Images from 1946 Rochester general strike Pictures from the 1946 Rochester, New York general strike, which happened in response to the mass firings of city workers attempting to organize…
Images from 1946 Oakland general strike Images from the 1946 Oakland general strike. Mostly taken from the University of California-Berkeley's online archive.
Vulnerable Akron: the first great sit-down - Rose Pesotta An account by anarchist and union organizer Rose Pesotta of the 1936 Akron rubberworkers strike,…
Images from 1934 Autolite strike Considered one of the most important strikes in American history, the Toledo Autolite strike is best remembered by its mass pickets and running…
Images from the 1917 Bisbee deportation Images from the 1917 Bisbee deportation, where an armed, anti-union 'Citizen's Protective League', in alliance with law enforcement, forced…
1932: the Ford Hunger March massacre Pictures from the 1932 Ford Hunger March massacre in Detroit, where police and Ford security guards killed 4 and injured 60 when they opened fire…
Lessons from small shop organizing A significant amount of organizing experience in the IWW comes from working in relatively small workplaces such as stand-alone single shops or…
Class Struggle/Supply Chains, Seattle, December 28 Class Struggle Along Global Supply Chains, Parts III. In this installment in Seattle, we will give a presentation and facilitate a collective…
Zines and underground comics of the 1980s and 1990s A blogpost about various 'zines, underground comics and alternative publications I was exposed to during the late 1980s and 1990s.
Journal of an early labor organizer An article by Philip Foner introducing the journal of an 1840s labor organizer from New England.
Coming Full Circle: Creating a Three-Pronged Housing Justice Strategy Direct action is at the center of the housing justice, but what do we need to see a movement that is…
Racial conflict and racial solidarity in the Alabama coal strike of 1894: new evidence for the Gutman-Hill debate - Alex Lichtenstein Alex Lichtenstein looks at the issue of race in an Alabama coal strike.