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European car industry day of Action started

zu | 19.10.2004 10:52

unoffial strike action against General Motors in Germany continues. Horizontal and official ESF fail to support European day of industrial action.

day 1 in Bochum
day 1 in Bochum

day 1
day 1

don´t give in
don´t give in

picket
picket

kids support
kids support

families support pickets
families support pickets

attentive listeners
attentive listeners

local radio co set up soup kitchen at picket
local radio co set up soup kitchen at picket

picketing the gates so no parts can go out
picketing the gates so no parts can go out

people rally to gates to support pickets
people rally to gates to support pickets

day and night
day and night

we won´t give in
we won´t give in

women support group
women support group

workers in arms
workers in arms


The unofficial wild cat action in Germany´s car industry - which is not endorsed by the unions - has gon into it´s sixth day. "Ringleaders", managemen t declares face immediate sacking.

Today´s day of action in all Generla Motors car plants in Europe is underway. Support is asked for from plants in most European states. Gliwisze GM factory and Antwerp plant have stopped work in solidarity. Also Antwerp is recieving no parts from Bochum as the gates are picketed.

A massive support march is underway in Dortmund. Other industries send delegations.

There are no reports from Elsmere port and Luton, where GM facories were asked to participtate in the day of action. The British TUC did not´inform shop stewards abaout the strike untill Friday eve. The German delegation send a solidrity adress to Bochum striker on Friday.

Not a word was mentioned about the European Day of Action from the official ESF - or the SWP -probably in order not to embarrass the Mayor of London and the TUC because of their finacial support. Neither did the horizontal ESF show any interest in the Day of Action. Probaby because they realized that GM stands not for gene food but for General Motors.

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police estimates 20.000 march in Bochum

19.10.2004 13:48



police estimates 20.000 march in Bochum on European Day of Action. Production slowing down in GM plants in other countries. Solidarity action in Poland, South Germany and Antwerp GM factories. No news from Luton and Elsmere Port.

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Maybe a few less fucking cars

19.10.2004 16:12

Fuck General Motors and fuck their cars. GM at forefront of climate change opportunism, pollution and promoting nuclear energy. Perhaps I should also supprort strikers at arms manufacturers, prisons, stockbrokers. etc. Do I want another crap factory job? Do I shit. NIMBIE reform bullshit. Destroy the internal combustion engine and our oil adddiction, and get on your bike.

Revolution not Shit jobs
Solidarity Not Charity
Say no to Poverty Pimping.




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