Update on Sierra Leone IWW
A little posted news about the IWW in Sierra Leone. Here is an
update of the latest position:
Our General Secretary-Treasurer in the US received another
phone call from Bright Chikezie, local delegate. He and some other
Wobs were transported to Guinea by U.S. marines, they are strongly
in opposition to the military dictatorship, which probably makes it
very wise that they've gotten themselves out of harms way.
Bright had a meeting scheduled for Friday evening to talk to
someone about organizing among metal workers in Guinea. So the
military coup might have done the IWW a small favour by spreading
union organisation in West Africa.
FW Chikezie has told the IWW that there are 3240 Sierra Leoneans
"registered"as Wobblies, a requirement under local labour law. With
the confusion in the country at the moment the IWW is trying to
verify what this actually means in practice however potentially it
could be the biggest thing to happen to the IWW in the last 45 years.
If it is possible to raise the money to send someone over there to
see what's going on, assess their needs, we will do this.
However we need funding hence the posting of this e-mail. If you
are in a position to rasie any money please send it to:
IWW,
75 Humberstone Gate,
Leicester,
LE4 1WB
England
cheques/postal orders made out to the IWW but indicate they are
for the Sierra Leone appeal.
Meanwhile, FW Chikezie was looted during the military takeover and
has nothing. Our GST will be speaking to him in Guinea this week and
I will post a further report.
Kevin Brandstatter (kevin.brandstatter@bbsrc.ac.uk)
IWW
Swindon UK
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