Get to know us and come by!

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Would you like to come along to a plenary meeting? Get a taste of trade union work? Meet new people and develop rebellious ideas together?

We meet regularly:

  • every first Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. for the full assembly of FAU Hamburg (including sections of Lüneburg & Lübeck)
  • every second Sunday of the month at 4 p.m. for the FAU Hamburg plenary meeting.
  • every third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. for the thematic plenary.

Where? At the libertarian centre ‘Schwarze Katze’, Fettstraße 23, 20357 Hamburg

We look forward to seeing you!

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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Conscription

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On December 26, we published a text here in solidarity with the education strikes against compulsory military service. Here is another text on the subject of compulsory military service and armed defense. Opinions on this complex issue differ within our syndicate. Nevertheless, we would like to publish this text because we believe that as a libertarian movement, we should be able to tolerate differences of opinion and engage in discourse with the help of solidarity-based criticism. This article reflects the opinion of a part of the syndicate.

If you follow the headlines in Germany, it seems that the world is becoming more dangerous by the day. And for many people in Germany and the so-called “West,” that is probably the case. Because it is not only the climate catastrophe, the erosion of hard-won labor and civil rights, and the increasingly authoritarian behavior of elected governments, including open attacks on representative democracy, that threaten people here. The possibility of open warfare and the hybrid war that is already taking place are also giving rise to discussions that many had hoped they would never have to have again.[1] This also applies to the discussion about the reintroduction of compulsory military service in Germany.

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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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FAU at #39C3

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At the end of each year, the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) holds the Chaos Communication Congress (C3) in Hamburg, which took place for the 39th time in 2025 (‘#39C3’). The topics range from technology and art to ethical and political issues, with lectures and workshops. The focus is on non-hierarchical ‘do-it-yourself’ activities, and so the event is organised almost exclusively by hackspaces, interest groups or organisations affiliated with the CCC.

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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

Account closures targeting left-wing organizations: an attack on civil society

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Political pressure from the US is likely to have been the trigger for GLS Bank and Sparkasse Göttingen closing the accounts of the left-wing solidarity organization Rote Hilfe in mid-December. The background to this is that the US government has classified the group, also referred to in the media as “Antifa Ost,” as a terrorist organization and placed it on a sanctions list. Rote Hilfe shows solidarity with anti-fascists who are being persecuted and imprisoned in connection with the so-called “Antifa Ost.” Apparently, the banks saw this as a risk and therefore decided to terminate their business relationships in order to avoid possible sanctions from the US against themselves.

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Declaration of solidarity with the education strike against military service

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We are currently witnessing a shift to the right in many areas of social life and, with it, a step backwards to the supposed “good old days.” This begins with migration and asylum policy, right-wing debates about “cityscapes” and belonging, gender issues, the debate about abortion, and the question of what a family should look like, and is now reaching its preliminary climax in the new debate about compulsory military service. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Currently, the government is “only” talking about compulsory military service in the event that not enough soldiers (especially male soldiers) volunteer, but even this has a number of consequences.

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Winter flea market

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The Schwarze Katze invites you!

At a time when cohesion and solidarity are more important than ever, we want to fortify ourselves with hot drinks, cocoa, cookies, and vegan waffles and support each other. There are no profit motives here, just space for joint action and thinking.

Drop by whenever you like and let's overcome winter and social coldness together. Everything is donation-based.

We are stronger together – we are looking forward to seeing you!