Angry workers hold bosses hostage More than 1,000 migrant workers in Shanghai have gone on strike and held 18 managers hostage following a dispute over the introduction of a…
The trade unions and the "crisis of leadership" narrative The ongoing struggle against austerity have brought into focus the differences between the "left"…
Ann Hansen's statement on her recent arrest, imprisonment and release Ann Hansen is a former member of Direct Action, an underground anarchist group active in the 1980s,…
What October 20 tells us about the state of the movement Saturday October 20 saw the TUC's "Future That Works" march and rally. It was the second biggest…
On rank-and-file action, trade union representation and building confidence A brief note on why forms of action taken at the behest of trade union structures cannot be equated…
Mothers' Strike (2010) “Mothers’ Strike” is a documentary that portrays the living conditions of the striking women in Walbrzych, Poland in 2010, their struggle against…
Houston janitors score victory against the bosses Following two months of mass demonstrations, civil disobedience, sit-ins, rallies, 70 arrests, and marches, Houston Janitors have won a huge…
The bomb, direct action and the state A pamphlet by the Syndicalist Workers' Federation on the attitude of various parties towards nuclear weapons and the means by which disarmament…
Direct Action: Front Covers 1996-2009 A gallery of cover images from all 48 issues of Direct Action, the magazine of the Solidairty Federation. Libcom also hosts an online archive of…
The TUC collaborate with the Met to sew up October 20 On October 20 2012, the TUC is hosting another national march and rally in London. Like the one on…
The problem with the Pay Up campaign On the back of a demonstration at Sainsbury's headquarters, Pay Up has recently emerged as the latest UK Uncut-style activist campaign. Its aim…
Asturias miners' strike photo gallery, 2012 After the government announced cuts to subsidies for Asturias' coal mines, thousands of miners have begun strikes and militant direct action in a…