Stan Weir's oral history of the 1946 Oakland general strike This is the transcription of a 1990 interview with Stan Weir for the Virtual Aural/Oral History…
The Oakland general strike - Richard Boyden This article by Richard Boyden is the most comprehensive account of the 1946 Oakland General Strike. It relies extensively on first-hand sources,…
All-out strike and clashes at Ikea plant Four workers have been hospitalized after riots took place in front of the gates of the Ikea plant in Piacenza this morning (November 2).
Incompetent scabs hand victory to locked out referees For the first seven weeks of the National Football League (NFL) season, bosses have locked out all…
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…
Children's strikes in 1911 - Dave Marson Dave Marson's excellent 1973 pamphlet on the little-known mass walkouts of schoolchildren in the UK and Ireland in 1911, the same year that saw…
"The fight of our lives": An analysis of the UK pensions dispute Steven Johns' detailed account of how Unison has handled the 2011-12 dispute over pensions. It sheds…
The beginnings of a rank-and-file rebellion in the Civil Service? A look at recent developments within the civil service. The government's latest attacks, the…
California labor: Total engagement This chapter from Carey McWilliams, California: The Great Exception (1949) tells the history of class war in San Francisco, when "all of labor …
European-wide general strike November 14 - how real? How relevant? In at least four countries, there will be a general strike on November 14. There are calls to turn…
"El sainete porteño" and Argentine reality: The tenant strike of 1907 An article by Donald S. Castro on Nemesio Trejo's theatre production Los inquilinos (The Tenants) and the 1907 rent strike in Buenos Aires, Argentina on which it is based.
General strike: Round 20 One man died at protests during the recent general strike in Greece - so far the 20th general strike against austerity, while austerity continues…
