Nike and the Sweatshop problem
Submitted by Reddebrek on Sep 14 2018 15:10
Recent anger over Nike's current endorsement deal reminded me of a period in the 1990s when Nike was facing consumer anger of its labour practices and a strike by Indonesian workers at one of its factories.
Fighting to win: Thoughts on strike tactics
Submitted by Chilli Sauce on Nov 19 2017 21:31
With railway workers, cleaners, cinema workers, food couriers, and posties either having come out on strike or due to, 2017 has seen marginal uptick in industrial action. This is a heartening sign, but with so few of us having strike experience, we need to make sure we're thinking tactically.
Boycotts and legal action as Clapton fans fight to take their club back
Submitted by Ed on Aug 18 2017 14:32
Supporters of Clapton FC, renowned for their left-wing politics and activity in the local community, are continuing their struggle to take control away from the current owners and turn the East London club into a democratic, fan-owned football club open to the community.
Racial discrimination in employment? The Bristol bus boycott of 1963
Submitted by Steven. on Aug 11 2017 11:49
A student dissertation with lots of information about the 1963 boycott of Bristol's buses against the ban on recruiting workers of colour enforced by the TGWU union and the state-owned Bristol Omnibus Company.
Black and white on the buses: the 1963 colour bar dispute in Bristol
Submitted by Steven. on Aug 11 2017 10:17
A detailed pamphlet by Madge Dresser on the Bristol bus boycott, when a mass campaign defeated the TGWU union's bar on black and Asian people working in bus crews.
1995: Tahitians Campaign to Stop French Nuclear Testing
Submitted by Reddebrek on Feb 2 2017 22:55
The resumption of nuclear weapons tests in Polynesia by France the mid nineties provoked anger in Tahiti. Tahitians organised a determined campaign against the tests.
1977-80: Gay Activists Boycott Orange Juice
Submitted by Reddebrek on Jan 25 2017 03:46
A rather strange chapter in history, Miami Dade county passed an ordinance banning discrimination against homosexuals in housing or employment, quite rare for 1977. In response a former beauty queen/popstar and an orange juice company worked to over turn the ordinance, which prompted a boycott of orange juice and the creation of a new snakebite, and a pie attack.
