Wildcat strikes at Walmart China
Submitted by working class s... on Jul 9 2016 10:25
Walmart workers at four stores across China have utilised social media to launch a series of coordinated wildcat strikes against the company’s imposition of a new work schedule that enables management to change work hours at short notice and reduce overtime payments.
The matchgirls strike, 1888 - John Simkin
Submitted by Steven. on Jul 5 2016 11:28
A short account of the successful strike in 1888 by thousands of unorganised female workers at the Bryant & May match factory in London.
The Nord-Pas-de-Calais miners' strike, 1941
Submitted by Steven. on May 16 2016 15:06
A short history of the mass strike of miners in Nazi-occupied northern France from 27 May to 10 June. Despite heavy repression it won improvements to pay and conditions.
Dockers boycott SS Jolly George, 1920
Submitted by Steven. on May 10 2016 09:53
A short account of UK dockworkers who in May 1920 refuse to load a ship carrying armaments bound for use against the revolution in Russia.
Turkey: When the workers make their voices heard
Submitted by Fredo Corvo on Mar 15 2016 06:48
In the current situation of global crisis and rampant local wars, Turkey has an important place. The tensions in this country are running high, both within the capitalist class(1) and between capital and labor. In this article we report on recent workers' struggles that develop in Turkey against the effects of the crisis. Workers are struggling despite state repression and attempts to divide workers.
Coalminers strike against Pittston Company in Virginia, 1989-1990
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 20 2016 19:33
A short history of the successful 10 month long strike at Pittston Coal against cuts to retirement and health benefits, which included mass sit-ins and sabotage.
The Bridport wildcat strike, 1912 - Steven Johns
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 15 2016 10:48
A very brief account of the wildcat strike of women workers in Bridport, Dorset.
Battles on the Barbican: the struggle for trade unionism in the British building industry, 1965–7 - Charlie McGuire, Linda Clarke and Christine Wall
Submitted by Steven. on Jan 12 2016 12:34
History of the industrial disputes and workers' struggles on the Barbican construction site 1965-1967.
Building the Barbican 1962-1982: taking the industry out of the dark ages
Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 12 2016 12:25
Fantastic pamphlet on the workers' struggles during the construction of the brutalist masterpiece the Barbican in central London. Told largely in the words of the workers themselves.
Wildcat strike at SOAS
Submitted by Joseph Kay on Oct 29 2015 14:22
The School of Oriental and African Studies in London has been shut down today after management suspended a union activist. This is a deveoping story, updates in the comments.
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