Netherlands
Lubbe, Marinus van der 1911-1934
A short biography of Marinus van der Lubbe, the Dutch council communist who set the Reichstag fire.
Marinus van der Lubbe Born 13 January 1911 - Leyden, Netherlands, died 10 January 1934 – Leipzig prison, Germany
Appel, Jan, 1890-1985
A short autobiography of Jan Appel, aka Jan Arndt, a German libertarian communist and shipyard worker who most famously hijacked a steam ship to Russia after the German Revolution of 1918.
Appel's experiences during the 1918 Revolution drove him out of the Communist Party, and he subsequently helped found the more radical Communist Workers Party (KAPD).
Holland: Mitsubishi workers wildcat strike over plant closure
Mitsubishi workers took wildcat strike action last week over worries that DaimlerChrysler would close their plant when Smart ForFour productions ends.
Forbes news reported the DaimlerChrysler last week confirmed it will halt production of the model, which is manufactured in the Netherlands through a partnership arrangement with Mitsubishi.
Netherlands: Wildcat strike at DaimlerCrysler
Workers at the Born NedCar plant walked out yesterday in a row over job cuts. The Dutch manufacturer NedCar is a joint-venture of DaimlerCrysler and Mitsubishi.
In the plant in Born near Maastricht about 3,000 workers produce the Smart-ForFour and Mitsubishi Colt.
Daimler Crysler decided to stop selling the Smart-Forfour and Mitsubishi announced cutting one of the two shifts in the factory, in order to save 4.5 Million Euros a month.
Pannekoek, Anton and the Quest For an Emancipatory Socialism
A short biographical article on the famous council communist theorist and astronomer.
Anton Pannekoek and the Quest For an Emancipatory Socialism
(John Gerber, 1988)
Autobiography of Jan Appel
Jan Appel, 1890-1945, was a German socialist and shipyard worker whose experience of the 1918 Revolution, after which he hijacked a steam ship to Russia, drove him out of the Communist Party.
Joining the more radical Communist Workers Party (KAPD), he then moved to Holland, playing a role in the Dutch Resistance in World War II and and eventually co-founding the left-communist GIK.
By Jan Appel, 1966
Lehning, Arthur, 1899- 2000
A century of anarchism - biography of Dutch anarchist and anti-militarist Arthur Lehning.
