In line with calls from the anti-war movement, many of us involved with McDonalds Workers Resistance will be avoiding work on the day the bombing starts, through phoning in sick or walking out for the whole day or for a few minutes. We strongly encourage other workers to do the same and to this effect release the following statement:
"McDonalds Workers Resistance wish to make public our absolute and unfaltering opposition to the military adventures of the US and UK governments and to make known that we recognise the strategic and economic reasons for the impending bombardment. We unreservedly oppose the Iraqi regime but given the motivations of the US and British governments, and given their respective histories of supporting and arming violent tyrants (including Hussein), we reject their legitimacy and do not look to them to solve the problems faced by the working class in Iraq or anywhere else. In contrast, we look to collective action and international solidarity amongst ordinary people to deliver regime change in the US, Europe and Iraq. With this in mind, and to demonstrate our continued opposition to the massive sufferings heaped upon the Iraqi people by the rulers of the world, we will be avoiding work on the day war officially begins and we encourage all McDonalds Workers to do the same. Our thoughts and hopes are with the Iraqi people, our solidarity with all the workers of the world who are trying to obstruct the war effort- with the Communication Workers Union and the Fire-fighters in the UK, with the dock workers and train drivers in Italy, with the Longshoremen in the US, and many others.
MWR has opposed economic and military imperialism consistently; this linked statement was written two days after the terrorist attacks in New York:
http://mwr.org.uk/terrorism.htm "
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NOT IN OUR NAME!
"Why of course the people don't want war ... But after all it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship ... All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger." Hermann Goering, Nazi leader, at the Nuremberg Trials after World War II
24/02/03
The very first issue of MockNews is now available here. What do you reckon?
This is just too funny. It really is hard to believe this is not a joke, but this really is the first few pages of Ray Kroc's autobiography
So, here it is - just a wee bit premature - its'... MWR UK! And quickly, the proposal for a campaign for �6:00 an hour is gaining support! Have your say!
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