40th Anniversary of ASF-IWA The Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation (ASF) seeks to replace all trade, craft and industrial unions who have no greater goal than to seek the best possible wages and conditions of work within the confines of a capitalist economy, with a class union, a union that organises all workers,
In the late afternoon on the 27th of January in 1986, in the upstairs meeting room at (the original premises of) Jura Books in King St., Newtown, the Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation (ASF) was founded. Thus began the most significant, impactful and effective organisation in the history of anarchism in Australia. The
40th Anniversary of ASF-IWA If I remember correctly, it was April 1966 when my father informed me that he had received a letter from a certain Antonio Jiménez Cubillo, who lived in Sydney. This was the young man Jack Grancharoff, also a Sydney resident, had referred to, whom we met
Congress in Jakarta – an historic event! The International Workers Association (IWA-AIT) held its 29th Congress in in Jakarta, Indonesia. 22 member organisations took part in the meeting – in person or virtually. The congress marathon lasted 3 days and still failed to discuss all the points! This IWA Congress was the
Amazon Flex sacks its delivery drivers without giving them details of their alleged policy violations. Former Amazon Flex driver Mohammad Shereen lost his livelihood and means of supporting his family because Amazon claimed he ‘mishandled package deliveries’ Other drivers have complained that packages can be damaged before the driver even