Requiem for a campaign
Submitted by Recomposition on Jan 24 2013 04:41
An organizer's overview of an ended Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) campaign in the Twin Cities.
The birthday card as collective action
Submitted by Chilli Sauce on Jan 22 2013 10:03
A short blog looking at a small instance of solidarity in defense of a victimised workplace activist and the connections between such small acts and building a wider culture of solidarity at work.
A post-mortem on the workplace committee that never was
Submitted by Phil on Jan 14 2013 19:14
A look at my recent experiences organising at work, and in particular how they've been undermined by certain branch officials. How can militant workers respond when rank-and-file action is sabotaged by factionalism and personalities?
Towards a Wobbly methodology: establishing yourself as an organizer in a new workplace
Submitted by Recomposition on Jan 12 2013 22:09
This essay is the second in a series articulating a methodological framework for developing Wobbly organizers and identifying key features of workplace committee building at the micro level.
I punched my boss in the face
A delivery driver's account of, well, punching his boss in the face after being threatened with a pay cut. Which strangely enough got his boss to reverse the cut!
The Registry Method explained
An explanation of the registry method used by the SAC to organise undocumented workers in Sweden. Originally posted on anarchistblackcat.org by “Altemark”.
Against Transparency
Jocelyn Cohn and James Frey question the demand for budgetary transparency.
Building relationships and community in an IWW workplace committee
Submitted by Recomposition on Oct 11 2012 08:07
A fellow IWW member sent us this article about the importance of relationship building in our organizing, and the importance of not limiting our relationships to being narrowly about work.
A review: socialist organizing attempts at Pizza Hut
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A brief article by John O'Reilly on Socialist Alternative's efforts in fast food organizing.
Together We Win: The Fight To Organise Starbucks
A short 15 minute documentary that chronicles the struggles and victories of the Starbucks Workers Union, from how it formed to members continue to organize.
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