Labour law and order
Submitted by wojtek on Nov 2 2012 23:56
An article by Preston Clements for Freedom on the repeal of the Trades Dispute Act in 1946 and the reactionary nature of both the Labour Party and T.U.C.
What October 20 tells us about the state of the movement
Submitted by Phil on Oct 21 2012 19:00
Saturday October 20 saw the TUC's "Future That Works" march and rally. It was the second biggest demonstration so far against austerity, the belated follow-up to the "March for the Alternative" last year. But what was the point? And where do we go from here?
Towards a general strike?
Submitted by Phil on Sep 14 2012 07:34
A follow on to my post Lobbying for the limited yet impossible, now that the Trades Union Congress has voted in favour of a motion on calling a general strike.
Neither nationalisation nor privatisation 1945-1950: An anarchist approach
Submitted by wojtek on Sep 8 2012 09:56
This volume is one of a set which celebrates the Freedom Press Centenary by reprinting articles from anarchist journals published by the press between October 1886 and October 1986. Neither Nationalisation Nor Privatisation demonstrates the anarchist stand against the postwar Labour Policies of industrial politicking by articles from Freedom 1945 - 1950. The ironies of popular capitalism that are now proceeding should make this illumination of the onset of the state monopolies a sparkling read for today.
Lobbying for the limited yet impossible
Submitted by Phil on Aug 27 2012 22:52
From the 9th to the 12th September, Brighton will play host to the 144th TUC Congress. As is the norm lately, this will be preceded by a "lobby" from Socialist Party front the National Shop Stewards Network. These are some brief thoughts provoked by constantly seeing links to the lobby on Facebook, Twitter and elsewhere.
Smash the wage freeze! (1966)
Submitted by wojtek on Aug 14 2012 15:33
A pamphlet by the Syndicalist Workers' Federation denouncing the wage freeze implemented by the first Wilson government (1964-70),
The TUC collaborate with the Met to sew up October 20
Submitted by Phil on Aug 3 2012 15:27
On October 20 2012, the TUC is hosting another national march and rally in London. Like the one on March 26 last year, it is likely to be a big event. Like then, too, it is likely to be a way for the trade unions to have their members let off steam without being too radical. But it looks like the lessons of last time are being learned, as the TUC is taking pre-emptive steps to avoid a repeat of last year's "trouble."
Better than we know ourselves: a ruling class view of the trade unions
An article adapted from the May 2012 article of Black Flag magazine which examines the trade unions from the perspective of the bourgeoisie.
Flagrant Self-Promotion
Submitted by Chilli Sauce on Jul 14 2012 03:40
Seven-hundred words discussing an article I wrote a for the Black Flag magazine. It's not super exciting, but helps me clarify the writing process and I'd be glad to get feedback from any interested folks.
I'm striking on N30 because...
Submitted by Phil on Nov 19 2011 16:42
...the ruling class is attacking all of us, not just our pensions but our jobs, benefits, public services and communities. It's about time we fought back.
