Category: Union working groups

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Let's go out on May 1st!

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Today, May 1, the FAU Hamburg took to the streets alongside nearly 10,000 people in beautiful weather. 

At the “Those who have, give” demonstration and the Black-Red May Day demonstration, ideas of redistribution and an end to capitalism were communicated and loudly demanded. 

We have explicitly heeded the call from GlobalMayDay and shown our solidarity with the newly founded Tea Workers Trade Union Center (TWTUC) in Bangladesh. You can find out more about their demands here: https://globalmayday.net/2026/04/26/tea-workers-gmd26/ 

We were also there with a flag representing Dago Elos, the squatted Indonesian neighborhood supported by anarchists. You can find out what’s happening there on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dagomelawan 

Last but not least, we were of course there to promote our own cause and managed to hand out many of our freshly printed flyers. 

Thanks to everyone who participated or helped out behind the scenes!

Rehire the dismissed union members! – Solidarity rally in front of NH Hotels

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In early February, we had already reported on how NH Hotels had fired two colleagues from Barcelona after they had campaigned for better working conditions at their workplace. On Saturday, March 14, we spoke with employees at three NH Hotels locations here in Hamburg and told them about how their colleagues in Spain are being treated. The employees were visibly moved by this and expressed their solidarity. We also wanted to speak with their managers, but while the employees have to work hard even on Saturdays and Sundays, the bosses apparently are never there on the weekend… We did manage to reach one of them by phone. He listened to us briefly, but then didn’t want us to use our flyers to inform the hotel guests about the abuses in Barcelona.

We send our solidarity to our rebellios comrades in Spain!

Press Release: Farm Workers' Union: No Asparagus for the CDU!

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We would like to share a press release1 from the FAU’s branch section, the Initiative Grüne Werke (IGG). The IGG advocates for the improvement of working and living conditions in the fields of agriculture, horticulture, landscaping, forestry, and environmental professions. In these sectors, they fight for occupational safety and health, aim to stand up for one another, and work together to address the concerns, demands, and struggles of every individual.

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Reinstatement of dismissed trade unionists! – Dispute CNT Spain vs. NH Hotels

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More than a year after the dismissal of two members of the CNT Spain works committee at NH Hotels Barcelona, including the union representative, the works committee remains active within the company and has achieved successes such as the installation of air conditioning in a hotel kitchen and the conversion of several fixed-term contracts into permanent ones.

The court hearing on the reinstatement of the dismissed colleagues is now approaching. Despite the company's threat that the union would not be able to maintain its actions for a year, until the trial began, these actions have not only been maintained but expanded—thanks in part to the support of many CNT Spain unions and several IKA unions (IKA = International Confederation of Labor, our international federation). Ahead of the court hearing on March 25, 2026, CNT Spain is calling for international solidarity to increase pressure on NH Hotels.

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Labour law & labour disputes

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Yesterday, we had an internal training session on the intricacies of labour law and the various forms of industrial action. We discussed how best to stand up for our rights in the workplace and how to fight for new rights!

Are you stressed at work? Together we can change that! Come to our open consultation every second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at Fettstraße 23 or send us an email at: fauhh-arbeitsrecht@fau.org

Insights into the structural working conditions of migrant workers in the construction industry

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"Fabiu is a sturdy guy with a raspy voice and a challenging look. He works as a mason and has been living in Germany for almost ten years. 'Slavery' is the first word that comes to mind when he’s asked about his work here. 'Shit' is the second.", (1, Paragraph 5)

"I have a question: Isn’t the course of these things being left unchecked because Germany needs workers who are paid little or not at all? And then I wonder if this isn’t a disguised and controlled form of slavery." Elvis Iancu, April 2015, Mall of Shame (2, p. 27)

Introduction

The proportion of helpers on construction sites has risen sharply in recent years. This is not happening because the work on construction sites has become much easier or more automated, and largely consists of helper tasks (3).1No, skilled workers are classified as helpers in order to reduce their wages. This practice is primarily used by subcontractors for migrant workers, who often have less knowledge of the German legal system and sometimes lack secure residency status. As a result, they are even more vulnerable to exploitation2 .

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Strike won at Jeremias in Gniezno!

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For almost six weeks, management refused to negotiate with its colleagues at the Jeremias plant in Giezno. While the Wassertrüdingen site was pretending to be all sunshine and roses with a family celebration, the company was not ashamed to use prisoners to break the strike, hired an American law firm known for its anti-union practices, fired union members and labour inspectors, and declared the union’s demands and the strike illegal. The company ignored local court rulings, labor inspections, and the opinions of the Polish Ministry of Labor.

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Crowdfunding: Distribution inside the factories started!

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For the past few months we managed to raise 20 000 Euros, a big share of this sum was covered by the International Confederation of Labour (ICL-CIT). For 10 000 Euros, the FGWM already ordered pads and started distributing inside factories them: 5 packages each to 5 000 workers in total. It was the FGWM who approached us with this idea in the first place and asked the FAU/ICL to support their actions.

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Solidarität mit dem Streik bei Jeremias in Polen!

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Solidarität mit dem Streik der polnischen Kolleg* innen unserer Schwestergewerkschaft Inicjatywa Pracownicza (IP) in der Firma Jeremias in Gniezno! Seit dem 3. Juni streiken 80% der Produktionsarbeiter*innen in dem 300 Beschäftigten zählenden Werk. Sie kämpfen für 180 Euro monatliche Lohnerhöhung, längere bezahlte Pausen und dass die Überstunden nach einem Monat ausbezahlt werden, nicht erst nach einem Jahr.

Die deutsche Muttergesellschaft Jeremias Abgastechnik GmbH mit Sitz in Wassertrüdingen, Bayern hat ihren Umsatz zwischen 2015 und 2023 von 64 auf 210 Millionen Euro mehr als verdreifacht. Der fünfköpfige Vorstand der polnischen Tochterfirma zahlte sich selbst in 2024 über 1,8 Millionen Złoty (eine knappe halbe Million in Euro) aus. Gleichzeitig sollen die polnischen Arbeiter*innen mit Löhnen unter Branchendurchschnitt die Gewinne erwirtschaften. Das Unternehmen kassiert sogar staatliche Beihilfen für Gefangenenarbeit.

Der Arbeitskonflikt dauert bereits über acht Monate und mündete am 3.6. nach erfolgreicher Urabstimmung in den jetzigen Streik. Die Geschäftsführung hat zwei Gewerkschafter der IP entlassen und versucht die Streikenden in einem Lagerhaus ohne Wasserzugang zu isolieren. Sie droht mit Produktionsverlagerung und hat die US-Anwaltskanzlei Littler beauftragt, die Rechtmäßigkeit des Streiks anzufechten.

Die Kolleg_innen arbeiten unter schwierigen und gefährlichen Bedingungen mit schweren Metallteilen und schädlichen Chemikalien. Die schlechten Arbeitsbedingungen in Polen drücken auch die Standards in Deutschland. Deshalb rufen wir als FAU und IP besonders die deutschen Kolleg*innen im Stammwerk Wassertrüdingen auf: Lasst euch nicht als Streikbrecher missbrauchen! Der Streik in Gniezno ist auch im Interesse der Beschäftigten in Wassertrüdingen.

Unterstützt den Streik:

Solidarity Forever! Solidarność na zawsze!
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