Five Theses on the Class Struggle - by Anton Pannekoek
Anton Pannekoek's classic manifesto against state socialism (democratic or otherwise) and for council communism, an industrial society governed by a democracy of workers' councils
Workers Launch Wave of Wildcat Strikes As Trump Pushes for ‘Return to Work’ Amidst Exploding Coronavirus
Submitted by R Totale on Mar 26 2020 21:56
A report on the spread of wildcat strikes in response to the coronavirus in the US. This article was first published by It's Going Down.
I Stay At Home
Submitted by Johanna Schellhagen on Mar 22 2020 19:00
In the warehouses organized by base unions SICobas and ADL Cobas 90% of the workers don't go to work anymore.
https://en.labournet.tv/i-stay-home
Deliveroo riders strike back against cuts to shifts in London, Leeds and Nottingham
Submitted by R Totale on Jul 21 2019 20:39
Deliveroo riders took action across London, Leeds and Nottingham over the weekend of the 12th-13th July in response to punitive new policies from management that would cut hours for motorbike couriers in London and cyclists elsewhere.
A Union at Amazon?: Organize the Class, not the Shop
An Amazon worker in the United States reflects on the strategic point of the company in the global economy and the new social composition it has created. Looking at the limits of union campaigns in a high-turnover sector with a lack of solidarity, he argues for the creation of regional Worker and Tenant Leagues based on direct action and mutual aid. This article was first published by Notes from Below.
IWW Deliveroo riders strike and blockade in London
Submitted by Ed on May 26 2019 19:13
Deliveroo riders organising with the London IWW have been taking spontaneous action for improved wages and working conditions, shutting down one of Deliveroo's 'dark kitchens' in Swiss Cottage, North-West London.
Workers' Conditions in UK Warehouses
Submitted by Internationalis... on May 14 2019 12:41
It is hard to describe how awful the job is. Almost anyone could do it for a few minutes, even find it stimulating, nice bit of exercise, find a location, a bit of mental stimulation, almost a game. But give it an hour, the feet hurt, the knees hurt, the lower back hurts, the brain hurts… give it a few days and there is no learning curve anymore. Give it a few weeks and you are no longer the same person. You are the walking dead between seven and three.
Lega calls on Emilia Romagna regional authorities to outlaw SI Cobas union
Submitted by Ed on Apr 7 2019 19:55
The far-right League (Lega) has called on the Emilia Romagna Region authorities to outlaw SI Cobas, a base union active in the country's warehouses and which often organises among immigrant workers.
Amazon: A new business model better able to manage the contradictions of the capitalist mode of production
An attempt to understand the functioning of one the world's most powerful companies using marxist categories - explaining how Amazon manages to combine the functions of productive, comercial and finance capital. The intention is, of course, to try to work out the implications for class strugle...
Guardian report exposes Amazon wage increase as public relations fraud
Submitted by Soapy on Mar 9 2019 20:35
A recent report in The Guardian exposes the fraud of Amazon's October wage hike stunt. It also raises the question: was this all simply intended to stave off a unionization effort that began last summer?
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