RRN: #DefendYannick – Building Pressure!

“Down with yellow unions that sell out the workers’ struggle for a pittance!” UPDATE: There is a general strike in Haiti Mon 2/9 – Tues 2/10. RRN will deliver our signed statement to the thugs at CNOHA on Wed 2/11. That gives us two more days to gather support! Please share widely. Batay Ouvriye [...]

RRN: #DefendYannick – Building Pressure!2015-02-09T17:05:46+00:00

Batay Ouvriye’s autonomous presence in recent demonstrations

Two types of struggles: the struggle among the bourgeoisie for the control of the State Apparatus, and the struggle of the masses for another alternative: "Down with yellow unions that sell out the workers' struggle for a pittance!" "Down with Misery Wages! Down with the High Cost of Living! Down with Unemployment!" [...]

Batay Ouvriye’s autonomous presence in recent demonstrations2015-02-09T16:21:59+00:00

Back Off, Thugs: We Will Defend Yannick Etienne!

Urgent: take action with the Rapid Response Network! Militant union organizer attacked in Port-au-Prince On January 30, an assassination attempt was made on Yannick Etienne, a militant of Batay Ouvriye (Workers Fight), in the SONAPI industrial zone of Port-au-Prince. The perpetrators were flunkies of the NGO/yellow union CNOHA (Central National Workers of Haiti). The events [...]

Back Off, Thugs: We Will Defend Yannick Etienne!2015-02-04T14:33:25+00:00

Hanes: ensure workers are re-hired and paid 500 gourdes!

Here's a link to a half-page leaflet (pdf) ready for printing & delivery to Hanes retail outlets and offices, in whatever geographic location you happen to be. Please let us know about your experiences, and Batay Ouvriye as well: batay@batayouvriye.org RRNleafletHANES And here's a cartoon saying pretty much the same thing:  

Hanes: ensure workers are re-hired and paid 500 gourdes!2013-12-17T12:53:53+00:00

Rapid Response Network Calls for Solidarity with Garment Workers in Haiti against Wage Theft and Exploitation!

By organizers for the Rapid Response Network “We start work at six o’clock. We finish at five. We don’t have time to eat because we cannot meet the quota. The pants, the T-shirts—we are the ones producing them. We labor hard, and we don’t get paid.” – Manuel (Union of Textile & Apparel Workers – [...]

Rapid Response Network Calls for Solidarity with Garment Workers in Haiti against Wage Theft and Exploitation!2013-12-31T01:48:16+00:00

Two new reports from the minimum wage struggle in Haiti

NOTE: These 2 reports are very roughly translated with the help of Google translator, so may contain errors. Apologies in advance if that is the case. *** Report from Batay Ouvriye (Workers Fight), Nov. 17: 250 workers participated in debate around the minimum wage. St. Cyr, a member of the CATH, talked about all the [...]

Two new reports from the minimum wage struggle in Haiti2013-11-25T02:28:40+00:00
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