The fight against shutdowns: youngstown’s steel mill closings -Staughton Lynd
Out of print book from Singlejack Books in 1982. Staughton Lynd tells of his efforts to support steel workers in Youngstown, Ohio to reopen three steel mills under worker-community ownership.
An Open Letter of a Part-Time Instructor from PUP
Submitted by Bandilang Itim on Aug 21 2020 08:28
A disgruntled worker formally employed at a state university writes an open letter detailing the absurdity of unpaid labor they were forced to do.
i was henry sy's slave
An account of a woman witnessing the dehumanization Filipino retail workers experience in the Philippines.
Down But Not Out: The Unemployed in Chicago during the Great Depression
Submitted by Marx-lover on Dec 27 2019 00:50
This is a Ph.D. dissertation in the field of U.S. labor history. See www.wrightswriting.com/ for more Marxist scholarship.
Finding Our Compass: Reflections on a World in Crisis
An 'experimental' book that touches on a wide range of topics while maintaining a grounding in left-wing philosophies.
Between rhetoric and reality: Evaluating the Oakland teachers’ strike
Submitted by Scott Jay on Mar 7 2019 06:04
The budget cuts immediately following the Oakland teachers' strike raise important questions about the union's strategy.
Mexican workers take matters into their own hands
Submitted by Soapy on Feb 14 2019 16:51
Largest North American strike wave in decades grows. Rebellion exposes union betrayal, is met with repression from “left-wing” government and a near total media blackout.
Class struggle frontiers in Hinterland
Submitted by Comrade Motopu on Feb 14 2019 00:01
Comrade Motopu provides an overview of Phil Neel’s book and attempts to place it in the ongoing debates over the centrality of labor movements vs. surplus populations and riots vs. strikes.
Matamoros strike threatens to shut down North American auto industry
Submitted by Soapy on Jan 22 2019 13:44
The strike by 70,000 auto parts workers in Matamoros, Mexico is beginning to affect production at US automobile assembly plants, raising the possibility that auto production across North America could be brought to a standstill.
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