Australia
Melbourne tram dispute and lockout 1990 - anarcho-syndicalism in practice
The history of the January-February 1990 tramways dispute in Melbourne, Australia which saw transport workers, under anarcho-syndicalist influence, taking control of the trams and running them for free before power was cut off by the bosses. Includes a short introduction with information about the anarcho-syndicalist tram workers grouping involved.
Introduction
Australia - 200 days on picket line for Boeing workers
Boeing maintenance engineers in Williamtown, Newcastle marked their 200th day on the picket line on the 17th December.
AWU National Secretary Bill Shorten said the 27 engineers and their families were remaining resolute in their battle to get Boeing to recognise their right to have their union negotiate a collective agreement on their behalf.
"This dispute is pretty tough on our members, who are now looking at the very real prospect of spending their Christmas on the picket line," Mr Shorten said.
Melbourne fare evasion against the Iraq war
Leaflet calling for mass public transport fare evasion against the war in Iraq for March 18, 2005 and beyond. We do not believe it was adopted on a wide scale but reproduce the text here as an example of how people tried to oppose the conflict worldwide.
Curlewis, Richard, 1917-2002
A biography of Australian advocate of workers' control, Richard Curlewis.
Could an avowed anarchist be a member of the Communist Party of Australia? The life of Richard or Dick Curlewis shows that communism is not a monolithic philosophy, but has many currents: some authoritarian; others radically democratic. Richard Curlewis dedicated his life to the rights of working people and their communities, and democracy in the workplace by workers' control.
Barker, Tom, 1887-1970
After emigrating to New Zealand and joining the IWW, Tom Barker became an organiser for the syndicalist union, he organised the Auckland general strike of 1913 which led to him being forced to move to Sydney, Australia where he becamse editor of the IWW's Direct Action. He was deported to Chile in 1918 and then travelled the world organising workers, before returning to the UK in 1927.
Tom Barker
Born Westmoreland, England, 1887, died London, 1970
Carmagnola, Francesco, 1900-1986
A short biography of Italian-Australian anarchist and anti-fascist, Francesco "Frank" Carmagnola.
On 27 February 1986, Frank Carmagnola died in Sydney aged 86. He had suffered badly for months from cancer. Born in the province of Vicenza, North Italy, he became active in the anarchist movement at an early age. He then did his military service in Bologna where he was involved in the very active local movement at the time of the occupations of the factories and general revolutionary upsurge.
Franteschini, Boris, 1914-1986
A short biography of Italian anarchist active in Australia, Boris Franteschini.
On August 26, 1986 Boris Franteschini died due to complications caused by lung cancer.
Boris was one of the last active members of the Italian Anarchist Movement in Melbourne. His commitment and enthusiasm for anarchism was something he maintained until his death.
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