Rank-and-file member removed from Australian university union meeting on Western Sydney University College job cuts
As soon as yesterday’s NTEU online Zoom meeting commenced, Gabriela Zabala was ejected.
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As soon as yesterday’s NTEU online Zoom meeting commenced, Gabriela Zabala was ejected.
The investigation of University of Sydney sociology professor Sujatha Fernandes is another witch hunt that threatens free speech and other basic democratic rights, including academic freedom.
A meeting of Western Sydney University (WSU) staff and students on Wednesday voted to form a rank-and-file committee to oppose the job destruction and restructuring at WSU College.
This ruling sets a dangerous precedent in the context of the denunciations by the media and political establishment of anti-genocide protests.
“The jailing of Bogdan is an attempt to handcuff and silence working class opposition around the world.”
The Educators Rank-and-File Committee (US) demands the immediate release of socialist Bogdan Syrotiuk from a Ukrainian prison and urges educators and students to fight for his freedom.
“With our brothers and sisters of the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees (IWA-RFC), we are for abolishing, not reforming, the UAW bureaucracy, to put power into the hands of the workers.”
At Deutsche Bahn (DB) Cargo, the logistics branch of the German railway company, the threat of massive job cuts has led to a systematic increase in work pressure. This has considerable consequences for the health of railroad workers and results in life-threatening situations.
We are building a network of rank-and-file educators, students, parents, and workers to stop the spread of COVID-19 and save lives.