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Welcome to the IWU!

Posted by IWU Leadership Team

September 15, 2027

Welcome to the IWU's In-Character Page! You may view the Out-of-Character Page here. There are many important aspects of the IWU that have not been explained, including how it works, what your nation's role in the IWU is, and how the world can be made a better place for workers.

The IWU will operate similarly to how all alliances do in the sense that all member nations are represented, all member nations have a single representative, and the alliance shall be governed by a singular representative selected by their fellow representatives. Each nation shall be represented by its current or a former Secretary of Labor (equivalent thereof). For example, Meretica does not have a Labor Department in the Cabinet. However, the closest equivalent to it is the Chairman of the Senate Nationalized Labor Committee (SNLC), Senator F. Jessica Dodd. As such, Senator Dodd represents Meretica in the IWU. When they first arrive on the premises of the IWU Center in Sicily, Meretica, IWU representatives are expected to make a statement about their beliefs regarding labor, what their goals are during their tenure, and how they believe labor situations can best be resolved. After two weeks have passed (July 19, 2022, IRL), then the IWU will elect its first Chairperson. After this, all elections will take place during the first three days of every month. A debate will take place prior to each election to assist IWU members in selecting a Chairperson.

Your nation is expected to allow the IWU to form unions in it. The IWU is a large union that is growing very quickly. As more workers join, more funds become available, all of which are then reinvested into the IWU's growth and prosperity. Your nation is expected to make this as easy as possible with the goal of creating a world in which workers have the best lives they possibly can.

How the world can be made a better place for workers is best summarized in a speech by Bernie Sanders, which can be viewed here. Senator Sanders is a real American politician that is known for his fight on behalf of unions, workers, and the labor movement. This speech is geared primarily toward corporate greed, which is but one small part of the greater fight for workers' rights.

[The King Isle]

The Kingmen Secretary of Labour is Alex Edward. He was Appointed by Kingmen Premier Andrew Edward to make sure Workers in The King Isle are Getting Fair Pay and arent being exploited or being put in dangerous places. Alex Edward is from Glasgow. He went to University of Glasgow. He is a member of The Kingmen Communist Party.

[Meretica]

F. Jessica Dodd, Chairwoman of the Meretica Senate's Nationalized Labor Committee

Senator Dodd of Meretica

"My name is Senator Dodd. I have chaired the SNLC since the start of this session in August 2027; from August 2023 to August 2027, I served as the ranking member of the Committee. I have been a committee member since I joined the Senate in 2002, and I am the longest-serving member of the SNLC. During my tenure, we have established a minimum wage of $35 per hour nationally, made it easy for workers to join unions by holding union fairs once a month in every county and city, and developed several apps that are used to make it easier to report complaints against businesses and corporations. I have, as I'm sure all of you do, an agenda of what I would like to accomplish as long as I represent Meretica in the IWU...

1. Establishing Paid Sick Leave for All Unionized Workers
2. Establish Equal Pay in All Member Nations
3. Creating a Universal Health Care System for Unionized Workers
4. Creating a Union Minimum Wage of $27.50 an hour
5. Creating pensions for all Unionized workers
6. Making Union jobs stable for all workers by protecting against the offshoring of union jobs
7. Ending the U.S. Export of Arms to the Barbaric Ethno-Nationalist States
8. Eliminating High Corporate Taxes for Union Workers
9. FIghting corporate greed internationally
10. Investing $2,500 a Year in the Union Labor Bonds For Every Child Under the Age of 16 in Each State for Unionized Families
11. Creating Full Employment through Defending Unions and Public Sector Jobs
12. Giving Union Members a Universal Basic Income Guarantee

I look forward to working with each and every one of you!"

[South Olpen]

Phil Zatsin

"Hello, my friends. I am a representative of the common unions of South Olpen. I am the Vice President of the Green Energy Labourers Union, and I have been chosen by a number of participating unions to serve as the representative to the International Workers Union.
"I majored in union law at Scezonia Legal Academy. I initially served as a representative for workers at nuclear plants before being offered a job in the upper echelons of the Green Energy Laborers Union. I have previously worked on the General Union of Olpen committee, which was focused on Olpenese-based manual labor and the creation of unions in white-collar sectors like coding.
"I believe in the union goals put forth by Senator Dodd. I also wish to continue my efforts from the General Union of Olpen and aid our white-collar brethren in forming unions to protect them against mental exploitation. We should also fight against corporate lobbying that paints Unions in a bad light or directly gets politicians to ban them.
"Thank you for listening, and I look forward to our continued cooperation."

[Southeast Marajarbia]

The Marajarbian Representative arrives.

[Zarnicovia nova]

Alfred K. Christian,
AZNUP Worker's Union Lieutenant Grand Commisar

"Hello, members of the IWU. My name is Alfred K. Christian. I am a long-time member and organizer of AZNUP worker's unions. I have fought for the rights of the working people and those of Zarnicovia Nova for tens of years now.

I am very excited to be working with the IWU and their members to gain our goals of the working people and secure peace for all-humans."