Some editions of Communication Worker - 1987-88
Here are seven editions of the bulletin produced by the rank-and-file postal workers' group Communication Workers Group.
Behind the screens: an interview with two Curzon cinema workers
Submitted by Steven. on May 24 2014 16:04
An interesting interview with two workers in the Curzon Cinema group who have been involved in a recent campaign for unionisation and the living wage.
Strike: a live history, 1887-1971 - Robert Leeson
Submitted by Anonymous on May 19 2014 10:35
A great set of short, first person accounts of strike action and industrial disputes from a broad range of workers from the late 19th to late 20th century is, compiled by Robert Leeson.
Work to rule
Submitted by Recomposition on May 12 2014 01:22
An account by a Starbucks Workers Union organizer of a successful work-to-rule.
How I got fired and won my job back
An article from an IWW organizer about his organizing that led to his being fired and returned to work.
Being a woman organizer isn’t easy
An article by Luz Sierra about the gendered expectations she has faced within her family and culture.
Just say no
Submitted by Chilli Sauce on Feb 27 2014 14:52
A short of account of a low-level direct action - a collective refusal to undertake a certain aspect of work - that occurred at a small language school.
Lunch lady land: reflections on a unionization drive from a radical food service worker
An account of organising in a US college cafeteria.
An account of winning reinstatement for a suspended worker
A short account from a friend of ours of how he and his colleagues managed to get a member of staff who had been suspended on disciplinary grounds reinstated.
Lessons from small shop organizing
Submitted by Recomposition on Dec 20 2013 03:46
A significant amount of organizing experience in the IWW comes from working in relatively small workplaces such as stand-alone single shops or franchises of multiple smaller shops. These places present their own set of difficulties and opportunities. Lou Rinaldi talks about what happened at a former job of his in this piece.
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