EdmontonWobbly

History

Political label: Anarchist Communist
Region: North America
Country and town: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Employment sector: communications
Union membership: Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Industrial Workers of the World
Occupation: Postal Worker
Favourite thinkers: Martin Glabberman, Paul Avrich, Peter Kropotkin, Gregori Maximoff, Maurice Brinton
Favourite political books: Punching Out and Other Writings, The Russian Anarchists, Mutual Aid
Comrades re-united - political groups you were a member of: Student Worker Action Group, New Democratic Party of Canada

About me: I grew up in a small town in Northern Alberta, moved to the city and took a philosophy degree that I now consider to be the biggest mistake of my life. I now work for Canada Post where I am active in my union, as well as with the Industrial Workers of the World. I consider myself an anarchist but all my friends keep telling me I'm not really an anarchist.
Interests: Camping, Drinking, Smoking Pot, Reading, being rowdy
Custom title: Sombre, jaded class warrior.
Favourite books: The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake, The Crying of Lot 49, The Invincible, The Man in the High Castle, The Metamorphosis
Favourite films: The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Harlan County USA, Casablanca, The Wrong Guy, Doctor Strangelove
Dislikes: Bunk Weed, Yuppies, Pretentious Academics, Social Democrats

Mexico: Guerrero teachers occupy electoral institute in protest at educational reform bill
Schoolteachers and teachers in training have occupied the electoral institute's state offices in Chilpancingo, Guerrero and are threatening to destroy the ballots of today's statewide municipal elections.

Fundamental Theses of the Party - Amadeo Bordiga
At the Lyons Congress of the Communist Party of Italy in 1926, shortly before the Communist International adopted the theory of "socialism in one country", the Left presented a draft theses (The Lyons Theses) which predictably was rejected by the largely Stalinised party.

1952-1973: Radical perspectives in the Caribbean
The experiences of Fundi, Carribean Situationist. " From the start we saw through the fraud of the "independent" unions ... We decided that the union bureaucracy must stop; that there should not be any mediation between us and the boss for this has been responsible for suppressing confidence in ourselves to take up the total task of ending capitalism. ... We developed the capacity for instant strike action. We had meetings on the factory compound and the farms during work hours against the wishes of the boss and traditional unionism. ... Such actions are the bedrock of direct participation which stands in truth against the lies of centralized leadership."

Tea Break July 2008
First issue of an irregular workers' bulletin put together by users of the website, libcom.org. This issue focuses on the 2008 pay dispute over sub-inflation pay offers.