Australia: Worker killed after roof collapses at Mammoth coal mine in Queensland
Jeff Palmer, 59, is the third worker to be killed at the Coronado Global Resources-owned mine in the past six years.
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Miners must take control of the struggle into their own hands!
Alabama miners are determined to fight, but the UMWA is isolating the strike and working to defeat it.
That's why we're building independent rank-and-file committees of miners, linked with committees of autoworkers, educators, and Amazon workers, which will break the isolation imposed by the corporate-controlled unions and unite the working class.
Build a rank-and-file committee of miners!
The International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees (IWA-RFC) now includes committees of rank-and-file autoworkers, educators, Amazon workers, postal workers, and bus drivers.
If you are a rank-and-file mine worker, fill out this form now to contact us and start building a committee.
You can also text us at 205-614-9370
“The aim of this global initiative is to develop a genuine broad-based movement of the international working class, and to encourage workers in all countries to break out of the prison-like shackles in which they are confined by the existing state-controlled and antidemocratic unions, staffed by right-wing pro-capitalist executives.” – DAVID NORTH
Australian safety regulator’s initial report on fatal Cobar mine explosion: more questions than answers
The NSW Resources Regulator’s November 25 “Investigation information release” neither explains what caused the tragedy nor makes any recommendation for how to stop more workers being killed.
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Australia: Cobar residents oppose rapid reopening of Endeavor mine after fatal explosion
“It is very frightening for workers and their families when they don’t know why this happened. Everyone needs answers—not just the residents of Cobar but people all over Australia.” – Cobar miner’s wife
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Australia: Polymetals holds AGM after fatal Endeavor mine explosion
The company’s presentation to shareholders included a token reference to the deaths of Ambrose McMullen and Holly Clarke in its Cobar mine, but the overall tone of the presentation was jubilant, declaring from the beginning “2025 is a milestone year.”
Martin Scott•
Tom Peters•
Oscar Grenfell, Richard Phillips•
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Our reporters•
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Peak season disaster at Alabama USPS facility shows need for rank-and-file control of staffing
Workers at Huntsville are working 14 hours a day; workers are being pulled from other regional facilities and boxes are piling up in front of fire exits, a clear safety hazard.
Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee•
Australia: Staff members expose disastrous “Reset” at Western Sydney University
Many displaced WSU workers are being shunted into lower-paid positions, face higher workloads or are yet to be allocated alternative positions.
A WSU Rank-and-File Committee member•
Postal workers: Come forward with information on workplace deaths and unsafe conditions!
“The only way we will see justice is if we reveal the truth, hold accountable those responsible for the conditions that put us in harm’s way, and set up our own shop floor organizations to take control.”
USPS Workers Rank-and-File Committee•
For a rank-and-file inquiry into the deaths of USPS workers Nick Acker and Russell Scruggs, Jr.!
An inquiry, organized by workers and not corrupt union bureaucrats, is needed to arm workers with the knowledge they need to defend themselves and go on the offensive against the regime of corporate dictatorship in the workplaces which makes these deaths inevitable.
International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees•
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Liz Cabrera•
National Steel Car Rank-and-File Committee•
International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees•
Roger Jordan•