The strike at Neupack and the question of strike solidarity
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Mar 9 2014 20:01
Translation of article from wildcat collective on strike at packaging manufacturer in Germany in 2013 and the question of strike support.
The strike at Neupack and the question of strike solidarity
Under the riot gear - Rust Bunny Collective
An account and analysis of the Oakland Commune and wildcat general strike attempt of 2011 by the Rust Money Collective in Sic.
We would therefore suggest that Gemeinwesen [community] be each time substituted for State; it is a good old German word that can very well do service for the French Commune. (F. Engels, letter to A.
The movement against the French pension reform, Autumn 2010
An account, analysis and critique of the 2010 movement against pension cuts in France, by RS for Sic.
Workers: expect more tube strikes
Submitted by Jim Clarke on Feb 27 2014 09:55
Some Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members are starting to prepare for further strike action on the London Underground (LU) after the second of two planned 48-hour strikes was called off earlier in the month following what was described as a last-minute deal.
Workers on the underground network are finding it increasingly difficult to accept that the two month review period agreed between unions and management, of which only four weeks remains, will end in any concessions being offered according to sources familiar with the situation.
The short life of Angelo Galli, 1883-1906
Submitted by Battlescarred on Feb 26 2014 22:07
A short account of the murder of Angelo Galli
“I was unwittingly at the center of the fray, I saw before me the bier, covered with red carnations, wavering dangerously on the shoulders of the pallbearers. I saw the horses becoming restive, and clubs and lances clashing, so that it seemed to me that at any moment the corpse would fall to the ground and be trampled by the horses” Carlo Carra
Compass Medirest workers strike at Ealing hospital
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Feb 23 2014 11:43
Outsourced porters, cleaners and canteen staff at Ealing hospital are on 48 hour strike for higher wages.
We had a short visit at the Compass Medirest workers picket at Ealing Hospital. It's their second 48 hour strike, they plan further action in early March. They are 150 workers (GMB members), most of them working as porters, cleaners, housekeeping and in the canteen.
Belgium: the general strike - Solidarity
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 16 2014 15:49
Pamphlet from January 1961 with first-hand news and accounts of the huge general strike in Belgium which was ongoing against the introduction of the "Loi Unique" which would reduce workers' purchasing power. Produced by Agitator (later renamed Solidarity) and New Generation, paper of the Young Socialist League, youth wing of the Independent Labour Party, much of it was written by Maurice Brinton under the pseudonym Martin Grainger.
The great Flint sit-down strike against GM 1936-37 - Walter Linder
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 16 2014 15:40
A history of the Flint sit-in strike by Walter Linder, slightly abridged by Solidarity and published as Solidarity pamphlet 31 on 1 November, 1969. Walter Linder was a member of the Maoist Progressive Labor Party, whose politics are rejected by both Solidarity and libcom.org, however Solidarity published the pamphlet due to the wealth and value of the factual historical information.
The BLSP dispute: the story of the strike - Ken Weller
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 16 2014 15:28
A detailed account and analysis of an important strike at the British Light Steel Pressings plant against job cuts in 1961, which was undermined by the unions and eventually defeated.
Renault workers fight sackings - Solidarity
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 16 2014 13:21
A graphic account, written by rank-and-file French metalworkers, of struggles against job cuts at Renault in Paris and Le Mans, written as British car manufacturers also make cuts. Published as the first Agitator (later renamed Solidarity) pamphlet.
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