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

Bus driver rehired after co-workers wildcat

A driver for Coast Mountain Bus Company near Vancouver who was fired in late June is now back at work after his colleagues took wildcat strike…

Cardiff landfill site workers walkout

Rubbish lorries were unable to dump their waste at Cardiff’s biggest tip this morning, following a walkout by workers.

Strikes and riots at 2010 World Cup building site

Workers have still not resumed work at Mpumalanga's 2010 World Cup stadium after workers downed tools in a wage protest.

Postal workers wildcat in York

Postal workers wildcat in solidarity with a colleague facing disciplinary action

Peterborough wildcat strikers. Picture from Peterborough Evening Telegraph.

Peterborough bin workers take wildcat action

Dozens of city binmen called a wildcat strike in Peterborough this morning (30 June) and are refusing to work until a pay dispute has been…

Tongan riots, 2006

Discussion of the riots in Tongan, 2006 and their background.

Clothing company beating of Bangladeshi workers in Athens met with wildcat collective action

Bangladeshi workers in clothing sweatshop in Athens, Greece, were attacked by company thugs for refusing to work on Sunday. When their co-workers walked out in solidarity, the company fired 120 out of 180 of the working force. In response the workers have sealed the factory off forcing the company to withdraw the lay-offs and negotiate.

Mansoura-Espana Garments Company workers on strike

Tuesday 24th June 2008 – Workers at the Mansoura-Espana Garments Company in Talkha are on strike.

Vietnam: 330 illegal strikes in six months

A total of 330 strikes have been recorded so far this year and all of them were illegal because they were not led by the trade union and didn’t…

Short wildcat strike on Preston buses

Bus drivers in Preston staged a 45 minute wildcat strike against management attacks on pay and conditions.

Melbourne postal workers in wildcat strike

Postal workers in Melbourne returned to work today after taking unofficial action yesterday (June 12th) against a bonus cut.

Construction workers wildcat and go-slow in Jamaica

More than 50 workers at a construction site in Lewisville, New Market in St. Elizabeth on Monday joined the scores of Jamaican workers demanding increased wages.