Today, on January 28th, Priama akcia - Bratislava organized a solidarity action with FAU Berlin (IWA/AIT Germany). Ten people (members of PA and other FAU supporters) met in front of the German embassy in Bratislava, Slovakia, to protest against the ban imposed on FAU-Berlin which de facto forbids FAU-B to work as a union. The action is part of the International protest days called by FAU between 29th-30th January.

Around 20 workers left the welding shop in Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech in Nošovice near Frýdek-Místek (Czech Republic) during their shift on Tuesday 1st of December 2009. One day later there was an hourly wildcat strike in assembly hall at the same company. On 3rd December workers in Huyndai subcontactor Dymos organised an hourly work stoppage too. On 7th December the union called a “strike emergency” (a symbolic pre-strike measure to warn the management that unless they start negotiations a real strike action will be called) in Hyundai. We informed about these strikes on our website on 3rd of December. In this article we try to sum up what actually happened, what positive and negative results we can see so far and how other workers can help.
UPDATE 15/12 - agreement was reached (see "discussion" to this article)

The article was published as a press release for 11th September 2009. Today the whole world recalls the attack on the World Trade Center buildings in New York. We also commemorate the day when a real disaster and the death of several thousand people took place. As a result of the attack the issue of the fight against terrorism was opened at large, which some frame as a "security or freedom?“ dilemma. A dilemma, which we believe is false, or more precisely - ideological. It represents a tool that forces one to choose between one or the other.

On 14th September, Priama akcia – Bratislava members and supporters (around 10 people) visited the Embassy of Serbian Republic and Embassy of Ukraine in Bratislava. Our aim was to protest against absurd charges in both cases: the case of Serbian anarchosyndicalists and the case of community and syndicalist activists in Ukraine.

On Monday, September 7th 2009, Priama akcia-Bratislava (IWA-AIT) organised a solidarity action in front of Serbian embassy in Bratislava.

Today the local group of Priama akcia organized a protest meeting in Bratislava. Our members and other activists delivered protest letters to the consul Mr. Byong-do KIM. In discussion with him we expressed our disagreement with acts of Korean police and we expressed our solidarity with the workers. Mr. Byong-do KIM who is familiar with the situation promised that he would inform Foreign Ministry in Seoul about the protest.

In November 2008 Priama akcia started to monitor the effects of the financial crisis on Slovakia. We hope our activities will inspire others to do similar things in their countries. We started with our first activities in November 2008 and the second phase was launched in February 2009. In addition to leaflets, posters and a questionnaire, we have also set up an online discussion forum which is unique because of its working class perspective, and created an interactive online map which illustrates how many people were or are planned to be made redundant since October 2008 (also where and by what firm). We have also written or translated articles linked to the crisis and posted them on our website (e.g. about temporary agency workers, direct actions, and more).

A short and incomplete summary of actions organised in Slovakia and Czech during the last week of August as part of the IWA campaign in support of Federico Puy - a teacher and FORA-IWA member sacked from Red Cross branch in Buenos Aires.

On Monday 30th June Priama akcia – IWA Slovakia organised the second protest action in the seat of Slovak branch of Lionbridge or as Irish folks called it - „Lying Bridge“. First news show that the action week initiated in cooperation with Polish anarchosyndicalists slowly brings its first results. What is needed now is to push even harder before 4.7.2008 when the trial starts!

On 4thJuly 2008, a trial starts between Jakub G. and the Polish branch of Lionbridge (LB). From 30th June till 6th July there will be a week of actions around the world against anti-union practices of LB. The case may be critical to syndicalist activities not only in Poland but also globally. Priama akcia (IWA/AIT Slovakia) would like to ask you to show your solidarity with Jakub in Poland. There are several ways to do so in each country.

As Priama akcia informed in December 2007 a nonhierarchical union was founded in Lionbridge Technologies in Warsaw, Poland. On 12th February, Jakub G. - member of the union - was sacked. The dismissal came shortly after the official announcement of existence of the union in the company. Jakub told us more about the case in the following interview.

As Priama akcia and other Sections of IWA-AIT informed in December 2007 a new grass-roots union was founded in the company Lionbridge, in its Warsaw branch in Poland. On 12th February, Jakub G. - member of the union - was dismissed. The dismissal came shortly after the announcement of union founding. Our Polish comrades from the ZSP call for solidarity actions for Jakub.

Recording of interview with IWA/AIT General Secretary Ratibor Trivunac on IWA and its activities. It is in English-Slovak and was broadcasted on 6th March 2008 thanks to student radio TLIS in Bratislava in a special edition of Radio Priama Akcia.

On Thursday 6th March at 19.00 (time zone: GMT +01:00) starts two-hour international special edition of Radio Priama akcia, an online radio program of Priama akcia – IWA Slovakia on a student online radio TLIS. Our guest is International Secretary of IWA/AIT Ratibor Trivunac. We are going to look back at Slovak discussion tour More Than a Union (more info here (http://www.priamaakcia.sk/?action=view_article&id=376) and discuss praxis and theory of anarchosyndicalism. As the broadcast is Slovak-English translated we hope English speaking listeners all around the world will tune in to and join with their questions.

Priama akcia – Slovak section of International Workers Association is going to organise a speech tour of IWA International secretary Ratibor Trivunac concerning the 85th IWA anniversary. Together with the speeches we will organise also an exhibition dedicated to history and activities of Sections and Friends of IWA. We would like to invite all comrades.

At the beginning of October there was 9th Congress of Priama akcia. We discussed our actual membership situation, summed up and reflected our projects and activities and discussed further activity.

This is a report on socio-political situation in Slovakia with description of history of anti-authoritarian and anarchist activities and activities of Priama akcia (IWA/AIT Slovakia) in 2005 and 2006.

It’s not a joke, or ... just a little one. We got the idea to found anarchist tourist collective about three years ago but it lasted for some more months till the first tourist action took place. There were many reasons why to start such activities.