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Italian train fare strike, 2005
Article and leaflet on the progress of a commuters' fare strike in Italy, following a train disaster which left seventeen dead.
Fight or Walk FAQ, 2004
Frequently asked questions about the campaign against bus fare hikes in Chicago.
Doomsday! Chicago fare strike leaflet, 2005
Detailed leaflet with information about resistance to fare hikes in Chicago buses.
They aren't just attacking transit leaflet, 2004
Leaflet of the Fight or Walk campaign against bus fare rises, from late 2004 or early 2005.
CTA - The facts leaflet, 2004
Leaflet from the Fight or Walk campaign agitating for resistance to bus fare rises in Chicago.
On-the-job action means free ride for Stockholm passengers
This weekend, bus passengers in Stockholm travelled for free as drivers refused to handle cash.
The drivers, members of the Kommunal union, decided to take industrial action after the robbery of a bus driver near Slussen. Passengers without a ticket or travel card were allowed onto buses free of charge. A new ticketing system has massively increased the amount of cash that drivers handle, increasing the risk of attacks.
1993-1996: The Dublin fight against water charges
A short history of the successful direct action campaign of non-payment which prevented the imposition of charges for water in Dublin, Ireland.
Winning the water war
Marseille youth operate free toll on subway
Young people pile on the pressure to stop the CPE, with ingenious tactics.
Rough translation of an article from Le Monde:
Planka - freeriding in Sweden and Finland
In Stockholm, Gothenburg and Helsinki, commuters are taking the initiative in the fight for decent, free public transportation.
Buses, trams, commuter trains and underground trains are necessary for workers to get around - a direct action campaign in Sweden and Finland is demanding that it be free.
Oisin Mac Giollamoir interviews Anna from the planka.nu campaign.
How did planka.nu start?
Take over the city - Community struggle in Italy, 1973
Excellent article from Lotta Continua about different struggles of workers in their local areas. It covers self-reduction of prices, squatting and more.
Translated and edited by Ernest Dowson
Radical America, Vol.7 no.2, March-April 1973
Translator's Preface
