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Fascinating pamphlet by Solidarity on the informal workers struggle against the frenetic pace of work at a General Motors plant, and the later co-optation of the struggle by the auto workers union.
Fascinating pamphlet by Solidarity on the informal workers struggle against the frenetic pace of work at a General Motors plant, and the later co-optation of the struggle by the auto workers union.
Deny. >> there was no evidence, there was no evidence. the secret trial was a sham. this was done purely for political motive and it's really up to the government to sort out either an exchange or some sort of resolution. my hope is that it will be quick. it's been more than two years. >> i have not had a shower in two weeks. i cannot use a barber. i have to cut my own hair. >> reporter: ever since his arrest, there's been a series of welfare concerns. the state of russia is poor. he spends his days sewing clothes in a prison factory, but health issues during the covid pandemic are a worry. >>...
Resolution. my hope is that it will be quick. it's been more than two years. >> i have not had a shower in two weeks. i can't use a barber. i have to cut my own hair. >> reporter: since his arrest, there have been serious welfare concerns. the state of russian prisons is poor. whelan says he spends his days making clothes in a prison factory, but that health issues, especially during the covid pandemic, are a worry. >> tell me, how are you doing? how are you feeling? >> i'm doing okay. i've got some sort of illness right now. i call it a kennel cough. it kind of comes and goes. in the barracks...
>> i have not had a shower in two weeks. i can't use a barber. i have to cut my own hair. >> reporter: since the arrest there's serious welfare concern just the state of russian prisons is poor. he says that he spends his days sewing clothes in a prison factory but that health issues especially in the covid pandemic are a worry. >> tell me, how are you doing? how are you feeling? >> i'm doing okay. i've got some sort of illness right now. i call it a kennel cough that comes and goes. in the bar racks people have it, get better and have it again. getting medical care is difficult. >> is there c...