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

Striking textile workers in Kafr el-Dawwar - photo by Dan Morrison on sfgate.com

Egypt's wildcat strike wave continues unabated

As reported previously on libcom, tens of thousands of workers in Egypt continue to defy their unions and the government in the nation's state…

Barbados: Publishing workers on wildcat strike

Workers at the Nation Publishing company walked out on strike on Tuesday following the sacking of a co-worker.

Bus drivers strike in Holland

Public transport was disrupted yesterday as bus drivers employed by Connexxion went on unofficial strike on 19 routes in the Amsterdam-Zaandam…

Israel's Ashdod port wildcat strike ends

A two-day wildcat strike in defiance of bosses and unions at the Ashdod port ended on Friday with a return to work.

Australia: Railway workers walk off over safety

Pacific National railway workers went on unofficial strike on Sunday, reportedly over safety issues.

Shipbuilding in Iran

Workers strike at Iran's largest shipbuilding company

On January 30, 2007, the entrance to the Iran Sadra (SADRA- Iran Marine Industrial Co.) in its…

Strikers in the Winter of Discontent.

1978-1979: Winter of discontent

A short history of the of the widespread strike movement that occurred during the winter of 1978-1979 in Britain. The 'Winter of Discontent'…

Unrest - Bangladeshi garment workers fight back in the Tejgaon Industrial Area

Bangladesh: Fifty garment workers beaten by hired thugs

Dozens of workers at a clothing factory were injured on Wednesday when over 200 outsiders, allegedly…

Zimbabwe riot officers police a previous anti-government demonstration

Wildcat strikes hit Zimbabwe

Wildcat strikes for better pay that have hit Zimbabwe could trigger wider work boycotts and spontaneous street protests, escalating political…

Wildcat solidarity strike over suspended post striker

Postal workers in Staffordshire are on strike for a third day in a dispute over the suspension of a…

IWW warehouse workers branch sacked

Members of the Industrial Workers of the World, organises at New York warehouses were sacked over the festive period, in retaliation for their…

Unfriendly skies - The air traffic controllers' sick-out, 1969

Short article about the 1969 mass calling-in sick strike of air traffic controllers in the US over…