IWOC issues demands to HMP Swaleside for healthcare and dignity

By IWOC-Secretary Posted On April 17, 2025 News, Uncategorized No Comments

For the attention of HMP Swaleside Governor Lee-Ann Williams, I am writing to you as a representative of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Trade Union,

For a Campaign Against Prison Slavery

By IWOC-Secretary Posted On June 27, 2024 News, Prison Slavery, Uncategorized No Comments

Slave labour. That’s what the imprisoned call the forced work we’re compelled to perform whilst locked up. Imagine the situation where conditions are so bad and

REPORT OF DEMO AT CARDIFF PROBATION OFFICE FOR TOBY SHONE

By IWOC-Secretary Posted On March 12, 2024 News, Uncategorized No Comments

REPORT OF DEMO AT CARDIFF PROBATION OFFICE FOR TOBY SHONE On March 6th 2024, anarchists demonstrated outside Cardiff Probation Office to show their solidarity with Toby

Making Prisons Work: The Rising Tide of Prison Labour in the UK

By admin Posted On July 8, 2017 News No Comments

In the November 2016 Prison Safety and Reform White Paper, the then Justice Secretary, Liz Truss, set out what she intends to change about the criminal

May Day Against Maypole

By admin Posted On April 16, 2017 Action Alerts, News No Comments

Maypole Ltd is a company that uses prison labour to make trailer boards for stores like Blacks and Millets. Prisoners are paid between £6 – £25

IWOC Event in London this November

By admin Posted On October 31, 2016 News No Comments

Incarcerated Workers in the UK A joint event by Incarcerated Workers, London IWW and Radical Assembly South East London A talk by members of the Incarcerated

Prisoner Strikes and Supporter Protests Sweep the Nation

By admin Posted On September 13, 2016 News No Comments

ATMORE, AL – Over the weekend more than 50 protests erupted across the country and around the world in solidarity with the September 9th nation-wide prisoner

IWOC Autumn Northern Tour 2016

By admin Posted On August 12, 2016 Action Alerts, News No Comments

The Incarcerated Workers Organising Committee are excited to announce a Tour of Northern England this September in collaboration with the Empty Cages Collective. Where: Hull, Leeds,

Stop the New Prisons: organising meeting in Manchester

By admin Posted On June 4, 2016 Action Alerts, News No Comments

Manchester IWW and IWOC are organising a second meeting for folk interested in getting active to stop the proposed prison in Greater Manchester. Find all the

IWOC join forces to challenge G4S

By admin Posted On May 31, 2016 News, Uncategorized No Comments

On Thursday 26th May 2016, two IWOC members from the West Midlands attended a protest at the Holiday Inn in Sutton, where G4S was holding its

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