AUCPB CLASS STRUGGLE 08 FEB

AUCPB WORKERS MOVEMENT FROM FEB 1

STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT TRADE UNION AT THE “JURA” FACTORY.

Workers of all countries, unite!

To the Chairman of the PPO LLC “Jura Corporation Rus”
Viktor Nikolaevich Makhnov and all trade union activists

Copy – to the Director-General of LLC “Jura Corporation Rus”

Mr. Lee On Sog

STATEMENT

We express our support for the actions of employees at LLC “Jura Corporation Rus”, in forming at the factory, a cell of the independent Interregional Trade Union of Auto Workers. This event serves as an example of an organization of workers and proves that the dream of the capitalists to transform hired employees into a submissive herd of animals is untenable. However, it is obvious that the management of the company can not accept the expression of the class struggle of workers and will try to destroy the union by all available means.
Agreeing with the demands of some political and labour organizations on the recognition of an independent trade union and the ending of pressure on its members, we believe it necessary to note that forcing the bourgeoisie into retreat can only be by an organized and decisive struggle of the working class.
We welcome the growth of class consciousness of the workers of Kingisepp, manifested in the creation of an MPRA cell at "Jura" and hope that the new union will be a unifying and guiding force in their struggle for liberation from exploitation, for a defence of their interests.
Today, at a rally marking the 87 th anniversary since the death of V.I. Lenin, we declare our solidarity with the struggling workers of "Jura Corporation” and support of the actions of the new trade union association in gaining a better social status as dignified working people and not a herd of animals that can be treated like dirt, as well as fighting for improved working conditions. We wish the participants of the trade union and all workers of the "Jura" factory, courage and steadfastness, fortitude and success in the struggle.
From
"Revolutionary Patriotic Union of Krasnoyarye" :

V.N. Komarov (Movement “Trudovoye Krasnoyarye"),
L.S. Kuznetsov (All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks),
E.A. Postovsky (Russian Communist Workers Party -Revolutionary Communist Party),
E.A. Fatyanova (All-Union Young Guard of Bolsheviks)

Adopted at a meeting on Janaury 21, 2011

City of Krasnoyarsk

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PENSIONERS IN RUSSIA ONCE AGAIN PICKET NOVOSIBIRSK REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

On 4 February at 12 noon, a third picket was held outside the Novosibirsk regional administration building in further protest at the decision by the governor Yurchenko to cut unlimited access to public transport to pensioners on benefits to 30 times a month. The organiser of the event was made up of an initiative group of citizens and representatives of social organisations. More than 250 people took part in the demo.
The organisers are going to picket the building on a regular basis until their demands are met, that the governor withdraws his decision to limit access to public transport. The next picket will be held on 21 February at 12 noon at the same place. The organisers propose that significantly more people should turn up the next time, in order to force the authorities to meet the demands of the people.
AUCPB- NOVOSIBIRSK, SIBERIA, RUSSIA

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ORGANIZERS OF THE MEETING OF NOVOSIBIRSK PENSIONERS ARE BEING CHARGED FOR BLOCKING OF KRASNY PROSPECT.

Organizers of the pensioners’ picket which took place on January 21 in Novosibirsk, Siberia, are standing trial for violation of the sequence for carrying out public events. The same evening, police arrested on suspicion of organising the blocking of the road (Krasny Prospect) by picketers, activist Igor Lobarev, reports Тайга.инфо citing attorney Valentina Demidenko.
According to his lawyer, Lobarev was detained in the evening of January 21, for 48 hours by decision of the chief of militia dept № 1 (central police station) Novosibirsk on charges of organizing the blocking of Krasny Prospect.
We recall that on January 21, about 300 pensioners, protesting against the abolition of benefits for public transport, for a few minutes blocked one of the main streets of the city. Pensioners demanded from the regional governor Vasily Yurchenko a cancelling of his decision, which came into force on January 1 and deprives Novosibirsk pensioners of unlimited travel on public transport. Now they can ride free on public transport only 30 times a month.
Lobarev denies the accusation, asserting that he did not participate in the blocking of the road, and that it happened spontaneously. Lobarev’s lawyer said that the defendant in the police cell declared a hunger strike against his illegal, in his view, detention.
On 23 January, Lobarev told Magistrate Natalia Stupina that he had painful kidneys, with a temperature of 38.1, and asked her to call an ambulance. The judge personally called doctors, and adjourned the session. Emergency teams recorded Lobarev’s state of medium gravity (apparently in connection with the aggravation of the pyelonephritis), and recommended outpatient treatment. After the lawyer's request, Lobarev was released from arrest.
The court also considered the case of Oleg Mazep, one of the organizers of Friday's picket, who is charged with violation of the carrying out the correct sequence of public events. Unlike Lobarev, he was not detained. The judge granted the defence motion, who needed time to study the case and postponed the meeting until February 9.
Pensioner V. Antonida, who on January 21, attended the meeting of picketers with Novosibirsk Governor Vasiliy Yurchenko, said that on the evening of 22 January she was visited by police and handed over a notification to her to "meet with Colonel Muzaleva at the police department No1 for questioning, as an offender at the picket . "What kind of offender am I? At this time, I was at a meeting with Yurchenko!"- marvels the pensioner.
According to her, in a statement on the holding of the picket, she was presented as an organizer, then Vladimir Shevchenko went with her to "negotiate" with the governor, and Oleg Mazep - was authorized by the picket. In this regard, she does not understand the essence of the arrest of Lobarev, who "has no relation to the picket." "He was not an organizer. The blocking happened suddenly, it was not planned. What were the police at that time looking at?" - said the woman.
The pensioner threatened that in case of arrest, "women will organise a picket near the police station," and added that the Novosibirsk pensioners continue to seek justice, even if they have to go to the European Court of Human Rights.

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IN NOVOSIBIRSK, RUSSIA, PENSIONERS MADE ATTEMPT TO BLOCK KRASNY PROSPECT
22.01.2011 13:32

On January 21 at the Novosibirsk regional administration building, a picket was held by pensioners, organized by the Committee "Pensioners - For a dignified life." The pensioners have protested, as in December last year, against the decision of the new governor Yurchenko to limit the number of times pensioners on benefits can use public transport to 30 times a month (previously it was unlimited). The action was attended by about 500 people.



The authorities, terrified by mass protest took shocking measures to "protect public order", i.e. for their own protection. Law enforcement authorities - now the police - before the action, fenced off the administration building with steel barriers and an internal police cordon. Along Krasny Prospect - the main thoroughfare of Novosibirsk - stretched a line of police officers. Near the administration building were two police buses, and a dozen police cars. All this was undertaken in case the pensioners tried to break into the administration building (like in December of last year, when pensioners stormed the town hall) or block Krasny Prospect (like in 2005 during the "monetization" of benefits). When the pensioners during the action began to shake the steel barriers, the police immediately rushed over together with their attack dogs!
The pensioners unfurled their banners, and began chanting slogans demanding to see the governor. But, as expected, the governor did not come (back in December, he said that his decision was final, no matter what). Then, the pensioners formed a delegation of their own, and under pressure from protesters, the police was forced to allow the delegation into the administration building. As one of the delegates V.D. Shevchenko said, the governor met with them in a hall on the 5 floor and began to talk rubbish about what he was doing that was "a great and useful thing for pensioners"... The talks came to nothing.
And at this time, on the street outside, pensioners attempted to block Krasny Prospect, however, by the end of the picket there were no more than 200 people left (and more so, not all the pensioners knew that the blocking of the road had started, and so some remained where they were standing throughout the picket). The police then quickly and easily split the pensioners into two groups, when they went onto the road, then drove them off the road onto the pavement. The attempt to block the road was unsuccessful...
The organizers of the action, unfortunately, missed the moment to block the road. It should have been blocked at the start of the action, when there were at least 400 people and the people were eager to fight. In addition, the organizers of the picket (including – RCWP- (Russian Communist Workers’ Party)) were inactive, likening to the CPRF (Communist Party of the Russian Federation) (which also carried out an “action”, (a public meeting) but on 22 January instead, and the result being predictable - the CPRF places its hopes on the prosecutor, who protested the decision of the Governor), with its "standing" and “rattling air”, instead of taking the most courageous and decisive action to radicalize the movement. Yet at the end of one of the organizers decided to act, but it was too late, as it lacked agreement and organization.
Grigory Pavlev,
AUCPB -Novosibirsk

PHOTOS

http://www.vkpb.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=492:2011-01-22-10-35-27&catid=13:2010-07-08-15-41-24&Itemid=40
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COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (CPRF) MEETING ON 22 JANUARY. SO WE ARE JUST GOING TO RATTLE AIR AND NOTHING MORE?

On January 22 a public meeting was held against the imposition of travel restrictions for those people on social benefits. It was organized by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF – its leader, Zyuganov). At the meeting, according to its organizers, five thousand people had gathered. The AUCPB and Trudovaya Rossiya came to support the pensioners, distributing among them the Communist newspapers ("Hammer and Sickle", "Workers 'and Peasants' Truth", "Molniya").



The CPRF, as events show, leads the masses away from decisive action, it comes down to "standing on the street" and "rattling air." According to one Comsomol, one of the militia men (now they are called police ) dropped words, saying that "these (i.e. the CPRF) are nothing to be afraid of. Be afraid of those who organized the rally yesterday", He was referring to what took place on January 21 outside the regional government, and the failed – (because of the spontaneity of the protest the lack of will and determination of the organizers) - attempt at blocking the main thoroughfare of the city.
The Bolsheviks at the meeting raised awareness among pensioners, explaining to them that the way which is being put forward by the CPRF, will not result in the authorities meeting their demands. One of the pensioners in conversation, expressed, as we believe, the mood of most of the pensioners, saying that "we need to wait a week to see how the government responds to our actions, and if nothing changes, then gather the people and block Krasny Prospect".
The people are ready for the most courageous and decisive direct action. Whether or not the Novosibirsk Communists (not the CPRF) use this favorable moment to organize the people on a class struggle basis or miss the moment - time will tell.

Press office of the Novosibirsk Organisation of the AUCPB

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IN THE CENTRE OF DONETSK, UKRAINE – MASS STRIKE ACTION BY MINERS
Early February miners at the “Trudovskaya” mine went on strike outside the buildings of the Ministry of Coal Industry and the “Donetsk Coal Energy Company” in Donetsk. Later, the miners plan to picket the Donetsk Regional State Administration building as well the local council building.
Head of “Trudovskaya” trade union, Vitaly Kuzmenko said that the miners were forced to take such action because of the catastrophic state of the mine and the non-fulfillment of social-economic guarantees.
The coal mine is in such a state, it is threatened with complete closure. Management has known about the state of the mine for a long time but done nothing to rectify the situation.
There is only enough coal reserves on the surface to last a maximum of 3 – 4 months. The machinery is in a bad state of repair. If it continues like this, there won’t be any work in by June, which will lead to unpaid work then mass layoffs.
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AT PRIMORYE – A PLANNED LAYOFF OF 20 WORKERS AT THE “ZVEZDA” PLANT UNDERWAY
At the Russian Far East “Zvezda” plant, layoffs are being planned. The total number of workers at the plant, which deals with the repair and maintenance of nuclear submarines is approximately 3500.
Lack of work is the reason being used by the plant’s new management for the gradual layoff of up to 200 workers, since according to them, there have been no defence orders. Workers plan to take to the streets in May over this issue, which may include pickets, demos and strike action.
VladNews

TKIBULSKY MINERS HAVE ENDED THEIR STRIKE
Tkibulsky miners have ended their strike and returned to work. On 3 February, agreement was reached between the management and trade unions over demands made. The demands will be fulfilled in stages. Demands agreed upon include, a pay rise (currently 139 -167 US dollars per month) by a minimum of 20% beginning March 1 this year.
Agreement has been achieved on health and safety issues at the mine.
Strike action began on February 2 after the mine owner, “Gruzugol” refused to bow the workers’ demands which were made at a general meeting of the miners and the trade union. On 31 January, the miners took preliminary strike action, and full strike action on the 2 February.
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GREECE- PUBLIC TRANSPORT WORKERS END TWO DAY STRIKE
Increased activity under way by class forces, preparing for another general strike across Greece on 23 February organized by PAME.
Class forces, PAME, PASEVE, PASI, MAS, OGE have called on people to politicize the struggle and condemn the social-democratic government (PASOK, EU, IMF) for unleashing a war against the people.
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COPENHAGEN, 4 FEBRUARY, mass strike action by Denmark’s transport sector over pension retirement age being raised to 67 years old and also over reduction in period unemployed can receive unemployment benefit including having to foot the bill for extra training.
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03 FEB 11
DIRECTOR OF KRASNOYARSK HEAVY MACHINE BUILDING FACTORY “SIBTYAZHMASH” HAS ORDERED 1.7 THOUSAND OF ITS WORKERS TO TAKE COMPULSORY LEAVE UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY 2011
The reason – energy supplies to the factory were shut off due to debts amounting to 42 million roubles (roughly 1.5 million US dollars). Director of the plant blames bad turnover, and insufficient orders for products, frozen deals, and non-collection of products by customers which bring in only small advance payments. During the state program of support in 2009 – 2010, the factory received more than 100 million roubles from the regional budget. Energy companies and the factory failed to reach a compromise on supply of energy to the factory due to bad debt.
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03 FEB 11
“KRASTYAZHMASH” FACTORY HAS SHUT DOWN
“Krastyazhmash” factory in the Krasnoyarsk region of Siberia, Russia, has shut down indefinitely. This was reported by the Trade Union Federation of Krasnoyarsk region. Production has stagnated to halt. The factory has had a history of difficulties, liquidation and bankruptcies. Throughout this period there has been nothing but growing wage arrears and debts to employees amounting to roughly 13 million roubles (almost half a million US dollars).

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FACTORY WORKERS ON STRIKE IN YUZHNOURALSK
23.01.2011 15:42
Factory workers of concrete products factory in Yuzhnouralsk (Chelyabinsk region) went on strike. They have been over three months without pay. "In December we were given by the director a thousand rubles. And what can you do with this thousand? There are no salaries, all those who have not yet retired from the plant, can attest. For a few months we were fed "breakfast", but we are fed up with them already. Managements keep saying to us - tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow you’ll get your wages. Wait, be patient", - explains factory worker Alexander Nikitin.
"I rent an apartment, and paid nothing for it for two months. There's no money. After all, I will be evicted, and where I'm going with the baby? "- explained factory worker Tatiana Rechetov.
The delay and failure to pay wages is the bane of this enterprise. Workers have sent their complaints to the city administration and wrote a letter to the regional governor Mikhail Yurevich. For an explanation of their rights, they have been to the prosecutor too. All this time, people perform their duties conscientiously. Every day, we get to work.”
" The situation is this: if one quits the job, then we did not get the money at all, our pay – is a thousand. We, on "white" salary will be closed and be kicked out, and on "black" we will have five, "- said factory worker Anatoly Semin.
Salaries in envelopes are received over the past year - with such a situation the workers also did not agree. Some are retiring in only a few years and will lose a substantial part of contributions and is simply a pity. During the crisis, the company has repeatedly changed its management.
According to the new plant manager Georgi Malashkin, recently an investor came to the factory - the company "Mega", which intends to keep the factory. Using its own funds the new owner paid outstanding wages from September.
"We came, we had wage arrears since September. We did pay it off until November, and continue to reduce the arrears further. We have a major investment project on development of the enterprise, and we made a plan, under which we can extinguish wage arrears. And, quite successfully, "- said plant manager Gregory Malashkin.
Also, according to the plant manager, management preserved its customers and paid up fully those employees who left the company.
As the strikers explain, many of them now can not pay their rent, or pay back for the loans to pay for their children’s school meals. Recently, staff at the plant were offered to take products products in place of their salary, i.e. pickled cucumbers, tomatoes, juices, canned food.
Management of the factory plans to repay the money to the workers. However, whenever the question is of when – there is never an answer.
http://www.1obl.ru/yandex/news/society/2011/01/20/rabotniki