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Friday September 21, 2007 05:34 by FAU-AIT - Freie Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter-Union
Communique of the FAU-IWA Staff of occupied bicycle factory in the Thuringian Nordhausen take up production in self-management again. The 135 colleagues of the bicycle factory Bike Systems GmbH in the Thuringian Nordhausen, who keep the factory occupied since 10th of July 2007, decided to resume the production of bicycles in self-management. For this aim 1,800 binding orders on bicycles must be received till 2nd of October. So the collegues are working together with the anarcho-syndicalist union FAU (Freie Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter-Union – Free Workers-Union), which formed for this campaign the internetpage http://www.strike-bike.de Since more than two month the staff keep the factory in the south of Harz Mountains in three shifts occupied. They want to prevent the definite dismantling and sale of the factory. The file for bankruptcy from 10th of august is against long odds: The factory is exploited and ran down, the hall was emptied except for the coating line. The staff receives unemployment compensation and hopes for a new concept and a new investor. The "Strike Bike“ - Solidarity-Bikes from NordhausenIn the time of occupation and in the wake of discussions during the visits of solidary people, the colleagues of the factory developed the idea to initially take up the production in self-management for a short time. Because it's not the point to only prevent the evacuation of the last machines and to wait for a new investor, the idea of an own ”Strike-Bike“ meet with more and more response. Now the opportunity arises to show the ability to develop an own concept and to self-manage production and distribution.If it goes well to collect 1,800 advance orders for the bicycles produced in self-direction, we spread solidary ideas and bolster the colleagues in similar situations, not to let themselves easily being restructured to zero. By whomsoever! The staff gets assistancy by the solidary members of anarcho-syndicalist union Freie Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter-Union (Free workers-union), which will become active in whole germany to spread the knowledge of the struggle of the bycicle-workers and to support the sale of the "Strike-Bike“. More Information can be foundat: http://www.strike-bike.de for background informations and history of the occupation http://www.labournet.de/branchen/sonstige/fahrzeug/bikesystems.html To get in contact with the staff and to take orders
»Bikes in Nordhausen e.V.«
c/o. André Kegel,
For further informations about the campaign of the FAU-„Strike Bike“-Solidaritygroup:
Spokesperson: |
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