example was echoed by solidarity protests of the exploited in America & Europe, and yes Melbourne too.

http://libcom.org/

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NO JOBS ON A DEAD PLANET - Earth Worker

Live In Harmony With The Earth – I.W.W.

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ON THE (PEACE) ROAD AGAIN Melbourne IWW Delegate Canopy will be walking the Peace Walk from Sydney to Canberra leaving from Kurnell, Botany Bay, early in the morning on Friday January 9, arriving at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra on January 26, Sovereignty Day. Walking 25-30kms each day. The walk is a drug and alcohol free event. The walk will join with the annual community walk from Civic to the Embassy on the morning of January 26. (Meet at Garema Place at 9:30am) For more information, please contact Inge: 0418 345 686 Full Route: (Jan 8, afternoon: Meet at Kurnell) Jan 9 Kurnell to Heathcote Jan 10 Heathcote to Liverpool Jan 11 Liverpool to Campbelltown Jan 12 Campbelltown to Picton Jan 13 Picton to Bargo Jan 14 Bargo to Alpine Jan 15 REST DAY in Alpine Jan 16 Alpine to Moss Vale Jan 17 Moss Vale to Penrose Jan 18 Penrose to Marulan Jan 19 Marulan to Goulburn Jan 20 REST DAY in Goulburn Jan 21 Goulburn to Inveralochy/Lake Bathurst Jan 22 Inveralochy to Mount Fairy Jan 23 Mount Fairy to Bungendore Jan 24 Bungendore to Sutton Jan 25 Sutton to North Canberra Jan 26 Canberra (Civic) to the Tent Embassy (meet at Garema Place at 9:30am)

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Fairwear We sang “sweatshop carols” outside RICH (clothing store) in Brunswick Street with the chorus. This store refuses to sign up the Code of Practice to ensure minimum wages for outworkers.

http://www.fairwear.org.au/engine.php

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

You better watch out, you better not cry,

Better not raise those prices too high’

Santa Claus is coming to town

He’s making a list and checking it twice

He’s gonna find out who’s naughty and nice

Santa Claus is coming to town

He sees you when you’re scheming

knows what your workers makes

he knows when you’ve been bad or good

so be good for goodness sake

Oh. you better watch out,

you better not try to rip off workers,

I’m telling you why

Santa Claus is coming to town

He knows if workers have to sweat In factories far and near

he’s asking that we stop and ask

Who made that shirt, my dear?

Oh, you better watch out,

you better not buy

clothes that are made in sweatshop,

here’s why

Santa Claus is coming to town _

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No desal camp, 3 -11th January Come and experience the beautiful Bass Coast before its marine ecology and foreshore reserve is wrecked forever by the world's biggest desalination factory. The week willl include community education on issues with the desalination plant, our alternatives and why the Government's water policy is flawed. Swim at nearby beaches, make banners and join discussion groups on the campaign - how can we wake Melbourne up to the damaging future privatisation of our water?

Campsite on the Bass Highway, 5 kilometres bike ride/walk to the desal site and surf beaches at the mouth of the Powlett River, between Kilcunda and Dalyston. Camp will have 2 caravans, toilet and water.

Bring musical instruments, tents, food, cooking equipment. Be prepared for all weathers, as the site is fairly exposed. No fires, no pets. Transport : VLine buses come to Wonthaggi & Kilcunda daily at 9 am (9.40 on Saturdays) - info :

www.vline.com.au

Bikes can be carried on buses if contained in a box/pack. Trains go to Stoney Point on Mornington Peninsula - info : www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au Ferries from Stoney Point to Phillip Island - info :

03 95855730.

We can pick you up from Wonthaggi or Kilcunda if you are bikeless with bags. For more information on campaign : www.watershedvictoria.org.au or www.yourwateryoursay.org For info and map of the site, email

wildjessica@dodo.com.au

or ring Jessica 0407307231

or Chris 0419 556381

MEET IWW MEMBERS

2pm February 14th 2008

834a High Street Thornbury