United Kingdom

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

The View from the Picket Line: Reports from the food platform strike on October 4th

Reports from UberEats couriers on strike in London, Cardiff, Bristol, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle…

Not Tesco Finest - Warehouse workers' report

An article for the upcoming issue of WorkersWildWest, a free working class paper from west London

Spanish anti-fascist prisoners in Chorley

Spanish anti-fascist ‘prisoners of war’ in Lancashire, 1944–46

Fascinating and detailed paper by Richard Cleminson examining the appalling treatment of Spanish…

Who was Harry Cowley?

PDF pamphlet about the life and times of Harry Cowley, a chimney sweep, antifascist and working class hero from Brighton, England.

IWW Couriers Network: Why We're Striking on October 4th

The IWW Courier Network has called for a UK-wide strike of food delivery couriers on October 4th…

Two jobs with one stone - Reports about working at London Linen and Skinny Bakery

A friend of ours summarised his experiences about working at two west London workplaces as a…

Spread the Spoons Strike

An appeal from striking workers. This is the main article from the new Wetherspoons strike bulletin ‘The Spoons Striker’, avaliable in PDF form…

The Spoons Striker

A Wetherspoons strike bulletin, produced by workers who have voted for strike action on October 4th at two pubs in Brighton. First hosted at…

‘No Money, No Food!’ London UberEats workers on strike

The largest ever UberEats strike shuts down East London. This article was first published by Notes…

‘It’s time to stop running away’: Wetherspoons workers ballot for strike action

Workers at two Wetherspoons pubs in Brighton are balloting for strike action over pay and union…

The Limits of 'Intersectionality': AngryWorkers book review of 'Striking Women'

AngryWorkers book review of 'Striking Women' - Struggles and Strategies of South Asian Women Workers…

Into battle with the bazooka bands (Pages of Labour history) - Tom Brown

An excellent personal account of the 1926 miners' lockout in County Durham