When the union's the enemy: an interview with Cleo Silvers
Submitted by Steven. on Jul 23 2014 09:16
Cleo Silvers, a former organizer with the League of Revolutionary Black Workers, discusses racism in the labor movement with Andrew Elrod.
From mass strike to new society - Jeremy Brecher
Excellent text by Jeremy Brecher examining where mass strikes have progressed into the working class attempting to run society in its own interests and the lessons we can learn from them.
Strike at world's largest sports shoe maker in Dongguan, China
Submitted by Empire Logistics on Apr 24 2014 07:47
A strike against Yue Yuan International, world's large manufacturer of sport shoes, began on April 14, 2014. It now includes 60,000 workers at all seven factories in the Dongguan complex.
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.
Standard Triumph strike: the full facts - Solidarity
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 16 2014 12:58
An account and lessons of the unofficial strike by 126 workers at the Standard Triumph Service Depot 24 April-14 June, 1961. Written by George Jacobs, Ken Weller, Tom Hillier and Jim Petter and published as Solidarity pamphlet 5.
Scabs! part II: the St. Albert wildcat
Submitted by Recomposition on Feb 11 2014 03:28
This entry is the second part in a two-part story from contributor Phinneas Gage about a wildcat strike by contractors at the Canadian postal service, and continues our coverage of struggles within Canada Post.
Electrolux proposes halving Italian workers' wages
Submitted by StrugglesInItaly on Feb 5 2014 01:10
Swedish company Electrolux proposes to workers at its four Italy plants to take a 50% pay cut so as to keep them competitive with their counterparts in Poland and Hungary.
Scabs!: part I
Submitted by Recomposition on Jan 31 2014 23:39
The first part of an account by Phinneas Gage of a wildcat strike by employees of a private mail contractor, and the difficulty the postal worker's union had in going beyond 'bargaining unit unionism'.
Images from 1970 U.S. postal strike
Submitted by Juan Conatz on Dec 25 2013 03:12
Pictures from the 2 week wildcat strike at the post office in the U.S. For background on what and why it happened, we recommend these excerpts from Jeremy Brecher's excellent book, Strike!.
Walkouts at seven Walmart stores in Dallas
Submitted by working class s... on Nov 21 2013 18:10
Workers have today walked off the job at seven branches of Walmart across Dallas. The workers then joined protests outside, demanding that workers are paid a minimum of $25,000 a year. The action organised by the ‘OUR Walmart’ campaign has been played down by company lickspittles, who claim that very few employees have been involved, and that busloads of pickets had been transported between stores to boost numbers.
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