The plan of the workers of VIOME (Industrial Mineral), a factory in northern Greece, to take over the factory and to manage it themselves has generated waves of encouragement and support throughout the world. Following a period of relative inactivity and industrial disputes, the VIOME trade union called out in April 2012 to associations and other trade unions of Thessaloniki for aid. The correspondence revived the workers’ morale and gave a new prospect to their fight, culminating in the creation of a ‘Solidarity Initiative’ in support of workers’ self-management in VIOME, in July 2012.
English: http://borderlinereports.net/2013/05/23/viome-a-workers-experiment ...
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