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Norðurland Eystra Branch

This summer 2022 we (IWW members in the North East of Iceland) founded a new branch. We are organising around workplace, housing and environmental issues. If you live or work in the North East of Iceland and want to join, contact us: nordeys@iwwisland.orgContinue reading „Norðurland Eystra Branch“

22sep 202222 sep 2022

Successful organising among seasonal workers!

Successful organising among seasonal workers! Temporary and foreign workers can also defend their rights! This summer we, part of the…

10sep 202210 sep 2022

Solidarity with CNT members

IWW Ísland expresses its solidarity with the 6 members of CNT Gijon sentenced to prison. Trade unionism is not a…

25apr 20229 sep 2022

Róttækur Fyrsti Maí / Radical 1st of May

(English below) No Organizing, No Change! IWW, No Borders, Slagtog, Andrými, Rauða Regnhlífin, Extiction Rebellion, Icelandic Artist Visa Action Group,…

16th May Workers Café: self employed workers edition

10 maí 20219 sep 2022

[PL poniżej] Are you self employed, a freelancer or a contractor? Then this workers' café is for you!Part I: Legal matters: taxes, pension, bills & coPart II: How to organize…

What we did last year

3 maí 20219 sep 2022

Last year was a busy year for us. We organized a monthly Workers’ Café, an opportunity for workers to meet us, learn about their rights and organize together. Before the…

The First May 1st in Iceland (1923)

3 maí 20219 sep 2022

Following the Haymarket Affair events in 1886 (see today’s post about it for more information), May 1 was made the International Labor Day in Paris in 1889 (on the 100th…

First of May speech: Support workers support yourself.

3 maí 20217 júl 2022

A worker in the current societal structure is the one on the bottom the one actually shovelling coal into the machine's furnace and historically the one carrying the entire structure…

The First May Day: The Haymarket Affair (1886)

3 maí 20217 júl 2022

The tradition of celebrating May Day stems from the tragic events of the so-called Haymarket Riot or Haymarket Affair in Chicago on May 4, 1886. Beginning as peaceful protests for…

Happy 1st of May!

3 maí 20217 júl 2022

🔥 IT’S MAY DAY !! 🔥 Happy 1st of May everyone ! Today is International Worker’s Day and we will be busy posting news, informations about the IWW, speeches and memes over…