100 Years Ago: The Philadelphia dockers strike and Local 8 of the IWW - Mouvement Communiste and Kolektivně proti Kapitălu A text published to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of an important strike…
The Seattle general strike, 1919 - Jeremy Brecher Jeremy Brecher's historical account of the general strike and takeover of the city by workers in Seattle in 1919.
Summer in Gdansk - Solidarity Solidarity booklet produced in late 1980 about the mass strikes in Poland which had just ended in huge victory for the workers who had made a mixture of economic and political demands.
Three days of protests against Big Boats in Venice The committee against Big Boats continues its mobilization in Venice, with three days of rallies, assemblies and other initiatives to create…
A 100-year-old idea that could transform the labor movement An article by Daniel Gross suggesting that the old Local 8 of the IWW has lessons to teach the labor…
"I work beside my shit. I eat beside my shit.": impressions from the dockworkers strike in Hong Kong An article by Frido Wenten based on talking with a dockworker in Hong Kong during…
Not Jolly: Genoa dock workers protest after the disaster Two workers are still missing and seven were found dead at the Port of Genoa, after the Jolly Nero,…
Cargo ship destroys building at the Port of Genoa: 7 dead Seven dock workers lost their lives on Tuesday May 7, when the cargo ship Jolly Nero hit a pilots'…
Philadelphia's lords of the docks: interracial unionism wobbly style - Peter Cole A short paper written by Peter Cole for the Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (July 2007…
The Belfast police mutiny of 1907 - John Gray A history of the mutiny of 70% of the Belfast police force during a dockers' strike which brought together Catholic and Protestant workers in…
The Cork harbour strike of 1921 News articles about the work stoppage in Cork where dock workers took control and threatened to expropriate money to pay their own wages.
Labour law and order An article by Preston Clements for Freedom on the repeal of the Trades Dispute Act in 1946 and the reactionary nature of both the Labour Party…
