strikes

The Women’s Strike in Poland: Freedom of Abortion, Freedom from Exploitation

Submitted by R Totale on Nov 23 2020 15:44

An interview with two members of Workers' Initiative in Poland involved in the Women's Strike movement against restrictions on abortion. This interview was carried out by the Transnational Social Strike Platform.

The current state of the struggle in Bolivia

Demonstration during August strike in El Alto, Bolivia, 2020.

After having narrated the events leading to the coup, we return to Bolivia with the aim of analyzing what has been happening since November of last year until today.

Belarus: Between Imperialist Feuds and Class Movements

Submitted by Internationalis... on Aug 30 2020 17:36

The following is a translation of a piece by our Italian comrades, a follow-up to the two articles we have recently published about the situation in Belarus. Since it was written, a number of developments have occurred.

Strikes in Belarus Escalate as Lukashenko's Power Wavers

Submitted by Internationalis... on Aug 15 2020 17:20

Recently we have written about the background and escalation of the current opposition movement in Belarus, but in the days that followed the situation has already changed by quite a bit – with various developments in the struggle against Lukashenko’s regime. Particularly interesting are the news on the industrial action front.

Sectarianism in the north and the fight against it - Andrew Blackmore

Talk given by Andrew Blackmore in Dublin, February 5th, 1992

2020 strike handbook for UCU activists

This handbook provides advice which may be useful to branch execs, and other activists and campaign organisers, in organising strike action and associated campaigning. It was originally released ahead of the 2019 [UCU] strike days, and has been updated based on the experience of the 2019 action. This document was previously hosted by the UCU Branch Solidarity Network.

Workers Launch Wave of Wildcat Strikes As Trump Pushes for ‘Return to Work’ Amidst Exploding Coronavirus

Submitted by R Totale on Mar 26 2020 21:56

A report on the spread of wildcat strikes in response to the coronavirus in the US. This article was first published by It's Going Down.

Class Struggle in the Time of Coronavirus: An Incomplete Chronicle of Events (16-21 March)

Submitted by Internationalis... on Mar 23 2020 19:37

The following review is a small depiction of what’s happening in the world, outside Italy (for the situation in Italy, see: leftcom.org).

The Four Horsemen of Capitalist Decay

Submitted by Internationalis... on Mar 22 2020 16:24

Capitalism – the current social system based on private property, wage labour and production for profit – is at a turning point. Day by day it becomes clearer that the existing relations of production have become fetters preventing humanity from addressing the urgent problems facing the whole planet. Unable to resolve its own contradictions, capitalism is instead hurtling us towards barbarism.