transport
News and articles about work, policy and workers' struggles in transport and distribution around the world.
The politics of anti-road struggle and the struggles of anti-road politics - the case of the No M11 link road campaign
Through the passionate creation of conditions favourable to the growth of our passions, we wish to destroy that which is destroying us.
Ratgeb (1974)[1]
Wildcat action brewing over the Laing O'Rourke 'contrick'
Workers employed by construction giant Laing O'Rourke are refusing the company's new pay and conditions deal.
Under the new contract or 'contrick' as it has been renamed by workers, pay will be halved, bonuses will be decided by management, a day off must be planned 40 days in advance and holiday pay could be cut by £20 per day for each worker. Management has told workers they will be sacked if they do not sign.
Iraq: workers take strike action and beat up boss
Ewa Jasiewicz reports on Umm Qasr workers who have taken strike action and beaten up their boss infront of the Minister of Transport.
January 27th 2004
Umm Qasr Occupation Lock-Out, IPA Chief Gets a Kicking (again), 25 Answers
Fletcher, Ben, 1890-19?
A short sketch of life on the Philadelphia ports of black IWW member and dock worker, Ben Fletcher.
Ben Fletcher
Born April 1890 - Philadelphia, USA, died in place and date unknown
"The IWW at least protects the colored man, which is more than I can say for the laws of this country"
- local African Methodist Minister
Foulser, George, 1920-1975
A short biography of British anarchist seaman and occasional writer, George Foulser.
George Foulser
Born 1920 – UK, died March 1975 – London, UK
"I have never paid off a deep-sea ship without having converted at least one shipmate to a revolutionary working-class point of view."
