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Perseverance pays off: Unionized riders achieve victory against former company

PRESS RELEASE – BERLIN, July 06, 2023 – When they first started this year, they were not sure of their success: after seven months of court hearings, demonstrations, press work and self-organization, the mass-dismissed workers of eco CARRIER AG and velo CARRIER GmbH agreed to an out of court settlement for the payment of all outstanding wages and additional severance payments.

On Wednesday, the 21.06. the time had come. In the office of the Free Workers Union (FAU) Berlin, the negotiators of the FAU and CEO Raimund Rassillier agreed on a severance payment of about one month’s wages per worker and the payment of outstanding wages.

The struggle at ecocarrier continues

The struggle at ecocarrier continues. Management has failed to provide a reasonable offer for the damage it has caused to workers lives. Instead they have provided wild and unfounded accusations of “criminal” activity. As if the basic act of workers

The State – Nothing But Us?

Ideas (and ideals) about the democratic state and its role in capitalist society are multiple and diverse. Many imagine the state to be a fine institution in principle, and also in practice if only everybody would pull together. Some see it as a manifestation of related forces: unfixed, constantly changing, and open to influence. Others consider the state a suitable instrument for putting their own progressive ideas into practice, while others still see it as a mere enforcer of capitalists‘ interests. There are also those who find some of its departments and features (e.g. social and welfare services, the rule of law etc.) good and worth defending, even while other departments (e.g. the police, the army, the ministry of economy etc.) are significantly less popular.