The 1842 Strike In the summer of 1842 a great wave of strikes engulfed Lancashire and Yorkshire. The wave began in the Staffordshire coalfield in July when the miners went on strike for fewer hours and more…
Struggle changes people This article discusses the idea that the experience of struggle and direct action transforms people.
Postrevolutionary pioneer: Anarchist María Luisa Marín and the Veracruz renters' movement A history of the Mexican anarchist María Luisa Marín and the 1922 Veracruz Renters'…
Which way forward for the 99%? Build Power & Show Power through Mass Participatory Bold Action! Collective statement of Occupy May 1st, an organizing group calling for a campaign…
Belgium general strike Yesterday there was a 24 hour general strike in Belgium by public sector workers.
Portugal: about the austerity measures and the last general strike Report from the Portuguese section of the International Workers' Association about the general…
Fernand Pelloutier and syndicalism - Max Nettlau A short intellectual biography of one of the founders of French revolutionary syndicalism, Fernand Pelloutier, written in 1932 by the “Herodotus…
Oakland’s Third Attempt at a General Strike On November 2, 2011, Occupy Oakland — coming out of the international Occupy Movement — called for a General Strike. It was the third time a…
Video footage from the Seattle general strike, 1919 Excerpt from Witness to Revolution: The Story of Anna Louise Strong. Contains original film footage from 1919, the only known footage of the…
The general strike that didn't happen: a report on the activity of the IWW in Wisconsin This is a report written by two IWW organizers from out of state on the activities of the union…
The Oakland general strike, the days before, the days after Gayge Operaista's account of the 2011 Oakland general strike, the fallout within the occupy movement…
Oakland General Strike: An Initial Review An account of the events of the November 2nd 'general strike' in Oakland.