<div class="gmail_quote">FYI draft letter to union rank and file .. </div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------</div><div class="gmail_quote">+1<br>
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I highly approve of this statement and will gladly sign on.<br>
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I translated it to American English grammar, spelling etc. and am sending it back now as such. I will be happy to 'edit' any future drafts if you wish.<br>
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Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:18:38 +0100<br>From: <a href="mailto:orsan1234@gmail.com" target="_blank">orsan1234@gmail.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:squares@lists.takethesquare.net" target="_blank">squares@lists.takethesquare.net</a><br>
Subject: [Squares] draft - Open letter towards rank and file union members/labour activists and critical union executives<br><br>
<div><span>comrades, </span></div>
<div><span>Inspired by the comrades from spain (valencia: <a style="text-decoration:underline" href="http://unidxsporunacausacomun.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://unidxsporunacausacomun.blogspot.com/</a>), London,US and eslewhere we have felt the need to prepare a positive open latter to work on, discuss, adopt, and declare towards labour.considering the general strike wave, planed global strikes, 1M, 15M, and other actions like 29 Feb [European union action day, Shutdown the corporations day in the US}, 31March European day against capitalism, 28-29 March Spring Conference,etc would clarifies our support to working union members as well as our obvious different positions, this would contribute overall widening participation these mobilisations and solidairty among movements. That would be good to wok on it until 29 february! </span></div>
<div><span>orsan</span></div>
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<div><span>Dear fellow workers, comrades, </span></div>
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<div><span>We are ordinary people. We are outraged, like you. We are called Indigrandos and/or Occupy Movement across the World, describing those who stand at the edge or outside of the disastrous global system. </span></div>
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<div><span>We are sometimes highly educated, mostly working precariously, unemployed, homeless people who have risen up in 2011 globally; not only to defend the rights of people like us but also for all the others, the 99% who has worse or relatively better conditions than ourselves as well as the planet. </span></div>
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<div><span>We do not claim to represent others, or even each other. We just choose to struggle not only for us but also for the others who can't do that at the moment. </span></div>
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<div><span>We have stood up against the bankers on Wall Street, wars lords in Egypt and Israel, environmental murderers in Monsanto, the business and state elite everywhere, for the good of all alive and not alive, all women and men, young and old, working or not working. </span></div>
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<div><span>We have formed, distributed and self-organised egalitarian networks in order to lead this struggle and build credible alternatives to the failing system. Before it falls down on top of all of us. </span></div>
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<div><span>We believe that a system excluding us also threatens the people with relatively secure jobs and contracts. Their job and income, their today and future. It also leaves millions of innocent children and elderly to die every second. </span></div>
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<div><span>Some of you are a part of a union that should be protecting your rights and 'representing you' against those forces robbing all of us and destroying all of our futures.</span></div>
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<div><span>We honestly believe that, because of the legal and professional constraints, professional union cadre can posses very limited power to lead a strong struggle. Especially without you, rank and file members being strongly self-organised in your workplaces, in your neighbourhoods and within your unions. </span></div>
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<div><span>We do not adopt and agree with the 'limited democratic' structures be it local government, national parliament, UN, or even the union board to which you pass your voice, and so your power. These structures were designed by the elite thinkers like John Locke and Thomas Hobbes for the sake of the class leading this offensive towards us. </span></div>
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<div><span>Since we very well are aware of the pitfalls of the representative system especially for the people at the bottom we believe that unless we are strong at the grass-roots, self-organised, so we can make our own decisions and enforce them, people at the top will always have a possibility to reach a consensus that goes against our will. </span></div>
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<div><span>Therefore, while we declare that we see you as part of the 99% and we will support your struggle without pre-condition, wherever possible, be it general strikes, protests, marches, collective bargains we want you and everybody to know that our support is to those at the bottom, the rank and file workers, not the end will of union executives and officials, not to their demands and programs seeking consensus and return to business as usual. </span></div>
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<div><span>Our vision is a wider one and goes beyond the production and distribution system globally with its structures, cultures, and all other aspects. We want to build a much healthier, inspiring, free, and advanced system that works for and gives equal possibilities to all. Today we have the knowledge and infrastructure we need to realise this. </span></div>
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<div><span>With this text we first call all Indignados and Occupy assemblies to consider, discuss and if accepted, give unconditional support to the working peoples' struggle in events like 29 European Trade Union Action Day, 31 March European Action Against Capitalism, 1st of May celebrations or local, national, international general strikes, </span></div>
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<div><span>Then we call all the workers, rank and file union members, to get involved in our assemblies, in your city center or neighbourhoods, or form your own workplace assemblies, exercise with direct democracy, collective decision making, horizontal self-organising and support Indognados/Occupy Movement where and however you can. </span></div>
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<div><span>Remember that this is a common fight for our common future. </span></div>
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<div><span>An injury to one, is an injury to all!</span><span> </span></div>
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