Germany

Germany: high school students strike

Django — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:38:57 +0000

Some 100,000 participated in demonstrations across the country, walking out of classes and marching in over 40 cities. They protested for more permanent staff, smaller classes, and against a sped-up version of the school leaving exam, called the “turbo-abitur”.

Strikes hit German car industry

Ed — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:38:36 +0000

The strikes took place at 17 companies, the union, IG Metall, said in a statement.

Car maker Audi was particularly hard hit, as 4,000 workers walked off the floor of an Audi plant in the southern city of Ingolstadt, the union said. Another 1,000 spots went unfilled after a nightshift ended at an Audi plant in Neckarsulm, to the west.

Anti-semitism and National Socialism - Moishe Postone

yoshomon — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:58:21 +0000

Anti-Semitism and National Socialism
By Moishe Postone

Lufthansa strike ends

Ed — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:26:14 +0000

Ver.di, the main service-sector union in Germany, said the strike would end with the beginning of the early shift Saturday.

Lufthansa workers strike in Frankfurt and Hamburg

Ed — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:12:16 +0000

Baggage handlers and cabin crew walked out of their jobs in midnight after negotiations on a 10 percent pay increase over 12 months collapsed. The airline is offering a 6.7 percent increase in two stages.

Werner, Wilhelm (1859-1939) aka The Elephant

Battlescarred — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:14:12 +0000

[i]“His courage was legendary. In the intimate circle of his friends, he was called “ the Elephant ”, because he did not fear to turn up, with a few comrades, in the most remote corners of the vicinity of Berlin to disrupt anti-semite meetings and attempt to open the eyes of the audience. This type of activity was not without risk.

Federn, Marietta aka Etta 1883- 1951

Battlescarred — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:29:50 +0000

Etta Federn was born in 1883 in Vienna, the youngest daughter of an assimilated Jewish family. She was the daughter of the suffragette Ernestine Federn and the doctor Salomon Federn and the sister of Paul, who became an analyst, Karl, who became a lawyer and writer, and Walter who became a journalist. She had an education on an equal footing with their brothers.

Nowak, Franz (1983-1945) aka Zigeuner (Gypsy)

Battlescarred — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:50:02 +0000

Franz Nowak was born on the 30th August 1983 in Kravarn in Upper Silesia. He worked as a bricklayer foreman in the summer on building sites throughout the area. From 1907 he was under surveillance from the political police as an anarchist. He was arrested several times, including during the Kaiser’s visits to Breslau (now Wroclaw) in 1909 and 1910.

Czakon, Paul (1896-1952) aka Max aka Maximo Mas

Battlescarred — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:47:34 +0000

Paul Czakon was born on 14th July 1897 in Neider-Heiduk. He worked as a miner and fitter. Czakon was chairman of the FAUD in Beuthen (now Bytom) in Upper Silesia from 1921 and in 1930 he was one of the founders of the the Schwarzen Scharen (Black Crowds) in the region. In a house search in May 1932 the police discovered the weapons and explosives cache of the group.

Huppertz, Willy 1904-1978

Battlescarred — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:52:50 +0000

Wilhelm Huppertz was born in 1904 in the Ruhr. He worked as a fitter. He moved from being a Christian socialist to a position of atheism. In the mid-1920s he contacted both the FAUD and the AAUE, and worked with them.