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We translated this article, partly because it lifts the spirits, partly because there is an actual series of struggles going on in ports around the globe. Recently we saw a succesfull strike at the Piraeus port in Greece, which kicked off after a fatal work accident. Shortly after, agency dock workers in Liverpool went on wildcat strike over unpaid wages. One of the bottlenecks in the current supply-chain crunch are global ports – as decribed in an article by Sergio Bologna that we translated ...

Italy continues arms export to Saudi Arabia despite ban Dockers from the Autonomous Port Workers.

HeathrowWorkersPower - Thoughts and news on direct action At Heathrow, once we’ve decided what we want, what actions shall we take to get it? And what can our method of action tell us about what we want? Some recent events might give us some hints. Livorno and Naples Dockworkers Amidst the continuing atrocities against Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories, in mid-May, Italian dock workers at the Port of Livorno are refusing to load weapons destined for Israel. The workers of the...

Italy: workers refuse to load arms shipment to Israel People participate in a demonstration of solidarity with the Palestinian people on May 15, 2021 in Naples, Italy [Ivan Romano/Getty Images] May 17, 2021 at 8:58 pm Italian workers in the port of Livorno have refused to load a shipment of arms destined for Israel, it has been reported. "The port of Livorno will not be an accomplice in the massacre of the Palestinian people," said LUnione Sindacale di Base, an Italian trade union of por...