Fuji Rock supporters of Cort Action
Did the thugs that beat the workers at the sit-in site stop them? NO –
Did the winter winds that blew up high on the electricity tower where the workers did a hunger strike for 30 days stop them? NO –
Did a libelious, false charge against the workers by conservative Dong-a Newspaper stop them? NO – and the courts ruled that Donga News had falsely reported that the union had caused Cort to shut down. Incredible – since their website and industry show appearances show that Cort is clearly speeding on in production in Indonesia and Japan.
So … did the constant rain at Fuji Rock stop the Cort and Cor-tek guitar workers and the cultural workers who came with them from talking to the Fuji Rock attendees?
And did the rain stop Fuji Rock attendees from supporting the Cort workers?
NO and NO. As you can see from the pictures above, the workers and the Fuji Rock attendees were able to talk across language barriers and share the situation of Cort, Fender and Ibanez…
With support from One Day as a Lion (including Zack de la Rocha) and Ozomatli, this Fuji Rock 2010 carried not only the sounds of the musicians, but the voices of the workers who have been making the music possible through their labor —
A Fuji Rock fan writing a solidarity message
Cort guitar workers from Korea with Fuji Rock supporters
A Japanese cultural activist talking about the Cort worker campaign with Fuji Rock attendees
We will post video and photos of the Cort workers speaking during One Day as a Lion and Ozomatli’s performances soon! Stay tuned!
Cort Guitar Workers ACTION! 