>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 06:21:06 EST >Subject: Striking Vorkuta miners ask for solidarity now! > > >RUSSIA INFO-LIST >from International Solidarity with Workers in Russia - [EMAIL PROTECTED] >ISWoR web-site - http://members.aol.com/ISWoR/english/index.html >****************************************************************************** > >*** >URGENT APPEAL! - 15 December 2000 > >Yesterday, mineworkers at Europe's largest mine "Worgaschorskaya" in the >Vorkuta region have gone on indefinite strike. The strike is organised by the >all-Russia trade union, Zaschita. The striking workers have occupied the >surface areas of the mine. As workers of other shifts arrive for work, they >are joining in the occupation. > >The basic demands of the Zaschita strikers are simply payment of their wages >for October and November, as the winter weather bites deeper. The miners >declare they will fight to the end! > >Zaschita appeals to the workers movement in Russia and the world over to >immediately send protest and solidarity messages, faxes, telegrams, e-mails. > >007-82151-76675 (faxes for both protest and solidarity letters) > - Vorkuta, settlement mine(shaft) "Worgaschorskaya", administration (protest) > - Vorkuta, settlement mine(shaft) "Worgaschorskaya", trade union «Zaschita» >(support) > >007-82151-56104 - The telephone of trade union "Zaschita" s. >"Worgaschorskaya" > >- - - - - - - - - - - - > >E-mail messages of solidarity to [EMAIL PROTECTED] will be forwarded to the >Zaschita office. The Russia Info-List will get a detailed report as soon as >it is available. > >****************************************************************************** > >*** >The RUSSIA INFO-LIST >puts out information and analysis from a wide range of sources. >ISWoR takes no responsibility for the accuracy of reports. >If you want to help in our practical solidarity work, contact: >>[EMAIL PROTECTED]< >Box R, 46 Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8RZ, England >****************************************************************************** > >** _______________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi _______________________________________________________ Kominform list for general information. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anti-Imperialism list for geopolitics. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________