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

Who can ride the garment tiger?

On Saturday September 21st there began a 10 day mass agitation by Bangladeshi Ready Made Garment(RMG) workers demanding a 170% increase in their…

The National Guard confront striking Teamsters, Ohio 1970

The Teamsters wildcat strike, 1970 - Jeremy Brecher

A short history of the militant nationwide wildcat strike of truck drivers in the Teamsters union against a union-management agreed pay rise of …

The national US Postal Service wildcat strike, 1970 - Jeremy Brecher

Jeremy Brecher's short history of the successful nationwide illegal wildcat strike of American…

Strikers clash with police, Akron 1936

Akron rubber workers' struggles, 1933-1936 - Jeremy Brecher

Jeremy Brecher's account of the struggles of rubber workers in Akron, Ohio, the centre of the…

Sitdown strikers at Flint, 1937

Workers, employers and unions in the US sitdown strike wave, 1933-1937 - Jeremy Brecher

Jeremy Brecher's excellent history and analysis of the wave of sitdown strikes in US from 1933-1937…

What happened at Fords - Ken Weller and Ernie Stanton

Solidarity pamphlet 26 containing three articles about the defeat of the workers in a dispute at the…

The US miners' strikes, 1919-1922 - Jeremy Brecher

Jeremy Brecher's account of the strike wave in American mines from 1919 to 1922, where coalminers fought the bosses, the government and even the…

The US national railroad strike, 1920 - Jeremy Brecher

A short history of the nationwide wildcat strike of US rail workers in 1920, which won pay increases…

Protesters shut down an expensive toll bridge

Brazil protests continue as strikes and occupations begin

A riveting person account from a libcom poster in Vitória with updates on the protest movement which…

A woman, Shefali, learns of the discovery of her sister's corpse.

The legacy of the dead - the Savar collapse, part 2

The site of the Dhaka factory collapse is now cleared; new concessions and reforms are announced. Some further reflections...

Contemporary illustration of the blockade of engines at Martinsburg.

The great upheaval of 1877 - Jeremy Brecher

Jeremy Brecher's vivid history of the first mass strike in US history: the great upheaval of 1877 where workers took over the railways and took…

1982 South African Grand Prix strike

Short account of the only strike in Formula One history, an almost unanimous 24 hour sit in in response to contractual changes.