,ORGANIZ+ WORK] /RUGGLES ?R\< DIRECT DEMOCRACY 
,! ,B>CELONA BUS DRIV]S /RUGGLE = TWO DAYS (F1 #b#g-#b#h 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,TOM ,WETZEL 

,TEXT 3 

,?IS IS AB\T A SUCCESSFUL /RUGGLE ( BUS DRIV]S ON ,B>CELONA'S TRANSIT SY/EM BETWE5 ! FALL ( #bg & ,M>* ( #b#h4 ,UNLIKE ! TRANSIT WORK]S 9 ,MADRID1 :O HAD TWO DAYS (F EA* WEEK1 BUS DRIV]S 9 ,B>CELONA W]E =C$ TO WORK A SIX-DAY WEEK4 ,TO GA9 A VICTORY 9 !IR FI<T = TWO CONSECUTIVE 0RE/ DAYS01 ! WORK]S ORGANIZ$ REGUL> WORK] ASSEMBLIES 9DEP5D5T ( ! UNION BUREAUCRACY & ELECT$ !IR [N RANK-&-FILE COMMITTEE TO COORD9ATE ! /RUGGLE4 

,! /RUGGLE IS ALSO 9T]E/+ 9 :AT IT REVEALS AB\T ,SPA9'S COLLECTIVE B>GA9+ SY/EM4 ,UND] ,SPANI% LABOR LAW S9CE ! LATE '#gS1 5T]PRISES ) MORE ?AN #e WORK]S 9 A LOCAL >EA MU/ ALL[ WORK]S TO COLLECTIVELY B>GA9 ?R\< A COMMITTEE ELECT$ BY ! WORK]S1 ! COMITE DE EMPRESA4 ,I'LL REF] TO !SE AS 0B>GA9+ C\NCILS40 ,TYPICALLY UNIONS RUN SLATES ( C&IDATES & !Y ELECT A NUMB] ( DELEGATES 9 PROPORTION TO !IR VOTE4 ,! B>GA9+ C\NCILS >E NOT REQUIR$ BY LAW TO ADH]E TO A VOTE ( WORK]S 9 A CONTRACT RATIFICATION MEET+4 ,AL?\< ONLY #ag P]C5T ( ,SPA9'S WORK]S BELONG TO UNIONS1 UNIONS COLLECTIVELY B>GA9 = A VA/LY L>G] NUMB] ( PEOPLE ?R\< ! B>GA9+ C\NCIL SY/EM4 

,PEOPLE >E 5TITL$ TO #d H\RS (F ) PAY P] MON? :5 ELECT$ TO ! B>GA9+ COMITTEE1 & UNIONS ?AT CAN RECEIVE AT LEA/ #a P]C5T ( ! VOTE ?R\<\T ,SPA9 RECEIVE ADDITIONAL P]KS4 ,AT PRES5T ! ONLY UNION F$]ATIONS ?AT RECEIVE MORE ?AN #a P]C5T ( ! VOTE ?R\<\T ,SPA9 >E ! ,G5]AL ,UNION ( ,WORK]S 7,U,G,T71 A UNION ALIGN$ ) ! ,P,S,O,E1 ,SPA9'S GOV]N+ SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC P>TY1 & ! ,WORK]S ,COMMISSIONS1 A UNION 9FLU5C$ BY ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 ,DELEGATES & UNIONS RECEIVE SUBSIDIES FROM EMPLOY]S & ! GOV]NM5T ?R\< ?IS SY/EM4 ,?IS MAKES !M 9DEP5D5T TO SOME EXT5T ( WORK]S SUPPORT+ !IR WORK ?R\< UNION DUES4 

,AT ! ,B>CELONA ,T,M,B1 !RE >E SEP>ATE B>GA9+ C\NCILS = ! #b1#h BUS SY/EM WORK]S & ! #b1#e SUBWAY SY/EM WORK]S4 ,!RE >E CURR5TLY FIVE UNIONS ON ! BUS SY/EM B>GA9+ C\NCIL4 ,AT ! TIME ( ! ,DECEMB] #be CONTRACT NEGOTIATION1 !RE WAS A L>GE MEET+ ( DRIV]S :O VOT$ ,N,O ON ! PROPOS$ #c-YE> CONTRACT BECAUSE IT DID NOT GAURANTEE TWO DAYS (F P] WEEK4 ,H[EV]1 ?REE UNIONS ) A V]Y N>R[ MAJORITY ( ! #bg DELEGATES ON ! B>GA9+ C\NCIL VOT$ TO RATIFY ! CONTRACT DESPITE WORK] OPPOSITION4 ,?OSE UNIONS >E ! ,U,G,T1 ,WORK]S ,COMMISSIONS1 & ,9DEP5D5T ,WORK]S ,UNION 7,S,I,T74 ,?US ! DELEGATES ( !SE ?REE UNIONS SIGN$ ! CONTRACT BEH9D ! BACKS ( ! WORK]S4 ,! L>GE/ UNION ( ! BUS DRIV]S IS ! ,TRANSPORT & ,COMMUNICATIONS ,9DU/RIAL ,UNION ( ! ,G5]AL ,CONF$]ATION ( ,LABOR 7,C,G,T74 ,AL?\< ! ,C,G,T VOT$ 0,NO0 ON ! CONTRACT1 IT DID NOT HAVE AN ABSOLUTE MAJORITY ( ! DELEGATES & WAS UNABLE TO BLOCK IT4 ,! FIF? UNION ON ! B>GA9+ C\NCIL IS AN 9DEP5D5T1 ! ,ASSOCIATION ( ,URBAN ,TRANSPORT ,DRIV]S ( ,B>CELONA 7,A,C,T,U,B74 ,! ,C,G,T TRANSPORT UNION IS ALSO ! L>GE/ UNION ( WORK]S ON ! ,B>CELONA SUBWAY SY/EM4 

,A SIMIL> PROBLEM ( ! B>GA9+ C\NCIL VOT+ AGA9/ WORK]S' WI%ES HAPP5$ 9 ! CONTRACT /RUGGLE ON ! ,B>CELONA SUBWAY SY/EM 9 #b#c4 ,9 ?AT CASE1 ,T,M,B MANAGEM5T HAD BE5 DEM&+ A CONCESSION>Y CONTRACT4 ,LIKE ,FR5* TRANSPORTATION WORK]S1 ! ,B>CELONA SUBWAY WORK]S W]E 5TITL$ TO E>LI] RETIREM5T ?AN O!R ,SPANI% WORK]S UND] !IR CONTRACT4 ,MANAGEM5T WANT$ TO L5G!N REQUIR$ L5G? ( S]VICE TO ! AV]AGE 9 ,SPA94 ,AS 9 ! CURR5T BUS SY/EM /RUGGLE1 SUBWAY WORK]S CONDUCT$ A S]IES ( BRIEF /RIKES4 ,! ,C,G,T UNION ON ! SUBWAY COLLECT$ SIGNATURES FROM #a1#b WORK]S DEM&+ AN ASSEMBLY TO RATIFY ANY PROPOS$ CONTRACT4 ,BUT ! ,WORK]S ,COMMISSIONS HELD A POORLY ADV]TIS$ MEET+ ONE NI<T ) ONLY #f PEOPLE PRES5T4 ,S9CE ?IS MEET+ APPROV$ ! CONTRACT1 ! ,WORK]S ,COMMISSIONS1 ,U,G,T & TWO PRO-COMPANY 9DEP5D5T UNIONS VOT$ TO APPROVE ! CONTRACT4 ,AL?\< ! ,C,G,T >E ! L>GE/ UNION ON ! SUBWAY SY/EM1 !Y >E NOT AN ABSOLUTE MAJORITY ON ! B>GA9+ C\NCIL & C\LD ?US NOT BLOCK ! CONCESSION>Y CONTRACT4 

,! ,C,G,T DESCRIBES ITSELF AS A 0REVOLUTION>Y1 LIB]T>IAN0 UNION4 ,! ,C,G,T ADVOCATES :AT W\LD BE CALL$ 0SOCIAL MOVEM5T UNIONISM0 9 ! ,U,S,A3 00,! ,C,G,T IS AN AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ORGANIZATION444 :I* ACTS 9 ! WORK+ WORLD4 ,BUT NOT ALL ! PROBLEMS >E JU/ 9 ?IS >EA1 NOR >E WORK]S UNAW>E ( ?IS FACT4 ,?US1 UNIONI/S1 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS1 PACIFI/S1 IMMIGRANTS1 ECOLOGI/S1 MOVEM5TS AGA9/ SEXISM & ! ,ANTI-,GLOBALIZATION ,MOVEM5T >E 9 ! 5D ONE MOVEM5T1 ONE )\T 'PR(ESSIONAL REVOLUTION>IES' 9 *>GE & ) ! CONSCI\SNESS ?AT ! TRANS=MATION WILL 9VOLVE ALL GR\PS40 ,! ,C,G,T 9 REC5T YE>S HAS BE5 RECEIV+ ! VOTES ( AB\T A MILLION WORK]S -- AB\T #h P]C5T ( ! VOTE -- 9 B>GA9+ C\NCIL ELECTIONS 9 ,SPA94 ,?US ! UNION IS /ILL TOO SMALL TO *ALL5GE ! CURR5T DOM9ANCE 9 ,SPA9 ( ! ,U,G,T & ,WORK]S ,COMMISSIONS1 :I* RECEIVE >\ND #g P]C5T ( ! VOTES4 

,! CURR5T /RUGGLE ON ! ,B>CELONA BUS SY/EM BEGAN ,NOVEMB] #bg :5 ! ,C,G,T & ,A,C,T,U,B DEVELOP$ AN ALLIANCE & AGREEM5T ON H[ TO PROCE$4 ,ON ,NOVEMB] #b#a/1 A G5]AL ASSEMBLY ( BUS DRIV]S WAS HELD AT ONE ( ! BUS G>AGES4 ,! BUS SY/EM WAS %UT D[N = FIVE H\RS SO ?AT ?IS MEET+ C\LD TAKE PLACE4 ,AT ?AT ASSEMBLY WORK]S VOT$ TO APPROVE ! DEM& = TWO DAYS (F ) NO CUT 9 PAY & ELECT$ A ,RE/ ,DAYS ,COMMITTEE 7COMITE DE DESCANSOS7 7HTTP3_/_/COMIT$ESCANSOS4BLOGSPOT4COM_/7 TO CONDUCT ! /RUGGLE4 ,! IDEA WAS = ! WORK]S TO DIRECT ! /RUGGLE !MSELVES ?R\< !IR G5]AL ASSEMBLY1 09DEP5D5T ( ! TRADE UNIONS40 ,! ,U,G,T & ,WORK]S ,COMMISSIONS BOYCOTT$ ?AT MEET+4 

,! FIR/ TWO /RIKES W]E CONDUCT$ >\ND ,*RI/MAS TIME & 9 E>LY ,JANU>Y4 ,AT ! TIME ( ! ,DECEMB] /RIKE1 #$ BUSSES DRIV5 BY SCABS W]E ATTACK$ & TIRES W]E PUNCTUR$ OR RE>VIEW MIRRORS W]E BROK5 OR W9D%IELDS SPLA%$ ) PA9T4 ,BUS KIOSKS ?R\<\T ! CITY W]E SPRAYPA9T$ ) SLOGANS SUPPORT+ ! BUS /RIKE4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ! BUS WORK]S ATTEMPT$ TO GA9 SUPPORT FROM NEI<BORHOOD GR\PS ?R\<\T ! CITY1 & /AT$ !IR SUPPORT = A GR\P ( SQUATT]S LIV+ ON PROP]TY [N$ BY ! ,T,M,B4 

,DUR+ ! ,JANU>Y /RIKE1 A GR\P ( REGIONAL GOV]NM5T POLICE 7,MOSSOS D'ESCUADRA7 BEGAN %\T+ 9SULTS AT A GR\P ( DRIV]S DO+ PEACEFUL 9=MATIONAL PICKET+1 CALL+ !M 0:ORE'S SONS01 0SUBNORMALS01 0PIECES ( %IT40 ,A MEMB] ( ! ,C,G,T WAS ASSAULT$ BY !SE COPS & !N >RE/$ & *>G$ ) ASSAULT+ ! (FIC]4 ,! WORK]S' LAWY] DESCRIB$ ! BEHAVIOR ( ! POLICE AS 0A RETURN TO ! ]A ( ,FRANCOISM40 ,9 ADDITION1 ! MANAGEM5T ( ,T,M,B GAVE SUSP5SIONS TO #be WORK]S4 ,! LONGE/ SUSP5SION1 SIX MON?S1 WAS GIV5 TO ,SATURN9O ,M]CAD]1 ! ,C,G,T PRESID5T ( ! B>GA9+ C\NCIL4 ,AGA9 9 ,FEBRU>Y DUR+ A DRIV]S' M>*1 ANO!R MEMB] ( ! ,C,G,T WAS /RUCK 9 ! HEAD BY POLICE4 ,! DRIV]S HAVE N[ MADE AN 5D TO 0POLICE & LABOR REPRESSION0 ANO!R DEM& ( ! /RIKE4 ,! P>TICIPATION ( #a1#h DRIV]S 9 A M>* & MASS MEET+ AT ,PLACA ,UNIV]SITAT1 %[S MAJORITY SUPPORT = ! /RIKE AMONG ! DRIV]S4 

,AT A G5]AL ASSEMBLY ON ,FEB4 #a#b?1 AB\T #f MEMB]S ( ! ,U,G,T & ,WORK]S ,COMMISSIONS ATT5D$1 & ! ,U,G,T & ,WORK]S ,COMMISSIONS PL$G$ TO RESPECT ! DECISION ( ! DRIV]S4 ,AT ?AT ASSEMBLY ! DRIV]S VOT$ TO CONT9UE ) ANO!R /RIKE ,M>* #c TO ,M>* #f4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ! ,S,I,T1 :I* ! ,C,G,T DESCRIBES AS A 0CORPORATI/0 7PRO-COMPANY7 UNION1 WAS ! ONLY UNION TO AGREE TO MANAGEM5T'S PROPOSAL TO WAIT = ! NEXT CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS4 

,! MANAGEM5T RESPONSE TO ?IS /RUGGLE WAFFL$4 ,AT FIR/ !Y SAID ! DRIV]S W]E ALREADY GETT+ TWO DAYS (F4 ,!N !Y BACKTRACK$ ON ?AT1 ADMITT+ ?IS WAS NOT ! CASE4 ,MORE REC5TLY ! HEAD MANAG] ( ,T,M,B SAID ! WORK]S AV]AGE ONLY #g H\RS #d M9UTES P] DAY4 ,BUT ! WORK]S SAY ?IS IS A 0LIE04 ,!Y CLAIM ?AT ! GREAT MAJORITY ( DRIV]S WORK MORE ?AN SEV5 & A HALF H\RS P] DAY4 

,9 ,M>* #b#h1 ! MANAGEM5T ( ,T,M,B & LOCAL POLITICIANS HAVE /AT$ ?AT !Y C\LD NOT GRANT TWO DAYS (F ) NO LOSS 9 PAY )\T EI!R CUTT+ S]VICE OR RAIS+ F>ES4 ,9 RESPONSE1 ! DRIV]S' SPOKESPEOPLE PO9T \T ?AT WORK]S ON ! ,MADRID BUS SY/EM HAVE TWO DAYS (F & ! F>E IS L[] ?AN 9 ,B>CELONA4 ,! WORK]S PO9T TO ! L>GE NUMB] ( V]Y HI<LY PAID PEOPLE AT ! TOP AT ,T,M,B1 ! HUGELY G5]\S P5SIONS ?AT MANAG]S GET1 & ! LAVI% PUBLIC RELATIONS EXP5DITURES ( ,T,M,B4 

,9 AN 9T]VIEW ON ,B>CELONA ,T,V1 ,ASSUMPTA ,ESC>P1 PRESDID5T ( ! ,T,M,B1 & A ,B>CELONA CITY C\NCILWOMAN1 DECL>$ ?AT %E'D BE HAPPY TO NEGOTIATE A *ANGE 9 ! DRIV]'S WORK WEEK1 BUT ?AT IT HAD TO GO ?R\< ! 0FRAMEWORK ( ! CONTRACT40 ,BUT ?AT W\LD PUT ! ISSUE BACK 9 CONTROL ( ! SAME B>GA9+ C\NCIL :O SIGN$ A CONTRACT WORK]S REJECT$ LA/ TIME4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ! HEAD ( ! ,WORK]S ,COMMISSIONS 9 ,CATALONIA CAME \T AGA9/ ! /RIKE4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,SATURN9O ,M]CAD]1 ! B>GA9+ C\NCIL PRESID5T 7A MEMB] ( ,C,G,T71 ! ,U,G,T & ,WORK]S ,COMMISSIONS 0N[ C\NT = NO?+0 9 ?IS /RUGGLE4 0,! .<DRIV]S'.> ASSEMBLY HAS SWEPT !M ASIDE40 

,ON ! ,W$NESDAY BE=E ! LA/ DAY ( ! /RIKE1 ! 9D5D5T ASSEMBLY HELD A MEET+1 ) AB\T #h WORK]S PRES5T1 AT ! HEADQU>T]S ( ! ,C,G,T4 ,!Y VOT$ TO CONT9UE TO /RIKE ON ,?URSDAYS4 

,! NEXT DAY ! HEAD BUREAUCRAT ( ! ,U,G,T 9 ,CATALONIA1 ,JOSEP ,M>IA ,ALV>EZ1 & ! HEAD BUREAUCRAT ( ! ,WORK]S ,COMMISSIONS 9 ,CATALONIA1 ,JOAN ,COSCUBIELA1 ISSU$ A JO9T /ATEM5T ( !IR 9T5TION TO ASK ! ,T,M,B MANAGEM5T TO NEGOTIATE A SOLUTION TO ! /RUGGLE ?R\< ! (FICIAL B>GA9+ C\NCIL1 0) OR )\T ! /TRIK]S40 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! HEADS ( ! ,U,G,T & ,WORK]S ,COMMISSION W]E /AT+ !IR 9T5TION TO IGNORE & BYPASS ! 9DEP5D5T ASSEMBLY & ,RE/ ,DAYS ,COMMITTEE4 ,! ,U,G,T ?US W5T BACK ON ! PL$GE !Y MADE 9 ,FEBRU>Y TO RESPECT ! DECISION ( ! DRIV]S' ASSEMBLY4 

,MEAN:ILE1 ! BUREAUCRATS ( ! ,T,M,B & CITY POLITICAL LEAD]S /AT$ !IR UNWILL+NESS TO NEGOTIATE ) ! 9DEP5D5T ASSEMBLY & ,RE/ ,DAYS ,COMMITTEE1 & !IR 9T5T ALSO TO NEGOTIATE ONLY ?R\< CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS VIA ! (FICIAL B>GA9+ C\NCIL4 ,IT'S CLE> :Y ! ,U,G,T & ,WORK]S ,COMMISSIONS BUREAUCRACY FAVOR$ ! (FICIAL B>GA9+ C\NCIL4 ,AT ?AT TIME1 ! ,U,G,T & ,WORK]S ,COMMISSION CONTROL A N>R[ MAJORITY ( #ad TO #ac ON ! (FICIAL B>GA9+ C\NCIL4 ,?IS GIVES !M ! LEGAL P[] TO IMPOSE A SOLUTION )\T ANY RATIFICATION VOTE ( ! DRIV]S' ASSEMBLY4 ,?IS PA? ALSO CLE>LY HAD ! SUPPORT ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY POLITICAL LEAD]S :O CONTROL ! CITY GOV]NM5T4 

,AFT] !IR /RIKE 9 ,M>*1 ! 9DEP5D5T ASSEMBLY ( DRIV]S VOT$ TO REJECT MANAGEM5T'S LA/ PROPOSAL1 CRITICIZ$ !IR 0DICTATORIAL /YLE ( NEGOTIATION0 & DECID$ ON AN 9DEF9ITE /RIKE ( ! BUS SY/EM = ,APRIL #a#e?4 ,! ,RE/ ,DAYS ,COMMITTEE PO/$ ON ITS BLOG A LETT] ( SUPPORT SIGN$ BY A LONG LI/ ( MEMB]S1 LOCAL (FICIALS1 %OP COMMITTEE MEMB]S ( ! ,U,G,T & ,WORK]S ,COMMISSIONS4 ,?IS PUT !SE SIGN]S AT ODDS ) ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,U,G,T & ,WORK]S ,COMMISSIONS 9 ,CATALONIA4 

,FAC+ NATIONAL & REGIONAL ELECTIONS & ) GR[+ POPUL> SYMPA?Y = ! DRIV]S1 ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY POLITICIANS F9ALLY CAPITULAT$4 ,!Y AGRE$ ?AT ! WORK]S W\LD RECEIVE ! TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS (F BUT ASK$ ?AT ITS IMPLEM5TATION BE PO/PON$ TO ! NEW LABOR CONTRACT AT ! 5D ( #b#h4 ,?US ALL ALL ! H>D WORK ( ! ,C,G,T MEMB]S & O!R BUS WORK]S HAS PAID (F4 ,AFT] ! VICTORY1 ! ,RE/ ,DAYS ,COMMITTEE PUT ON A CULTURAL FE/IVAL = ! PEOPLE ( ,B>CELONA TO ?ANK !M = !IR SUPPORT4 ,NOT TOO MANY WEEKS LAT]1 ELECTIONS TOOK PLACE = ! (FICIAL B>GA9+ C\NCIL4 ,9 ! NEW ELECCTIONS1 ! ,C,G,T_/,A,C,T,U,B ALLIANC$ GA9$ A N>R[ ONE-VOTE MAJORITY1 DUE TO ! DEFECTION ( SOME MEMB]S ( ! 9DEP5D5T ,S,I,T4 

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