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

Photo of strikers from CANADIAN PRESS

Canada: Wildcat strike in solidarity with sacked auto workers

Workers at a plant in Guelph, Ontario struck on Saturday in support of sacked Toronto car employees…

Wood workers in the Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 57 workers fired for wildcat strike

Earlier this week wood workers at Ivory Coast firm SMCI were accused by their boss of going on a wildcat strike, and fired.

Striking Misr Spinning and Weaving Company workers in Mahalla al-Kubra

Egyptian textile workers confront the new economic order

An analysis of the recent strike-wave in Egypt which involved tens of thousands of textile workers…

Trinidad: air traffic controllers on "sick out"

Air traffic controllers in Trinidad called in sick en-masse over the weekend due to the slow pace of negotiations for their first collective…

Weekend wildcat strikes hit Royal Mail in Edinburgh

Hundreds of postal workers in Scotland staged wildcat strikes over the weekend creating a backlog of mail.

Broughton Airbus plant

Airbus wildcat strike wave reaches UK

The unofficial walkouts at Airbus which swept Europe following the announcement of job cuts hit Wales on Friday.

Denmark: Cabin crews wildcat strike grounds flights

More news on airline SAS in Denmark, which was forced to cancel 90 flights after cabin crews walked out in a dispute over pay.

SAS aircraft

Denmark: SAS cabin crew wildcat

Crews at the Swedish carrier SAS AB walked out in a wildcat yesterday morning after pay and pensions talks broke down.

Canada: Wildcat strike in post wins extra staff

Sorting office workers downed tools yesterday morning after managers had failed to take heed of complaints about excessive workloads.

Belgium: Aviapartner workers strike after fatal accident.

After a fatal accident last wednesday airport workers in Ostende went on a wildcat strike.

Denmark: hundreds wildcat at public broadcaster

Hundreds of employees at Denmark's public broadcaster walked out in a wildcat strike yesterday against plans to cut over 10% of the workforce.

Strikers outside a plant

Vietnam: More wildcat strikes hit manufacturing

After 3,000 furniture workers struck on Monday, thousands more walked out over low wages.