wildcat strikes

Content on libcom.org related to wildcat, or unofficial, strike action. Including news, history, analysis, discussion and tactics.

New York postal workers on wildcat strike, 1970

New York postal workers on wildcat strike, 1970

Senzeni Na?

A beautifully written piece on the Lonmin massacre by Chris Rodrigues. 'Senzeni na?' is the name of a very mournful struggle song in South Africa that means 'What have we done?'

The Marikana mine workers massacre – a massive escalation in the war on the poor

Ayanda Kota from South African shack dwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo reports on the…

Families of those killed demonstrate against police

Solidarity with mine workers at Marikana Platinum

This statement from South African shack dwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo on the massacre at Marikana Platinum has just come out on their…

Direct action gets the goods in Brazil

Faced with with over 1,000 redundancies, Brazilian GM workers walk off the job, and occupy the busiest highway route in the country. The bosses…

The ILWU longshore struggle in Longview and beyond: a class struggle critique

This article from August 10th, 2012 is an important rebuttal to accounts of the Longview struggle…

The Canadian postal workers wildcat strike 1965

During 1955-1965 the volume of mail posted in Canada more than doubled. The number of postal workers did not - instead, the bosses forced workers…

Court injunction issued in an attempt to break Canadian wildcat strike

Supreme court in Newfoundland issues injunction against construction workers in order to break an…

Balfour Beatty construction workers win swift victory in unofficial action

Balfour Beatty construction workers - the majority non-union - take successful unofficial strike…

Class Struggle in Vietnam: From the Colonial Yoke to Wage Slavery for Global Capital

Following a recent wave of strikes in Vietnam, Insurgent Notes discuss capitalist development and…

Wildcat London bus action, complete with blockades

A short piece in the Evening Standard yesterday mentioned a wildcat bus action in North London yesterday. This is the only place I could find any mention of it on the internet. Anyone know any thing else?

Ashulia barricade - June 2012

Resistance is high; garment workers force shutdown in 350 factories

The resurgence of unrest in the Bangladeshi garment sector continues with over 500,000 workers now…

Tasiast gold mine (photo CGTM)

Mauritanian mining strike over - workers win their demands

This time last week libcom reported on striking gold miners in Mauritania - after five days of…