意大利菲亚特铸造厂1963年的野猫斗争
Submitted by sjzc on Oct 18 2017 09:24
意大利1960年代“工人主义”的经典作品，关于1963年菲亚特汽车公司铸造厂的“夜猫”式斗争。早期“战斗性工人调查”的探索，也介绍了“阶级构成”、“阶级重组”等概念，关于工会如何限制了工人自我行动的分析。
A spree of rebellions in the Greater Noida, India
Submitted by Charlie Chap on Aug 21 2017 08:20
An expansion of the Delhi-NCR region, New Okhla Industrial Development Authority - NOIDA - is an example of 21st century expansion of wage-labour based commodity production. Below, we look at some glimpses of what this entails.
Initial notes on the first-ever strike at Volkswagen Bratislava, Slovakia
Submitted by jura on Jun 21 2017 00:41
On June 20th, 2017, a strike began at the Volkswagen factory near Bratislava, Slovakia. This is the largest and most modern car factory in a country whose annual production of cars per capita is the highest in the world. There had never been a strike at Volkswagen Bratislava before.
Car industry: reading guide
Libcom.org's reading guide on working life and struggles written by and about workers in the global automobile industry.
Douglas Fraser's Resignation letter from the Labor-Management Group
The then President of the UAW's resignation letter from the Labor Management Group[1]. The letter outlines his disappointment with the group and rejects the strategy of collaboration. But it also reflects on the then contemporary class struggle and outlines the growing tensions between major corporations and the labor movement.
Genora (Johnson) Dollinger Remembers the 1936-37 General Motors Sit-Down Strike
An interview with Genora (Johnson) Dollinger and her recollections on the Flint Sit Down Strike of 1937. The interview particular recounts the role of women and black workers in the strike.
On "Autonomy in India"
"What we see the workers doing, and what we hear of from other places today, gives the impression that some great churning is taking place which we dare not try to fit unthinkingly into existing moulds bequeathed to us by past experience."
Autonomy in India: Tactical and Strategic Considerations on the New Wave of Workers’ Struggles
Recent workers’ struggles in India prompt us to examine the concept of autonomy more closely. Movements in the Gurgaon-Manesar region have consciously or unconsciously addressed the reality of the social factory and have combined mobilizations from below and mass initiative with the need to formulate an appropriate strategy and effective set of tactics.
1968: Ford Female Employees Win Strike for Equal Pay in Dagenham
Submitted by Reddebrek on Jan 25 2017 19:44
In 1968 women who worked for the Ford plant in Dagenham discovered their pay was significantly less than male workers doing the same work. They struck for equal and despite ridiculing in the press the strike won a near wage parity, and promoted the debate on equal pay for equal work in the UK
