Yesterday, Aug 13th was a great day to be looking out the window.... Pt. 2
#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #scottishwildlife #cat #WildCat #garden #perthandkinross #alyth

mommy is watching

#wildcat #gata #wildkatze #cat #katze #kitten #foto #photo #mastocats #caturday

https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/fed-up-with-staff-shortage-sherbrooke-hospitals-nurses-stage-sit-in

#Quebec: #Nurses stage #SitIn over staff shortage

#union #strike #wildcat #ClassStruggle #DirectAction #Capitalism #Exploitation #strikes #IndustrialAction

Today in Labor History August 10, 2012: The Marikana massacre began near Rustenburg, South Africa. 47 people. including thirty-four miners, were killed by the South African Police Service ) during a six-week wildcat strike at the Lonmin platinum mine at Marikana. It was the most lethal use of force by South African security forces against civilians since the Soweto uprising in 1976 and has been compared to the 1960 Sharpeville massacre.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #SouthAfrica #WorkerMassacre #massacre #PoliceBrutality #police #PoliceViolence #mining #union #strike #wildcat

https://www.itfglobal.org/en/news/second-wildcat-strike-in-grafenhausen-shines-new-light-continued-human-rights-abuses-in

#Germany: #wildcat #strike in #Grafenhausen over #HumanRights abuses in European road transport

In addition to payment of the money owed to them, the drivers are also demanding an end to inhumane #WorkingConditions, including long working hours, being forced to exclusively live in their trucks, and other unsafe working practices.

#WildcatStrike #exploitation #capitalism #union #unions #DirectAction #ClassWar

Today in Labor History July 22, 1877: A General Strike began in St. Louis, as part of the national Great Upheaval. The St. Louis strike is generally considered the first General Strike in U.S. history. It was organized by the communist Workingman’s Party and the Knights of Labor. In addition to joining in solidarity with striking rail workers, thousands in other trades came out to fight for the 8-hour day and an end to child labor. For nearly a week, workers controlled all functions of society. Black and white workers united, even though the unions were all segregated. At one rally, a black steamboat worker asked the crowd if they would stand behind levee workers, regardless of race. “We will!” they shouted back. Another speaker said, “The people are rising up in their might and declaring they will no longer submit to being oppressed by unproductive capital.”

Whereas most of the worker uprising that were occurring throughout the U.S. were spontaneous wildcat strikes (as most of the unions were opposed to the great strike), the situation in St. Louis was led by communists and was revolutionary. “There was a time in the history of France when the poor found themselves oppressed to such an extent that forbearance ceased to be a virtue, and hundreds of heads tumbled into the basket. That time may have arrived with us.” A cooper said this to a crowd of 10,000 workers in St. Louis, in July, 1877. He was referring to the Paris Commune, which happened just six years prior. Like the Parisian workers, the Saint Louis strikers openly called for the use of arms, not only to defend themselves against the violence of the militias and police, but for outright revolutionary aims: “All you have to do is to unite on one idea—that workingmen shall rule this country. What man makes, belongs to him, and the workingmen made this country.”

Karl Marx enthusiastically followed events during the Great Strike. He called it “the first uprising against the oligarchy of capital since the Civil War.” He predicted that it would inevitably be suppressed, but might still “be the point of origin for the creation of a serious workers’ party in the United States.” Ironically, many of the Saint Louis activists were followers of Ferdinand Lasalle, whom Marx despised. And some, like Albert Currlin, a Workingmen’s Party leader in Saint Louis, were outright racists, who mistrusted the black strikers and refused to work with them, undermining the success of the commune. Ultimately, 3,000 federal troops and 5,000 deputized police (i.e., vigilantes) ended the strike by killing at least 18 people and arresting at least 70.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #paris #commune #SaintLouis #communism #mark #GeneralStrike #wildcat #strike #uprising #Revolution #police #PoliceBrutality #massacre #acab #racism

Today in Labor History 7/16/1877: The Great Railway Strike (Great Upheaval) began in Martinsburg, WV, with strikes spreading across the country, despite the unions, which tried to block it. Boatmen, steelers, miners & workers of all ages, genders & races joined in. Militias & national guards were deployed. For the 1st time ever, federal troops were used to crush a strike. Workers fought back with rocks & bricks. They sabotaged equipment. Dumped railroad cars. Rerouted engines. Many of the poorly paid soldiers went AWOL & joined the strikers. In Lebanon, PA, they mutinied. Karl Marx called it “the first uprising against the oligarchy of capital since the Civil War.”

In Chicago & St. Louis, strikes were led by the communist Workingmen’s Party, affiliated with the First International. In Chicago, future Haymarket martyr, Albert Parsons, gave a fiery speech. In St. Louis, workers took over & ran the city for a week in what became known as the St. Louis Commune (after the Paris Commune of 1871). At a huge meeting in St. Louis, a black man asked: “Will you stand with us regardless of color?” The crowd replied: “We will!”

The Great Upheaval ended after 45 days, with over 100 workers slaughtered. In Pittsburgh, the militia killed 20 workers in 5 minutes. In Chicago, they killed another 20. In Scranton, up to 50 were killed. In the aftermath, unions became better organized, particularly the new Knights of Labor, which mushroomed in size. But the bosses learned many lessons, too. Many of the old stone armories we see across the country today were built after the Great Upheaval to provide cities with greater fire power for the next great strikes.

My novel, "Anywhere But Schuylkill," is part of the "Great Upheaval" trilogy.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #strike #wildcat #GeneralStrike #railroad #union #marx #uprising #rebellion #KnightsOfLabor #chicago #pittsburgh #StLouis #ParisCommune

La case du jour !

15 Juillet,
Sensation Comics n°32 (1944),
De Joe Gallagher.

Ça faisait longtemps que je n'avais pas mis du vieux rétro de nos aïeux mais cette case est folle.
P.S : je ne sais pas si Gallagher a écrit le scénario, si ce n'est pas le cas, cette case est dédiée au scénariste inconnu.

#comics #Wildcat #bandedessinee #oldcomics #cuisine

Today in Labor History July 8, 1968: A wildcat strike began in Detroit, Michigan against both the Chrysler Corporation and the UAW. At the time, the Dodge Hamtramck plant was 70% black, while the union local was dominated by older Polish-American workers. In response, black workers formed the new Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement. The Revolutionary Union Movement quickly spread to other Detroit plants: Ford Revolutionary Union Movement at the Ford River Rouge Plant, and Eldon Avenue Revolutionary Union Movement at the Chrysler Eldon Avenue plant. They united in 1969 in the League of Revolutionary Black Workers.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #DRUM #racism #Revolutionary #union #wildcat #strike #autoworkers #detroit

An anonymously commissioned follow-up to my Carol hypnosis piece! The great General Serpentine has no limit to sexy girls he can enlist as his new, obediently naked slaves.

All hail General Serpentine!

#freedomplanet #lilac #carol #corazon #milla #serpentine #hypnosis #mindcontrol #incest #female #male #naked #boobs #scissoring #drool #sex #straight #maledom #sisters #lesbian #sashlilac #caroltea #corazontea #generalserpentine #millabasset #flatchested #snake #dragon #cat #wildcat #dog #2023

https://savingwildcats.org.uk/about-saving-wildcats/wildcat-conservation-in-scotland/

#Wildcat #Catstodon #Kittens

YOOOOOOO finally picked up some new #hiking #shoes and settled on the #lasportiva #bushidoII.

These things fit like a second skin and grip just as good as my old pair of #wildcat shoes from the same manufacturer, while weighing ~40% less. Can't recommend these enough.

赤ちゃん子猫を愛しすぎた先住猫の末路… https://www.meowmoe.com/64814/

#cat #Cats #kitten #neko #UCCZfeUN7YPsyxEykxm-nxUg #wildcat #おもしろ猫動画 #ねこぱんち #ヤマネコ #保護猫 #子猫 #成長記録 #猫動画 #野良猫

Today in Labor History June 4, 1947: The House of Representatives approved the Taft-Hartley Act. The legislation allows the president of the United States to intervene in labor disputes. Even worse, it banned wildcat strikes, solidarity or secondary strikes, and political strikes, effectively eliminating the General Strike from workers’ arsenal. The law was a direct response to the strike wave of 1945-1946, the largest wave of strikes in U.S. history. It was particularly a response to the Oakland General Strike of 1946, the last General Strike that has occurred in the U.S. And it is one of most effective anti-labor laws ever enacted in the U.S.

#LaborHistory #WorkingClass #TaftHartley #wildcat #strike #GeneralStrike #solidarity

Today in Labor History June 1, 1925: The Shanghai General Strike began as part of an ongoing labor insurgency occurring throughout China's industrial cities. May 30, police opened fire on protesters, killing at least 9 and sparking the General Strike. In the riots and protests that followed, up to 200 more died.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #wildcat #GeneralStrike #strike #union #Communist #china #massacre #Revolution

Today in Labor History June 1, 1916: The predominantly immigrant iron miners of the Mesabi Range, Minnesota, participated in a seemingly spontaneous strike in response to expensive housing and goods, long hours and poor pay. The group was led by radical Finns who quickly drew the attention and aid of IWW organizers. Wobbly organizers, including Carlo Tresca, Joe Schmidt, Frank Little, and later Joe Ettor and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn came to help local strike leaders draw up a list of demands which included an 8-hour day timed from when workers entered the mine until they were outside; a pay-scale based upon the day worked; pay-days twice monthly; immediate back-pay for hours worked upon severance; abolition of the Saturday night shift; abolition of the hated contract mining system. In the Contract Mining system, the bosses hired and paid “skilled” miners to do most of the mining. The contract miners then had to hire their own laborers and pay them out of their meagre wages. The contract miners were often native-born people, while the laborers were often immigrants. This created a racialized two-tiered system that divided the workers and made it harder to organize. The bosses would routinely offer the contract miners a minor concession to get them back to work, while offering the even more poorly paid laborers nothing, destroying their solidarity and ending the strike.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #IWW #union #strike #wildcat #Mesabi #iron #mining #solidarity #immigrant #ElizabethGurleyFlynn #FrankLittle #racism

Today in Labor History May 20, 1946: The U.S. government took over control of the coal mines (again). On April 1, 400,000 UMWA coal miners from 26 states went on strike for safer conditions, health benefits and increased wages. WWII had recently ended and President Truman saw the strike as counterproductive to economic recovery. In response, he seized the mines, making the miners temporarily federal employees. He ended the strike by offering them a deal that included healthcare and retirement security.

The coal strike was part of the strike wave of 1945-1946, the biggest strike wave in U.S. history. During WWII, most of the major unions collaborated with the U.S. war effort by enforcing labor “discipline” and preventing strikes. In exchange, the U.S. government supported closed shop policies under which employers at unionized companies agreed to hire only union members. While the closed shop gave unions more power within a particular company, the no-strike policy made that power virtually meaningless.

When the war ended, inflation soared and veterans flooded the labor market. As a result, frustrated workers began a series of wildcat strikes. Many grew into national, union-supported strikes. In November 1945, 225,000 UAW members went on strike. In January 1946, 174,000 electric workers struck. That same month, 750,000 steel workers joined them. Then, in April, the coal strike began. 250,000 railroad workers struck in May. In total, 4.3 million workers went on strike. It was the closest the U.S. came to a national General Strike in the 20th century. And in December 1946, Oakland, California did have a General Strike, the last in U.S. history.

Then, in 1947, Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act, which severely restricted the powers and activities of unions. It also banned General Strikes, stripping away the most powerful tool workers had.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #coal #mining #strike #GeneralStrike #wildcat #ww2 #union

Ok, these views are better than in Prague! #catsofmastodon #cat #wildcat

News — Wildcat Haven
Disturbance of denning wildcats
#Wildcats
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https://www.wildcathaven.com/news

#happy #whiskerwednesday ! #scottishwildcat #bagpipes #bagpiper #scotland #scottish #wildcat #wildlife #cat #cats #catsofmastodon #catsofmasto #mastocats #mastodoncats #drawdrawdraw #musician #watercolour #watercolor #illustration #mastoart #illustrator