Wave of strikes and agreements in Brazilian car industry Workers at major car industry plants in Brazil went on strike during September in support of their…
Workers' struggles and the development of Ford in Britain - Ferruccio Gambino This essay by Ferruccio Gambino first appeared in the book Operai e Stato (Feltrinelli, 1972). It…
Making a killing - Christian Dewar Article detailing links between big business and the Nazi regime during World War II.
Belgium: car workers refuse union compromise Strikers at car firm SLM refused to vote on an agreement made by unions, judging the salary increase to be too low.
Canada: Wildcat strike in solidarity with sacked auto workers Workers at a plant in Guelph, Ontario struck on Saturday in support of sacked Toronto car employees…
Toronto: auto workers occupy factory 150 auto workers occupied their factory yesterday in a dispute over unpaid severance pay whilst hundreds more demonstrated outside.
Strike at Russian Ford plant A strike halted production on Wednesday at U.S. car maker Ford's plant near St Petersburg, one of the biggest in Russia owned by a foreign auto…
1978-1979: Winter of discontent A short history of the of the widespread strike movement that occurred during the winter of 1978-1979 in Britain. The 'Winter of Discontent'…
How the Allied multinationals supplied Nazi Germany throughout World War II The following excerpts thoroughly document how capitalists really acted during the Second World War…
1973: Broadmeadows Ford workers’ strike In June 1973 workers at the Broadmeadows Ford factory exploded smashing up their workplace, facing off police and forcing union bosses into…
Ford times time on the loo This article from the Detroit news shows petty measures introduced by Ford managers recently to raise productivity. The memo about toilet time is included below.