Unions with Leaders Who Stay on the Job (a.k.a. Class War Lessons) - Stan Weir Stain Weir writes about direct action and on-the-job union leadership as a merchant marine in the 1940s.
The informal work group - Stan Weir Stan Weir on some of his life experiences at work and what he saw as the "the only organizational form opposed to formal bureaucracies which…
Bonkers Boris' messy logic There's an interesting post over on the TUC's Touchstone blog about Boris Johnson's call for strike laws to be made even more restrictive. Boris, who was elected as mayor of London on a turnout of less than 50%, wants strikes to be illegal unless the turnout is greater than 50%.
Militant as hell on the waterfront: The political thought of Stan Weir New Beginnings looks at the life of workplace militant and writer, Stan Weir.
On workplace organisation - Red and Black Notes A look at the exchange between Stan Weir and Sam Friedman on workplace organisation. The following article, which has been slightly edited for…
“The bottom line isn't the whole thing”: Detroit, anti-racism and labour history New Beginnings interviews a Detroit militant with decades of organizing experience in the area.
Les émeutes en Grèce, a review a short review in French of Les émeutes en Grèce, a book mainly by Théo Cosme (Théorie Communiste) about the Greece riots of 2008.
The transitional phase of the crisis: the era of riots In December 2010-January 2011 the Arab-African revolt burst, and it turns out that it is going to be…
Preliminary notes towards an account of the "movement of popular assemblies" - TPTG The movement of the assemblies in the squares started completely unexpectedly on the 25th of May in…
“What do you do for a living?” A tale of toil by Frank Edgewick, a guest services agent in an American hotel.