10 July: a ‘season of struggle’? An initial response to the announcement from the People’s Assembly that there will be a ‘mass strike’ on 10 July this year.
Industrial unionism in America - Marion Dutton Savage The main objects of this volume are to "describe the different industrial unions which are…
In defence of Malatesta A defence of Malatesta's record on the unions and his attitude towards workers' organisations
Nothing in common: unions as bosses Some cursory thoughts on the contradictions created by trade unions, as the collective voice of organised workers, also being employers.
State intervention to save capitalism: the IWW and the state A discussion of the role of state intervention in the workers movement, an increasing approach of…
Learning valuable lessons about business unions An exchange between Kdog and Brandon Oliver on the nature of the reformist unions.
Lessons from a social service worker’s strike This piece was written in 2004-2005 in the wake of a strike at a behavioral health facility. Through the immediate eyes of those experiences it…
On union scabbing Some quick thoughts on the need to respect picket lines and the challenge of the anti-strike laws and multi-union workplaces.
Business unionism vs revolutionary unionism - Dave Neal A piece on the decline of business unions and the opportunities this has opened up for a resurgent…
Solidarity motor bulletin #02: UAW scab union Issue of Solidarity's car industry bulletin from March 22, 1974, looking at the behaviour of the US auto workers' industrial union the UAW and how it was sabotaging and scabbing on struggles of its members at the time.
Italian unions sign up to the repression of trade union rights It should have been just the implementation decree for the 31 May agreement but it has turned into a…