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Class struggle in a burger bar- Oct. 16th report

McStriker | 18.10.2002 16:07

This is an attempt to give a taste of struggle on October 16th from a workers’ perspective. It’s difficult to know where to start because so much happened- sections of the McDonalds workforce launched an unprecedented counter attack against exploitation and boredom…

It’s 3:00am GMT, Wednesday October 16th 2002, some tired and slightly drunk Glaswegians are trying to vandalise a McDonalds restaurant. Unremarkable, except that these are McDonalds own employees and at the very same time on the other side of the world, in New Zealand they’re attempting a strike, and the leaflets are reaching workers in Australia…



Now it’s lunchtime in Europe and, for a time, eight McDonalds can’t function because the staff are no longer prepared to sacrifice themselves obediently to the McProfit machine. Then they walked out in Nottingham as well…



Five hours later and the streets of Milan are filled with hundreds of supporters of fast food workers, while ten bus loads of cops wait in the driving Frankfurt rain to try and limit communication between the Freie ArbeiterInnen Union and the golden arches’ employees. McDonalds workers taking direct action and solidarity actions all over the world, it’s …



THE INTERNATIONAL MCSTRIKE!



This is an attempt to give a taste of struggle on October 16th from a workers’ perspective. It’s difficult to know where to start because so much happened- sections of the McDonalds workforce launched an unprecedented counter attack against exploitation and boredom…



Six McDonalds in France represented by the CNT union on strike.
Temporary work stoppage in Moscow.
Strike in Norfolk.
McDonalds blockaded in Milan.
Attempted strike in New Zealand.
Attempts at strikes in three London stores.
Walkout in Nottingham.
Demonstration in Mexico which has unfortunately resulted in 94 arrests.
A mass of direct action and sabotage.
Actions to encourage workers’ resistance from Sweden to Sydney.
Class struggle from Aberdeen to Adelaide, from Milan to Malmoe.
The whole thing captured on an all day radio special in Slovenia.


For the full story with images, please see:


 http://www.geocities.com/globaldayofaction


Regrettably, we have heard that those arrested in Mexico may be facing very serious charges and are in urgent need of solidarity. We hope to have more information on what can be done to help soon.

McStriker
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- Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/globaldayofaction