On the trade unions and “boring from within” Phil Dickens critiques the 'boring from within' union strategy advocated by various left groups.
Compositional power Turbulence chats with 2 members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) about solidarity unionism, and gets their perspective on winning,…
Trade union factionalism and rank-and-file organising Over the past year, it's become increasingly evident that the branch of the civil servants' union…
Testimony of a black worker - Charles Denby Extracts from Charles Denby's excellent autobiographical work, Indignant Heart - Testimony of a Black Worker. The extracts describe his…
The origins of the union shop - Tom Wetzel Article about the practice and limitations of union (closed) shops in the US workers' movement in the 1930s and 40s. In particular it examines…
States of emergency: cultures of revolt in Italy from 1968 to 1978 - Robert Lumley The complete text of the definitive book on the mass social movements in Italy in the 1960s and 70s…
Death to rank and filism! The text below appeared in a short-lived project and one-off journal, entitled ‘Anti-Exchange and Mart’, produced in London in 1990. The article…
The strike and its enemies A review of Joe Burn's book, Reviving the Strike: How Working People Can Regain Power and Transform America.
Don't give up on the pensions fight As trade unions look set to sell out their members once again, workers need to stand together in the fight over pensions and refuse to allow…
What would a boxers union look like? This week on a recent episode of fight sport podcast No Holds Barred there's a section on the possibilities of organising boxers into a union…
No-strike clauses hold back unions A short article arguing against the US labor movement's reliance on contracts and acceptance of the 'no strike' clause.
Class conflict and workers' self activity on the railroads: 1874-1895 The years 1874 through 1895 saw intense class struggle, much of it centering on the railroad…
