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Using social networks like facebook thousands of Polish people working in Britain are expected to take part in the first ever migrant workers strike in this country later this month. The protest, planned for 20 august 2015 is the result of discussions on Polish internet forums by people angry at immigrants being blamed for Britain's economic problems.
And the unofficial strike, which does not involve any trade unions, is being backed by the Polish Express newspaper which has created a Facebook group to promote the event. A red t-shirt produced for the protest states: “Enough! Stop blaming us.”
The suggestion of a strike came from one of their readers, claimed Tomasz Kowalski, editor, Polish Express. “It’s just a way to show people in the UK that immigrants are an important part of Britain. We want to make the point that we are here and that we want to feel appreciated,” he said.
At more than 680,000 people, the Polish community is one of the biggest in Britain. Around half a million Polish workers are relied upon in areas such as construction, healthcare and catering.
Maybe this is the way of protest in the 21st century when Government is fast eroding the rights of trade unions. Strike and protests may well spring up spontaneously and through social networking rather than through organisations like trade unions that can be held legally liable by increasingly repressive governments.
Of course this strike may not work but it may signal a method or organisation in the digital 21st century that could be replicated again and again with growing and greater success.
http://www.independent.co.uk/
And the unofficial strike, which does not involve any trade unions, is being backed by the Polish Express newspaper which has created a Facebook group to promote the event. A red t-shirt produced for the protest states: “Enough! Stop blaming us.”
The suggestion of a strike came from one of their readers, claimed Tomasz Kowalski, editor, Polish Express. “It’s just a way to show people in the UK that immigrants are an important part of Britain. We want to make the point that we are here and that we want to feel appreciated,” he said.
At more than 680,000 people, the Polish community is one of the biggest in Britain. Around half a million Polish workers are relied upon in areas such as construction, healthcare and catering.
Maybe this is the way of protest in the 21st century when Government is fast eroding the rights of trade unions. Strike and protests may well spring up spontaneously and through social networking rather than through organisations like trade unions that can be held legally liable by increasingly repressive governments.
Of course this strike may not work but it may signal a method or organisation in the digital 21st century that could be replicated again and again with growing and greater success.
http://www.independent.co.uk/
Thousands of Polish workers to take part in the first ever migrant workers strike in Britain
Thousands of Polish people working in Britain are expected to take part in the first ever migrant wo...
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