http://vimeo.com/12814644

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/05/01/may-day-rallies.html?ref=rss

May Day rallies draw millions worldwide

Millions of people marched in cities around the world Saturday to mark May Day, or International Workers' Day, as they rallied for better work conditions, higher wages and laws that are more just.

Demonstrators poured into the streets from Hong Kong to Moscow to Santiago, Chile, waving flags, beating drums and dancing to music.

About 140,000 jubilant workers gathered in Istanbul's Taksim Square in the first celebrations at the site since dozens of people died there in a May 1 gathering more than three decades ago.

The Istanbul demonstrations marked a special victory for Turkish unions, which had been denied access to Taksim Square since 1977, when 34 people died after a shooting triggered a stampede. The culprits were never found and workers on Saturday demanded an inquiry into the demonstrators' deaths.

Worker-Owned, Industrial-Size, Totally "Green" Business Rises Up in Cleveland
By Gar Alperovitz and Ted Howard and Michael Williamson, The Nation
Posted on February 11, 2010, Printed on February 11, 2010
http://www.alternet.org/story/145645/

Something important is happening in Cleveland: a new model of large-scale worker- and community-benefiting enterprises is beginning to build serious momentum in one of the cities most dramatically impacted by the nation's decaying economy. The Evergreen Cooperative Laundry (ECL)--a worker-owned, industrial-size, thoroughly "green" operation--opened its doors late last fall in Glenville, a neighborhood with a median income hovering around $18,000. It's the first of ten major enterprises in the works in Cleveland, where the poverty rate is more than 30 percent and the population has declined from 900,000 to less than 450,000 since 1950.

http://www.revolutionbythebook.akpress.org/kdvs-interview-with-lucien-va...

Richard Estes and Ron Glick interviewed Lucien van der Walt, co-author of Black Flame: The Revolutionary Class Politics of Anarchism and Syndicalism, on their show “Speaking In Tongues,” KDVS, 90.3 FM, University Of California, Davis. The interview took place on September 25, 2009.

See the link above for a transcript.

The entire interview can be heard here.

Workers Receive Owed Monies Following Plant Occupation
January 5, 2010, 10:49 AM EST

Workers at M&I Air Systems received their pay cheques in the days following a plant occupation and demonstration by the workers and supporters, held on December 21.

The Mississauga, Ontario plant suddenly closed its doors on December 15, throwing 180 people out of work, 150 of which were members of CAW Local 252. The employer refused to pay outstanding monies owed to the workers following the closure, which prompted the workers to take immediate action.

"The action taken by these workers was absolutely necessary, as the employer refused to have any dialogue with the local union and/or the local plant committee," said CAW Local 252 President Abbot Harvey. "This situation underscores one more time, the importance of legislative protection for workers and their families."

Here's the text of a book review I have submitted to Reviews in Cultural Theory. Comments are appreciated.

Name : Michael Truscello
Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
Title of Review: It's The End Of The World As They Know It, And They Feel Fine
Title of Book(s) Reviewed: The Coming Insurrection