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-====== Union Organising & Direct Action in the workplace ======+====== Union Organising & Direct Action in the Workplace ======
  
 With the global countdown towards climate disaster imminently looming, it is essential to the success of the Solarpunk movement that we strive to build the infrastructure of our new society within the shell of the old. This in mind, we can look to the organisation of workers’ unions as both a means of dismantling capitalist societal structures, and a means of structuring a new society with economic democracy from the bottom up. With the global countdown towards climate disaster imminently looming, it is essential to the success of the Solarpunk movement that we strive to build the infrastructure of our new society within the shell of the old. This in mind, we can look to the organisation of workers’ unions as both a means of dismantling capitalist societal structures, and a means of structuring a new society with economic democracy from the bottom up.
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-===== Workers Unions =====+===== Worker'Unions =====
  
 The basic principle of the union is that an injury to any one member of the working class is an injury to all, and that the power of workers can become strong enough to challenge the ruling classes if there is **unity** and **organisation** among them. At the end of the day, the corporate elite depend upon the workers for their profit - as “Big Bill” Haywood said: //If the workers are organised, all they have to do is put their hands in their pockets and they have got the capitalist class whipped.//  The basic principle of the union is that an injury to any one member of the working class is an injury to all, and that the power of workers can become strong enough to challenge the ruling classes if there is **unity** and **organisation** among them. At the end of the day, the corporate elite depend upon the workers for their profit - as “Big Bill” Haywood said: //If the workers are organised, all they have to do is put their hands in their pockets and they have got the capitalist class whipped.// 
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 Solidarity is key, remember that the first step to organising your workplace is getting to know your coworkers! Find out what difficulties they face, any common gripes about management - everyone has ideas & experience on how their workplace should run, make sure to listen to their needs and encourage conversation before suggesting any potential courses of action. Solidarity is key, remember that the first step to organising your workplace is getting to know your coworkers! Find out what difficulties they face, any common gripes about management - everyone has ideas & experience on how their workplace should run, make sure to listen to their needs and encourage conversation before suggesting any potential courses of action.
  
-===== List of Independent or Industrial Unions (please feel free to add to it as appropriate) =====+==== List of Independent Unions ====
  
 {{https://adastracomics.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/sabo-tabby-vs-the-bosses.png?w=1038&h=540&crop=1}} {{https://adastracomics.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/sabo-tabby-vs-the-bosses.png?w=1038&h=540&crop=1}}
  
-[[https://iww.org/|Industrial Workers of the World]] (UK Site [[https://iww.org.uk|**here**]]) +=== Labour Unions === 
-[[https://iwgb.org.uk/|Independent Workers of Great Britain]] + 
-[[https://iww.org.uk/iww-couriers-network/|IWW Couriers Network]] (for deliveroo & uber eats riders) +  * [[https://iww.org/|Industrial Workers of the World]] (UK Site [[https://iww.org.uk|**here**]]) 
-[[http://www.solfed.org.uk/|Solidarity Federation]] +  [[https://iwgb.org.uk/|Independent Workers of Great Britain]] 
-[[https://www.uvwunion.org.uk/|United Voices of the World]] +  [[http://www.solfed.org.uk/|Solidarity Federation]] 
-[[http://www.cnt.es/|Confederación Nacional del Trabajo]]+  [[https://www.uvwunion.org.uk/|United Voices of the World]] 
 +  [[http://www.cnt.es/|Confederación Nacional del Trabajo]] 
 +  * [[https://workersolidarity.org/|Worker's Solidarity Alliance]] 
 + 
 +=== Renters Unions === 
 + 
 +  * [[Housing:Renters Unions]] 
 + 
 +=== Debtors Unions === 
 + 
 +  * [[https://debtcollective.org/|Debt Collective]]
  
 ===== Direct Action ===== ===== Direct Action =====
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