Strike Bikes

international | worker & community struggles and protests | other press Wednesday September 26, 2007 13:04 by FS

Since 10 July, 135 workers have been occupying a bicycle factory in east Germany. The factory is threatened with closure at any time, but the workers have decided not only to occupy it, but to attempt to manage it themselves.

they have begun to produce what they call "strike bikes" and urgently need to have 1,800 of these ordered by 2 October -- next week.

According to one newspaper report, they already had 1,000 orders. This bold attempt to save jobs by trying to run a factory better than the old private managers could is worthy of all our support. If you can, order a bike. If not, send them a message of support. Full details on the Strike Bike website in 9 languages. http://www.strike-bike.de