United Kingdom

Content about events and struggles in what is now the United Kingdom.

'Christmas is cancelled' headline

Some editions of Communication Worker - 1987-88

Here are seven editions of the bulletin produced by the rank-and-file postal workers' group Communication Workers Group.

On balance: guidelines for the representation of women and men in English language teaching materials

Article by Women in EFL Materials written in 1991 offering a good overview on how…

Young workers' rights - TEFL lesson

A TEFL handout for advanced / upper-intermediate students from the book 'Functional skills English: health & social care workbook' (aimed at…

Victory against wage stealing language school!

After a short but intense campaign, Marta, a receptionist at the Speak Up London language school, has won a week’s unpaid wages and a glowing…

Starvation for coming in late - JCP ESOL teaching and benefit sanctions.

Through the growth of JobCentre mandated classes, ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages)…

Marta: 2, Speak Up: 0

A successful action and a short Twitter callout regarding wage theft at the Speak Up School of English in London.

Behind the screens: an interview with two Curzon cinema workers

An interesting interview with two workers in the Curzon Cinema group who have been involved in a…

Farewell to the middle classes - Matt Cole

When the middle drops to the bottom, the bottom drops out.

Seamen on strike, 1966

Strike: a live history, 1887-1971 - Robert Leeson

A great set of short, first person accounts of strike action and industrial disputes in the UK from a broad range of workers from the late 19th…

Industrial Workers of the World post advocating sabotage

Sabotage: a study in industrial conflict - Geoff Brown

A superb and detailed 1977 study of the practice of worker sabotage of production, particularly by…

On elder care work and the limits of Marxism - Silvia Federici

Text by Silvia Federici on elder care and its relationship with capitalism, feminism, and the left.

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.