"Striking to Survive: Workers' Resistance [in China]" book talks, San Francisco Bay Area, 7-11 October 2018
Submitted by Supply Chain Re... on Sep 12 2018 04:49
Striking to Survive: Workers’ Resistance to Factory Relocations in China addresses the question of why there are so many strikes in China today and whether they add up to a "labor movement." Against the backdrop of a recent wave of factory closures in the Pearl River Delta, this book dispels the myth that Chinese workers are "stealing American jobs" and asks how solidarity between workers on both sides of the Pacific can be built.
Global Deliveroo strikes
Submitted by Cipo Fraioli on Feb 1 2018 11:31
Over the last couple of weeks, Deliveroo have been hit by a series of strikes and occupations all over the world: from Hong Kong to Belgium, Holland, France and Germany. Meanwhile, in Shanghai, the first union for online food deliverers has been formed.
New Forms of Worker Organization: The Syndicalist and Autonomist Restoration of Class Struggle Unionism
This is the first book to compile workers’ struggles on a global basis, examining the formation and expansion of radical unions in the Global South and Global North.
Zimbabwe – crawling between imperialist masters
Submitted by Internationalis... on Dec 8 2017 15:17
The removal of Mugabe means only that the ruling elite will seek new imperialist links to solve the economic mess the country is in. Zimbabwe demonstrates for the nth time that "national liberation" in the epoch of imperialism means liberation only for the indigenous bourgeoisie linked to the world order of capitalism.
China on Strike: Narratives of Workers' Resistance
This book provides a revealing window into the lives and struggles of workers organizing in China’s factories. Drawing on dozens of interviews with Chinese workers, this book documents the processes of migration, changing employment relations, worker culture, and other issues related to China’s explosive growth.
The Old Man and the Coup
Submitted by Malatesta Black on Nov 24 2017 14:40
This article looks at the recent events around the removal of Robert Mugabe from power in Zimbabwe. It argues that this will not bring liberation for the people of Zimbabwe, as it does not address the problems Zimbabwe faces - a ruthless ruling class, its state, capitalism and imperialism
Theses on the Chinese question (1964)
Published in "Il Programma Comunista", n. 23/1964 and 2/1965, author anonymous.
Donate to help translate radical texts into Chinese
Submitted by libcom on Aug 29 2017 19:00
libcom.org has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise money to translate key texts to assist radical workers in China organising on the ground, so please donate and share this appeal!
The wonderful world of bossnapping
Submitted by Steven. on Jul 23 2017 17:22
A short introduction to and history of bossnapping - workers detaining their bosses in order to win demands - written by Evan Johnston.
Against the law: labour protests in China's rustbelt and sunbelt
Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 11 2017 10:56
A detailed study by Ching Kwan Lee of China's transition from a more state capitalist model to a more free market system from the 1990s to the early 2000s, the effect on the working class and how workers responded to the changes.
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