Ours to master and to own: workers' control from the commune to the present

Workers control demonstration in Argentina

Workers' control demonstration in Argentina

A detailed account and analysis of instances of the working class taking control of production from the late 19th century onwards, by Dario Azzellini and Immanuel Ness.

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The anarchist collectives: workers' self-management in the Spanish revolution 1936-1939 - Sam Dolgoff

This was the first book in English that is devoted to the experiments in workers’…

Smuggler-Union mine, Colorado

Battles in the Telluride mines, 1901-1903 - Louis Adamic

A short history of the striking workers who took over the mines in Telluride, Colorado, and the…

Conflict and repression in an Argentinean car factory: a cycle of resistance from a worker’s perspective

Maurizio Atzeni presents a worker’s account of two factory occupations in Argentina during the mid-1990s. This reconstruction, rather than focusing on the role of specific agents, allows an unveiling of the dynamics through which the clash between the employer’s drive for profitability and workers’ interests in defence of their salaries developed.

Hayes Cottage hospital, occupied by the workers

The Hayes Cottage hospital occupation, 1983

Historical information about and images from the occupation of Hayes Cottage hospital by its workers, who took over the establishment and ran it…