What the Evening Standard's definition of London tells us about the capital
Submitted by Jambon Bertolli on Jan 16 2015 18:44
Some thoughts on the Evening Standard's coverage of this week's bus workers' strike.
Mass strikes in Guyana, 1917
Submitted by Steven. on Jan 3 2015 18:27
A short article about the mass strikes of workers in Guyana during World War I. Dockworkers walked out for pay increases amid wartime inflation, sparking nationwide strike action which won big improvements in pay and conditions.
The Christmas Eve Calumet massacre, 1913
Submitted by Steven. on Dec 22 2014 13:32
A short history of the biggest mass murder in Michigan history: the massacre of 73 people, mostly the children of striking miners at a Christmas party on Christmas Eve in 1913.
10 reasons to support the firefighters' strikes
Submitted by Steven. on Dec 9 2014 18:34
Firefighters in England today walked out on strike for 24 hours in the latest of a series of stoppages in a dispute over massive attacks by the government on their pensions: particularly increasing the retirement age from 55 to 60. Here are the top 10 reasons you should support the firefighters.
The great strike of the Northumberland and Durham coalfield, 1844 - Derrik Scott
Submitted by Steven. on Dec 7 2014 18:27
Historical information about a big strike of miners in the UK in 1844, including the background of previous disputes in 1831 and 1765.
Another shoe strike in the Pearl River Delta: Lide, Guangzhou
Submitted by Nao on Dec 6 2014 19:01
Translation of a brief report on a strike of 2,500 workers at a shoe factory in Guangzhou that began today. As with the strike of about 50,000 workers at another company's shoe factories in the Pearl River Delta several months ago, one focus of this strike is on the company's non-payment of social security, along with factory relocation.
An Account of Factory Workers Activities Today: Maruti Sazuki Cars, Manesar, India
The following is an account and reflection on a recent episode in working class history that has created something of a stir, not least within the working class itself. It has spawned diverse interpretations in the form of reports by left-wing political parties and other civil society organisations,and coverage by the electronic and print media, including detailed accounts and analyses in a workers’ broadsheet called Faridabad Majdoor Samachar (FMS). This account draws primarily on FMS and conversations with persons associated with it.
November 15: Class war, memory war! - Proletarios Revolucionarios
Translated text from Proletarios Revolucionarios (“Revolutionary Proletarians”) from Ecuador, about the memory of the 15 November workers' uprising in Guayaquil in 1922, which was crushed by the state.
Uprising of 20,000 - Tony Michels
Submitted by Steven. on Nov 17 2014 00:40
A short history of a massive general strike of 20,000, mostly female and Jewish, garment workers which lasted 11 weeks and won significant improvements.
The Pop Up Union: a postmortem
When management at the University of Sussex announced plans to outsource 235 jobs, workers responded by launching a 'Pop-Up Union', a new tactic in modern British industrial relations. Is this a model other workers can emulate?
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