The international competition of the old and new imperialist countries and their multinational corporations has intensified considerably. Capitalism can no longer solve any of the problems of humanity. Everything is crying out for a society freed from exploitation and suppression, for many within the militant miners' movement socialism is the only alternative.
The international competition of the old and new imperialist countries and their multinational corporations has intensified considerably. Capitalism can no longer solve any of the problems of humanity. Everything is crying out for a society freed from exploitation and suppression, for many within the militant miners' movement socialism is the only alternative.
Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,
das Vorhaben der RAG, die betriebsbedingten Kündigungen der 200 "Nichtanpassungsberechtigten" unter Auschluss der Öffentlichkeit durchzuziehen ist nicht gelungen. Alleine bei der WAZ wurde inzwischen dreimal gross berichtet. Dabei behält die WAZ aber ihre Leitlinie bei, lang und ausführlich die unverschämten Stellungnahmen der RAG und des IGBCE Vorsitzenden Vassiliadis abzudrucken, dazu auch einige wenige Sätze von RA Kuhlmann, aber kein einziges Wort zu der Demonstration am Samstag, den 15.6. und keine einzige Aussage eines der betroffenen Kumpel zu veröffentlichen.
Die kommunalpolitischen Bündnisse Neukirchen-Vluyn AUF Geht’s, AUF Gelsenkirchen, AUF Witten, AUF Herten, Essen steht AUF, BergAUF Bergkamen und ihre Ratsmitglieder erklären:
AUF-stehen gegen die RAG und ihre zerstörerischen Machenschaften!
Fortschrittliche Kommunalwahlbündnisse stehen AUF gegen die Zerstörung der Umwelt und gegen die Angriffe auf die Arbeitsplätze und die sozialen Rechte der Bergleute
The International Miners' Coordination calls upon all miners of the world and their families to mark May 1, 2019 as an International Day of Struggle together with colleagues from all sectors: for their common interests, the improvement of their living and working conditions and for democratic rights and freedoms. International big capital attacks the achievements gained in struggle by the workers' movement. These must be defended and further demands must be fought for.
FIGHT FOR JOBS AND IN DEFENCE OF JOBS
FIGHT FOR REGULARISATION OF JOBS
“The first and great necessity of the present to free labour from capitalist slavery,is the passing of a law by which 8 hours will be the normal working day.”This was the resolution passed in the founding convention of National Labour Union in America in 1886, the year that witnessed a spate of workers struggles for shorter working day.Chicago became the epicentre of the militant workers movement and the incidents at the Hay Market square in the first days of May,1886 lead to the birth of May Day.
Congratulations for your successful fight!
We would have liked to have sent you a declaration of solidarity during the strike, but we learned about it too late. Only by the Internet, we learned about your fight. At the 2nd International Miners Conference 2017 in India we agreed with delegates from 4 continents that no buddy should stand alone in the fight anymore. In our struggle program, which was adopted at the 2nd International Miners' Conference, it says: ... that we miners, together with our families, must cooperate internationally and coordinate our struggles, if we want to become a superior force against the international mining monopolies and their governments.
We call on the governments of Ukraine and Russland´s to immediately start the dewatering of the Donbass mines and to put the mine pumps back into operation in order to dispose of the contaminated mine water in an environmentally friendly way so that the groundwater and drinking water are no longer contaminated! The water contaminated with mercury, radioactive substances and other substances hazardous to humans and nature must not enter the water cycle.
Dear relatives, dear miners,
The misfortune must be completely cleared up. All necessary safety measures must also be taken at the mine to avoid the death of other miners. The families of the killed and injured miners must be secured and continue to be supported so that they can live in dignity. In Germany, too, we are familiar with such events, so we know what suffering this means.
you have full solidarity in the struggle for higher wages and better working conditions from us, the International Miners Coordination.
Our full solidarity belongs to your courageous and determined strike. We will announce your strike on our website www.minersconference.org
Our sympathy also goes to those who died in accidents at work and those responsible must be held accountable.
