Free Workers' Union - Revision history

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Maly krtek: Solidarity actions needed, backround information about the union ban can be found here, please spread it and act!

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Solidarity actions needed, backround information about the union ban can be found here, please spread it and act!

Esperanza at 10:12, 19 October 2008

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Esperanza at 18:56, 23 September 2008

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Esperanza: Freie Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter-Union moved to Free Workers' Union

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[[Image:FAU at demonstation.jpg|thumb|right|Demonstration in [[Hamburg]] attended by members of the FAU]]
The '''Free Workers' Union''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Freie Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter-Union'';<ref>Arbeiterinnen is the female version of the male Arbeiter, both mean workers in English</ref> abbreviated FAU) is an [[anarcho-syndicalist]] [[trade union|labor union]] initiative in [[Germany]]. It is the German section of the [[International Workers Association]] (IWA), to which the larger and better known [[ConfederaciÃ³n Nacional del Trabajo]] in [[Spain]] also belongs. Because of their membership in the IWA the name is also often abbreviated as FAU-IAA or FAU/IAA.<ref>The International Workers Association is called Internationale ArbeiterInnen-Assoziation in German, hence the abbreviation IAA</ref>

The FAU sees itself in the tradition of the [[Free Workers' Union of Germany]] (German: ''Freie Arbeiter Union Deutschlands''; FAUD), the largest anarcho-syndicalist union in Germany until it disbanded in 1933 in order to avoid repression by the [[Nazism|National Socialist]] regime, which had just attained power, and to reorganize resistance against it in illegality. The FAU was then founded in 1977 and has grown consistently all through the 1990s. Now, the FAU consists of just under 40 groups, organized locally and by branch of trade. Because it rejects hierarchical organizations and political representation and believes in the concept of [[federation]], most of the decisions are made by the individual groups. The federal organization exists in order to coordinate campaigns and actions and for communication purposes. There are 250 to 300 members organized in the various groups.

The FAU publishes the bimonthly anarcho-syndicalist newspaper ''[[Direkte Aktion]]'' (''Direct Action'') as well as pamphlets to current and historical topics.

Because it supports the classical anarchist concept, the FAU is observed by the [[Verfassungsschutz]].

==Strike Bikes==
After [[Lone Star Funds]] announced it would close a bicycle factory in [[Nordhausen]], [[Thuringia]] it had acquired, its workers to decided to occupy the factory in July 2007. From October 22 through 26, the workers continued the bicycle production. With the help of the FAU, over 1,800 of these red bicycles were sold under the label "Strike Bike". The occupation of the factory ended after the company's liquidator forced the workers out.<ref>{{de icon}}Kazim, Haznain: [http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/0,1518,508873,00.html Bestellboom gibt Fahrrad-Werkern neue Hoffnung]. ''[[Spiegel]]'' online. Retrieved February 7, 2008; {{de icon}} [http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/0,1518,514820,00.html Fabrikbesetzer weichen dem Insolvenzverwalter]. ''[[Spiegel]]'' online. Retrieved February 7, 2008; Greiner, Peter-Stefan: [http://www.nnz-online.de/news/news_lang.php4?ArtNr=42521 Das Letzte]. Neue NordhÃ¤user Zeitung online. Retrieved February 7, 2008.</ref>

==Further reading==
*{{de icon}} [http://www.fau.org/artikel/pdf/prinzipienerklaerung_2003.pdf/ PrinzipienerklÃ¤rung] (PDF) The declaration of principles of the FAU

==Notes and references==
*{{German|Freie Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter-Union|June 16, 2006}}
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==External links==
*{{de icon}} [http://www.fau.org/ Official website]
*{{de icon}} [http://www.fau-bremen.de.vu/ Official website of the local group in Bremen]
*{{de icon}} [http://www.anarchosyndikat.de/ News blog of the local group in Moers]
*{{de icon}} [http://www.syndikat-a.de/ FAU related mail order and publishing house]
*{{de icon}} [http://www.syndikal.info/ FAU related pocket agenda]

[[Category:Anarchist organizations]]
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-The '''Free Workers' Union''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Freie Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter-Union'';<ref>Arbeiterinnen is the female version of the male Arbeiter, both mean workers in English</ref> abbreviated FAU) is an [[anarcho-syndicalist]] [[trade union|labor union]] initiative in [[Germany]]. It is the German section of the [[International Workers Association]] (IWA), to which the larger and better known [[ConfederaciÃ³n Nacional del Trabajo]] in [[Spain]] also belongs. Because of their membership in the IWA the name is also often abbreviated as FAU-IAA or FAU/IAA.<ref>The International Workers Association is called Internationale ArbeiterInnen-Assoziation in German, hence the abbreviation IAA</ref>
+The '''Free Workers' Union''' (German: ''Freie Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter-Union'';<ref>Arbeiterinnen is the female version of the male Arbeiter, both mean workers in English</ref> abbreviated FAU) is an [[anarcho-syndicalist]] [[trade union|labor union]] initiative in [[Germany]]. It is the German section of the [[International Workers Association]] (IWA), to which the larger and better known [[ConfederaciÃ³n Nacional del Trabajo]] in [[Spain]] also belongs. Because of their membership in the IWA the name is also often abbreviated as FAU-IAA or FAU/IAA.<ref>The International Workers Association is called Internationale ArbeiterInnen-Assoziation in German, hence the abbreviation IAA</ref>
 The FAU sees itself in the tradition of the [[Free Workers' Union of Germany]] (German: ''Freie Arbeiter Union Deutschlands''; FAUD), the largest anarcho-syndicalist union in Germany until it disbanded in 1933 in order to avoid repression by the [[Nazism|National Socialist]] regime, which had just attained power, and to reorganize resistance against it in illegality. The FAU was then founded in 1977 and has grown consistently all through the 1990s. Now, the FAU consists of just under 40 groups, organized locally and by branch of trade. Because it rejects hierarchical organizations and political representation and believes in the concept of [[federation]], most of the decisions are made by the individual groups. The federal organization exists in order to coordinate campaigns and actions and for communication purposes. There are 250 to 300 members organized in the various groups.

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 ==Further reading==
 *{{de icon}} [http://www.fau.org/artikel/pdf/prinzipienerklaerung_2003.pdf/ PrinzipienerklÃ¤rung] (PDF) The declaration of principles of the FAU
 ==Notes and references==

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	The '''Free Workers' Union''' ([[German language\|German]]: ''Freie Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter-Union'';<ref>Arbeiterinnen is the female version of the male Arbeiter, both mean workers in English</ref> abbreviated FAU) is an [[anarcho-syndicalist]] [[trade union\|labor union]] initiative in [[Germany]]. It is the German section of the [[International Workers Association]] (IWA), to which the larger and better known [[ConfederaciÃ³n Nacional del Trabajo]] in [[Spain]] also belongs. Because of their membership in the IWA the name is also often abbreviated as FAU-IAA or FAU/IAA.<ref>The International Workers Association is called Internationale ArbeiterInnen-Assoziation in German, hence the abbreviation IAA</ref>		The '''Free Workers' Union''' ([[German language\|German]]: ''Freie Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter-Union'';<ref>Arbeiterinnen is the female version of the male Arbeiter, both mean workers in English</ref> abbreviated FAU) is an [[anarcho-syndicalist]] [[trade union\|labor union]] initiative in [[Germany]]. It is the German section of the [[International Workers Association]] (IWA), to which the larger and better known [[ConfederaciÃ³n Nacional del Trabajo]] in [[Spain]] also belongs. Because of their membership in the IWA the name is also often abbreviated as FAU-IAA or FAU/IAA.<ref>The International Workers Association is called Internationale ArbeiterInnen-Assoziation in German, hence the abbreviation IAA</ref>

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