Fighting back in Ukraine - Oleg Dubrovskii with Simon Pirani This short pamphlet was put together by Simon Pirani in 1996/7 from a series of interviews with…
How I got fired and won my job back An article from an IWW organizer about his organizing that led to his being fired and returned to work.
Being a woman organizer isn’t easy An article by Luz Sierra about the gendered expectations she has faced within her family and culture.
Just say no A short of account of a low-level direct action - a collective refusal to undertake a certain aspect of work - that occurred at a small language school.
Lunch lady land: reflections on a unionization drive from a radical food service worker An account of organising in a US college cafeteria.
An account of winning reinstatement for a suspended worker A short account from a friend of ours of how he and his colleagues managed to get a member of staff…
Lessons from small shop organizing A significant amount of organizing experience in the IWW comes from working in relatively small workplaces such as stand-alone single shops or…
An account of the universities strike, 31 October 2013 An account by Demogorgon, a left communist clerical worker and member of the International Communist…
Meet my mates, the bastards Fancy a challenge? Try keeping your politics intact whilst working with ordinary, apolitical workmates to build an unofficial union. Apolitical…
Worker sabotage in a financial services call centre An inspiring first person account of employee sabotage in a pensions call centre, where workers helped customers recoup forgotten pension…
Has PCS been outflanked to the left by a bosses’ union? A look at two of many attacks faced by workers in HM Revenue & Customs. The contrasting responses…
Standing still at the starter's pistol: lacklustre resistance in the TEFL industry A good while back, I wrote a blog post about contract issues at the English language school I work…