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We're part of a small 
political collective

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who chose to move to 
a working class neighbourhood

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on the fringes of West London.

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It's not much of a cultural hotspot. 
But here's what we do have:

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Lots of migrants,

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Lots of low paid jobs in logistics, 
warehouses and factories.

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This area has global 
transport links.

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It connects London to the rest 
of the country through the roads

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and we've got Heathrow Airport which 
connects the country to the rest of the world.

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As a political group, 
we think these kinds of areas

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are important places 
to base our political activity.

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If we want to think about 
a revolutionary transformation,

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of the way that we work and live,

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then we have to get rooted 
in places like this one.

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Here, tens of thousands of

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largely migrant workers
on minimum wages

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process, package, distribute 60% of the food
that is consumed in Europe's biggest city.

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Brexit and the'hostile environment'
hangs over peoples' heads.

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If you want to discuss and build
real working class power

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you have to get rooted here.

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So now we're here, 
what do we do?

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What do we mean by,
"getting rooted?"

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We've got four main ideas
that 
work in tandem with each other.

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We got jobs in the 
bigger workplaces,

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got to know people,

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found out how the capitalist machine 
works on the shop floor and beyond,

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what issues are 
important for people.

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We encouraged our co-workers

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to fight back against 
the bosses and temp agencies.

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We’ve organised 
slowdowns at Sainsbury’s.

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We’ve agitated with our workmates
to not put up with management bullshit.

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We’ve had 
workers’ meetings

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to encourage workers’ 
self-organised actions.

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We tried to push a radical line 
within our unions

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and involve workers 
in their own struggles.

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We set up a solidarity network

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to support each other

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at work, at the job centre,
problems with landlords.

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We propose to support each other
without any legal experts

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or middle-men.

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This builds links to different groups 
of workers and different workplaces.

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The words spreads, and we become 
bigger and capable of doing more stuff.

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We publish a newspaper,
WorkersWildWest,

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and distribute it
in 10-20 local workplaces

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and areas where 
workers congregate.

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In it, we talk about our
experiences at work

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and in the solidarity network
to share with local workers.

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We need to learn from each other
and give each other hope,

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that people are doing stuff 
to fight back against the system

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and some practical ideas 
of what works, what didn't and why.

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The system is global so we have 
to be organised internationally.

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We want to share the experiences 
we made here
with comrades in other countries,

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and we want to take a responsibility to bring
information from other places to workers here.

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For article and texts, 
just check out our website.

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We've been getting rooted 
for the last six years

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with some successes 
and some failures.

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We have written all of our 
experiences down in a book,

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that will be published 
in April 2020.

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We'll be touring 
the UK with the book

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to have discussions with you about 
our strategic proposals

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to build a real, 
grassroots movement.

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If you're an individual or
an existing organisation,

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if you're finding your feet in an area,
or if you want to get a base and get rooted,

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if you see the limits of the election circus
and want to stir up some shit -

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then come and see 
the AngryWorkers.