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

On workers autonomy - Miguel Amoros

Brief remarks concerning the meaning of the word “autonomy” in the context of political struggles since the time of Marx, with special emphasis…

New Zealand: Vineyard Workers Go Wildcat

New Zealand: Vineyard Workers Go Wildcat

On Friday 22 July some forty contracted pruners and wrappers went on strike against our contractor, Kiwi Bunkhouse, Ltd.

Electricians protest against pay cuts - updates and discussion

Update and discussion thread about the UK-wide demonstrations and mostly wildcat strikes of…

A longshore worker faces off against police, 7 September

Here's why Washington longshore workers are so angry

Violence erupted 7 September in a major labor dispute that has simmered for months at the Port of Longview, leading to work shutdowns at ports…

Just a matter of gloves - Stan Weir

An account of a work stoppage over the issue of gloves being supplied in a factory.

Striking workers at Honda, Zhongshan, summer 2010

Workers' autonomy strikes in China - Mouvement Communiste and Kolektivně proti kapitálu

A pamphlet by Mouvement Communiste and Kolektivně proti kapitálu about the wave of strikes that…

The role of the individual and the group in the creation of work cultures - Stan Weir

Stan Weir compares wildcat strikes in Poland and San Diego and their basis in the 'informal work…

Industrial Workers of the World migrant cleaners Guildhall strike: an example to follow

A participant's report on Friday's strike and picket by cleaners at Guildhall (City of London), in…

Balance sheet of Maruti Suzuki workers' strike - Gurgaon Workers News

Gurgaon Workers' News assess the recent massive strike at Maruti Suzuki auto in India.

Wildcats in the post

Article about recent wildcat strikes and disputes in the UK post office from Subversion in 1996.

Charting the class struggle

I was looking into the historical data on strike days in Britain for a feature in Catalyst, but there's a lot more to discuss than we could fit…

Strikes against Stalin in 1930s Russia - Jeffrey Rossman

A detailed account and analysis of the Teikovo cotton workers' strike of April 1932, examining class…