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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results222 Connexions Library11 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 2 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 10 Sources Library 6 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryThe Accumulation of Capital  Luxemburg, Rosa Book 1913 Rosa Luxemburg's analysis of the inherent contradictions of capitalist accumulation. The Age of Aquiescenence: The Life and Death of American Resistance to Organized Wealth and Power Fraser, Steve Book 2015 A groundbreaking investigation of how and why, from the 18th century to the present day, American resistance to our ruling elites has vanished. From the American Revolution through the Civil Rights mo... All That Our Hands Have Done: A Pictorial History of Hamilton Workers Heron, Craig; Hoffmitz, Shea; Roberts, Wayne; Storey, Robert Book 1981 The story of working people in Hamilton's steel industry. American Communism and Soviet Russia: The Formative Period Draper, Theodore Book 1960 A history of the formative peirod of the American Communist Party. The American Socialist Movement: 1897-1912 Kipnis, Ira Book 1952 A history of the American Socialist Party, which at its height had over 150,000 dues-paying members, published hundreds of newspapers, and won almost a million votes for its presidential candidate. The American Working Class in Historical Persepctive Glaberman, Martin Article 1973 A review of Jeremy Brecher's Strike! (See CX6590) Arizona Copper Mine Strike of 1983: Connexipedia Article Article 1983 Dispute between the Phelps Dodge Corporation and a unionized copper miners. Australian waterfront dispute of 1998: Connexipedia Article Article Severe and protracted industrial relations dispute, primarily between the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and Patrick Corporation, a stevedoring and transportation company. Australia's Labor War on the Docks Sheppard, Barry Article 1998 THE BATTLE BETWEEN the Australian "wharfies" and the Patrick Stevedore company, backed by the right-wing coalition government of Liberal Prime Minister John Howard, became a test of strength not only ... The Autobiography of Mother Jones Jones, Mary (Mother Jones) Book 1925 In spite of oppressors, in spite of false leaders, in spite of labor's own lack of understanding of its needs, the cause of the worker continues onward. Beyond the Fields Early, Steve Article 2011 There is a strong historical link between the United Farm Workers in its heyday and myriad forms of progressive activism today. UFW alumni, ideas, and strategies have influenced Latino political empo... Brother Max: Labour Organizer and Educator Swerdlow, Max; Kealey, Gregory S. Book Max Swerdlow outlines his work beginning in Depression-era Winnipeg, leading to his involvement with the International Labour Organization. The Bund (General Jewish Labour Bund): Connexipedia Article Article A secular Jewish socialist party in Central and Eastern Europe operating predominantly between the 1890s and the 1930s. Bureaucratic mass strikes: A response to Mark O'Brien Lyddon, Dave Article 2015 The mass strike of 30 November 2011 (N30) was the broadest and biggest ever British public sector strike and involved the largest number of women workers in any British strike. Dave Lyddon comments. Can the Working Class Change the World? Yates, Michael D. Book 2018 A look at how the working class and its allies can oppose capitalism to bring radical change. Canada: The Communist Viewpoint Buck, Tim Book 1948 Tim Buck, the national leader of the Labor-Progressive Party, sets out the Communist position on the big questions of Canada's destiny. Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 1, Number 2 - July 1976 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1976 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 3, Number 1 - February 1978 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 Canadian Labour History Bibliography, 1976-2009 Lonardo, Michael Database 2010 Recognizing the limitations that must be set on a project that relies primarily on a single individual, the bibliography has been limited to English-language monographs, pamphlets, journal articles, a... Canadian Labour in Politics Horowitz, Gad Book 1968 A historical study of the relationship between the labour movement and the social democratic party in Canada, as that relationship developed since the birth of modern industrial unionism. The Canadian Left: A Critical Analysis Penner, Norman Book 1977 The main focus of the book is the emergence and development of Canadian socialist thought. Penner examines the origins of the Communist Party of Canada and its ideological base and the beginings and d... The Canso Strait Fisherman's Strike, 1970-71 Cameron, Silver Donald Book 1977 An account of the 1970-71 strike of Nova Scotia fishermen, after two large fisheries refused to recognize their newly formed union. Das Capital, Volume 1: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production Marx, Karl Book 1867 Marx's great work sets out to grasp and portray the totality of the capitalist mode of production, and the bourgeois society that emerges from it. He describes and connects all its economic features, ... The Case for Grassroots Archives Diemer, Ulli Article 2012 Grassroots archives play a valuable role in what has been called "the battle of memory". People's history projects such as grassroots archives preserve and share stories of resistance, hidden historie... The Case of Occupy and the Longshoremen's Union: Who's Speaking for Whom? Winslow, Cal Article 2011 Occupy Oakland should not be pretending to speak on behalf of Oakland's dockworkers, and should not be telling the dockworkers when and how they should strike. Occupy Oakland's actions are the opposit... La Causa: The California Grape Strike Fusco, Paul (photos); Horwitz, George D. (text) Book 1970 A documentary of the California grape workers' strike. Cesar Chavez, the United Farm Workers, and the Question of Unions in Contemporary Capitalism: Review of Frank Bardacke, Trampling Out The Vintage: Cesar Chavez and the Two Souls of the United Farm Workers Article 2013 Bardacke tells the story of one movement’s evolution from grassroots obscurity to such (relatively little-known) successes as the Salinas Valley (California) general strike of lettuce pickers in 1979—... Chávez, César: Connexipedia Article Article Mexican American farm worker, labour leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW). (19... A Class Act: An Illustrated History of the Labour Movement in Newfoundland and Labrador Gillespie, Bill Book 1986 Gillespie records the men and women who struggled within an economic system they did not control to improve the lives of their families and their class. Class and Colour in South Africa 1850-1950 Simons, H.J.; Simons, R.E. Book 1969 A historical and sociological overview which provides a critical analysis of the Labour and National movements in South Africa and explores how and why the white working class traded its socialist pri... Class Composition and the Theory of the Party at the Origin of the Workers-Councils Movement Bologna, Sergio Article 1972 Re-examines a crucial segment of labour history, the German workers' council experience, which bridges the classical socialist phase of the Second and Third Internationals, and the post-Keynesian peri... Colorado Labor Wars: Connexipedia Article Article Colorado's most significant battles between labor and capital which occurred primarily between miners and mine operators. A Communist Life: Jack Scott and the Canadian Workers Movement, 1927-1985 Palmer, Bryan D. Book Jack Scott's experiences from joining the Communist Party of Canada to founding the Canada-China Friendship Association in the early 1960s. Comrade's Socialist Songbook Website Revolutionary and trade union songs, mostly from the The Socialist Songbook. Connexions Digest: Volume 12, Number 2 - Issue 48 - Winter 1988-89 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Connexions Digest: Issue 51 - May 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Library: Labour and Unions Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on labour and unions. Constitution and By-Laws of Industrial Workers of the World Article 1905 The working class and the employing class have nothing in common. There can be no peace so long as hunger and want are found among millions of working people and the few, who make up the employing cla... A Contest of Ideas: Capital, Politics and Labor Lichtenstein, Nelson Book 2013 Compilation and updates of many of Lichtenstein's most provocative and controversial essays and reviews. The author offers perspectives on the relationship of labour and the state, the tensions that s... Convict Labor in America: Book review Ortiz, Paul Article 1998 Convict labour, like antebellum slavery, was an American way of life, a cultural practice that tied northern capitalists, plantation owners, university-trained social reformers, federal officials and ... Critique of Syndicalist Methods: Trade-Unionism to Anarcho-Syndicalism Bonanno, Alfredo M. Article 1975 Bonanno's 1975 meditation on the means to be used in pursuit of the anarchist project. Emphasizes the utility of unions in propagating capitalist control of industry and agriculture. Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement: Connexipedia Article Article An organization of African-American workers formed in May 1968 in the Chrysler Corporation's Hamtramck Assembly plant, formerly Dodge Main, Detroit, Michigan. Dreaming of What Might Be: The Knights of Labor in Ontario, 1880-1900 Kealey, Gregory S.; Palmer, Bryan D. Book The Holy Order of Knights of Labour, based in Ontario, pressed for a more egalitarian society by unifying industrial workers. Dreaming of What Might Be: The Knights of Labor in Canada 1880-1900 Carleton, Sean; Smith, Julia; Folvik, Robin; Bradd, Sam Book 2013 A comic book history of the Knights of Labor in Canada. Egypt's Long Labor History: Against The Current vol. 142 Said, Atef Article 2009 The Egyptian working class is one of the oldest in the region, with a long history of internationalist solidarity. Egyptian loading and longshoremen workers in 1947, for example, boycotted the Dutch s... Engels, Manchester and the Working Class Marcus, Steven Book 1974 An account and interpretation of the writing of Friedrich Engels' first major work, The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844. European Labour History Network - working group on Factory History Article 2013 The founding meeting of the ELHN took place at the International Institute of Social History (IISH) on 12 October 2013. The forty scholars who gathered in Amsterdam, belonging to research institutions... Failure of a Dream?: Essays in the History of American Socialism Laslettt, John H. M.; Lipset, Seymour Martin Book 1974 Examines the reasons for the relative weakness of American socialism. Flint and the Rewriting of History Dollinger, Sol Article 1996 The 1937 sitdown strikes were a thunderbolt shattering minimal labor-management relations. The victory of the Flint auto workers heralded the most profound social changes in the United States since th... Flint Sit-Down Strike: Connexipedia Article Article Changed the United Automobile Workers from a collection of isolated locals on the fringes of the industry into a major union and led to the unionization of the United States automobile industry. The Flint Sitdown for Beginners Post, Charlie Article 1996 The Sitdown Strike at GM's Flint, Michigan Fisher Body and Chevrolet plants (December 1936-February 1937) was a turning point in the history of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). The Flint sit-down strike, 1936-1937: Jeremy Brecher Steven Article 2013 210,000 auto workers joined the American Federation of Labor (A.F.L.) to take part in the strike but the A.F.L leadership however wanted no part in a strike, and managed to postpone it again and again... Goodbye "Norma Rae": Eulogy for Crystal Lee Sutton, Labor Hero Macaray, David Article 2009 Crystal Lee Sutton was a genuine hero. She will forever be remembered as one of the champions of organized labor, right up there with the Joe Hills, Bill Haywoods and Emma Goldmans. The Great Transformation: The political and economic origins of our time Polanyi, Karl Book 1944 Polanyi analyzes the social and political upheavals that took place in England during the rise of the market economy. Polanyi contends that the modern market economy and the modern nation-state should... Haywood, Bill (Big Bill Haywood): Connexipedia Article Article American unionist and communist, one of the founders of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) (1869-1928). History of union busting in the United States: Connexipedia Article Article Union Busting is a term used by labor organizations and trade unions to describe the activities that may be undertaken by employers, their proxies, workers and in certain instances states and governme... Hold the Line Lee, Min Sook (Director) Film/Video 2009 A restrained story-telling of the 2009 CUPE strike in Windsor, Ontario. Excellent shots of Windsor backed by a moody soundtrack, this film tells the story of the Windsor CUPE strike from the workers' ... How Greens and Labor can Win ... Together Barbagallo, Camille Article 2014 A review of Green Bans, Red Union: Environmental Activists and the New South Wales Labourers Federation by Meredith and Verity Burgmann (UNSW Press, 1998). How Our Lives Have Been Changed: An interview with Kate DeSmet Article 1997 You understand that there's a "common union" and "community," which of course is where "communion" comes from. That's better than what I had before. The best writers write with their own voice; and i... Huerta, Dolores: Connexipedia Article Article The co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO, and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America. (Born 1930). Imperialism, Nationalism, and Canada. Heron, Craig (ed.) Introduction by John Saul and Craig Heron Book 1977 Interpretations of Canada's status in the system of world imperialism and the internal dynamics of class, race, and region within the Canadian national state. Industrial Workers of the World: Connexipedia Article Article The IWW contends that all workers should be united as a class and that the wage system should be abolished. They may be best known for the Wobbly Shop model of workplace democracy, in which workers el... Is that an archive in your basement... or are you just hoarding?: Sources News Release Article 2012 Are you an 'accidental archivist'? Have you been saving the publications and documents produced by the social justice projects you've been involved in? Then Connexions would like to hear from you. The Italian Factory Occupations of 1920: When 600,000 workers seized control of their workplaces Wetzel, Tom Article 1988 During the month of September, 1920, a widespread occupation of Italian factories by their workforces took place, which originated in the auto factories, steel mills and machine tool plants of the met... James P. Cannon on the Legacy of the IWW Cannon, James P. Article 1955 Formed in direct opposition to the craft unionism of the American Federation of Labor, the IWW drew its membership largely from young workers who took to the road to find work where they could -- as r... Jewish Labour Committee: Connexipedia: Article on HistoryofRights.com Article Formed in 1936, the JLC was a front runner in the push for anti-discrimination legislation in Ontario. Jim Crutchfield's I.W.W. Page Crutchfield, Jim Website Historic documents on the Industrial Workers of the World (Wobblies). Karl Marx's Theory of Revolution: Volume II: The Politics of Social Classes Draper, Hal Book 1978 Draper ranges through the development of the thought of Marx and Engels on the role of classes in society. Kicking Ass for the Working Class: Against The Current vol. 133 Moody, Kim Article 2008 There it was, staring at me from the AFL-CIO’s very own blog: a black sign with bold red letters saying “KICKING ASS FOR THE WORKING CLASS,” signed AFL-CIO. Surely they meant to say “working for,” or ... Knights of Labor: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article The major labour reform organization of the late 19th century in the United States. The "Labor Aristocracy" and Working-Class Struggles: Consciousness in Flux, Part 2: Against The Current vol. 124 Post, Charles Article 2006 Whatever the theoretical and empirical problems with the economics of the labor aristocracy thesis, its defenders still claim that well paid workers have generally been more reformist and conservative... The Labour Companion: A bibliography of Canadian labour history. Second edition. Vaisey, G. Douglas Database 1980 he Canadian Labour Bibliography was an initiative of the Committee on Canadian Labour History in the 1970s. The initial efforts to create an annual reading list of publications dealing with Canadian ... Labor Film Database: Films, videos and film festivals that focus on work, workers and worker’s issues Website Over 1,700 films and videos are listed here, searchable by title, director, actors and/or keywords Labour Left Out: Canada's Failure to Protect and Promote Collective Bargaining as a Human Right Adams, Roy J. Book 2006 Labour Martyr: Joe Hill Smith, Gibbs M Book 1972 The story of the rebel songwriter and union activst Joe Hill, who was murdered by the state of Utah in 1915. Labour Spies: Connexipedia Article Article Labor spies are persons recruited or employed for the purpose of gathering intelligence, committing sabotage, sowing dissent, or engaging in other similar activities, typically within the context of a... Labour Studies Index Database The Labour Studies Index is a searchable open-access index of recent publications in Canadian labour studies. It covers books, book chapters, journal articles, reviews, commissioned reports, and these... Labor's Giant Step: The First Twenty Years of the CIO: 1936–55 Preis, Art Book 1964 The story of the explosive labor struggles and political battles in the 1930s that built the industrial unions. Leadville Colorado, Miners' Strike: Connexipedia Article Article Occurred as a result of rapid industrialization and consolidation of the mining industry. Lectures in Canadian Labour and Working-Class History Cherwinski, W.J.C.; Kealey, Gregory S. Book 1985 This volume presents lectures in 1983 and 1984 on the history of the Canadian working class. Live Working or Die Fighting: How the Working Class Went Global Mason, Paul Book 2010 Mason realtes a series of struggles for worker and human rights over the past two hundred years and compares them to current struggles. Manoir Richelieu Dispute: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Rioux, Michel Article Few labour disputes have included such dramatic developments as the eventful Manoir Richelieu conflict, which shook Quebec in December 1985 when the Parti Québécois government sold the property, a ren... Man's Worldly Goods: The Story of the Wealth of Nations Huberman, Leo Book 1936 Huberman sets out to explain history using economic theory, and to explain economic theory using history. He tries to explain, in terms of the development of economic thought, why certain doctrines ar... Marxism vs. Anarchism Part 5: From 1848 to the Bolshevik Revolution Seymour, Joseph Article 1996 Seymour analyzes the syndicalist movements - which emphasized that the main obstacle to social revolution lay in the organizational weakness of the anarchist movement and the disorganization of the wo... A Marxist History of the World part 51: The origins of the Labour Movement Faulkner, Neil Article 2011 Capitalism's industrial revolution gave birth to its own gravediggers, argues Neil Faulkner as he examines the rise and fall of Chartism. The Mass Strike, the Political Party and the Trade Unions Luxemburg, Rosa Book 1906 Luxemburg writes that "the mass strike in Russia [in 1905] has been realised not as means of evading the political struggle of the working-class, and especially of parliamentarism, not as a means of j... May Day & SDS & SNCC Jubilee Linebaugh, Peter Article 2010 Class consciousness is the knowledge that emancipation is ours. Class struggle is the fight for it, the fight to be a class, and then the fight to abolish the class system. It is not economistic; it... Memory as Resistance: Grassroots Archives and the Battle of Memory: Preservation as subversion: Do grassroots archives have a future? Article 2012 CONNEXIONS and Beit Zatoun are spotlighting grassroots archives this November with an open house and networking event November 24, a talk and discussion November 27, and an exhibit (November 16-27). G... Mexico's PATCO Moment?: Against The Current vol. 143 La Botz, Dan Article 2009 The Mexican Electrical Workers Union (SME), made up of approximately 43,000 active and 22,000 retired workers in Mexico City and surrounding states, is fighting for its life. The union’s struggle has ... Mine Wars Museum Opens, Revives Lost Labour History Todd, Roxy Article 2015 Mine Wars museum opens in Matewan to revive West Virginia’s labour history. Mining History Written in Blood Sandronsky, Seth Article 2018 Domestic coal mining history above and below ground lives on the pages of Written in Blood: Courage and Corruption in the Appalachian War of Extraction edited by Wess Harris (PM Press, 2017). The anth... The Most Dangerous Man in Detroit: Walter Reuther and the Fate of American Labor Lichtenstein, Nelson Book Lichtenstein shows us the origins of some of the union movement's current weaknesses--little organization at the workplace level, no capacity to act independently in the political sphere, viewed by ma... Murdered by Capitalism: A Memoir of 150 Years of Life & Death on the American Left Ross, John Book 2004 Much of this book is in the form of a fictional dialogue between two radicals discussing the political events of both of their lifetimes. My Past is Now: Further Memoirs of a Labour Lawyer Stanton, John; Palmer, Bryan D. Book This account begins with Stanton's childhood, leading to cases such as his defence of Fergus McKean, and a Cold War libel suit in BC. Nationalism, Communism and Canadian Labour: The CIO, The Communist Party, and the Canadian Congress of Labour 1935-1956 Abella, Irving Book 1973 A history of the Canadian Congress of Labour and of the CIO in Canada from the 1930s to the 1950s. The author raises many significant questions concerning the presence of American unions in Canada and... Never Say Die! Stanton, John Book Autobiography of labour lawyer John Stanton with an account of Canadian labour history since the 1930's. New Hogtown Press: After Retrenchment, A Few Steps Forward Diemer, Ulli Article 1975 A profile of New Hogtown Press, a radical book and pamphlet publisher and distributor. New Hogtown Press: Connexipedia Article Article 2010 New Hogtown Press was a Canadian left-wing publisher active during the 1970s and 1980s. Nine-Hour Movement: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Was an international workers' attempt to secure shorter working days. The Nine-Hour Movement: How civil disobedience made unions legal Nesbitt, Doug Article 2013 From today’s strike-first strategy of fast food workers in America, to the 1965 postal workers wildcat which ushered in public sector collective bargaining, civil disobedience has long been essential ... Not Automatic: Women and the Left in the Forging of the Auto Workers' Union Dollinger, Sol; Dollinger, Genora Johnson Book This story of the birth and infancy of the United Auto Workers, told by two participants, shows how the gains workers made were neither easy nor inevitable - not automatic - but required strategic and... Notebook of an Agitator Cannon, James P. Book 1958 Over 100 articles from the pen of an active participant in the events of thirty years of labor history. Cannon covers the campaigns to save Sacco and Vanzetti, the historic strikes of the 1930s, the K... The Oakland General Strike of 1946 Weir, Stan Article An account of the General Strike in Oakland, California. On the CP-USA and the Unions Haberkern, Ernie Article 1997 Trade union officialdom, especially its top layers, not only defends the rights of the employer against those demands of the members that can't be met at a given time; it also, and at the same time, d... On the Labor Bureaucracy Post, Charlie Article 1997 The job of socialists today, as in the past, is to help organize a rank-and-file movement within the unions that is critical of the methods of bureaucratic business unionism and promotes militancy, so... On Walter Reuther: Legends and Lessons Goldfield, Michael Article 1997 When we attempt to evaluate the best strategies for revitalization of the labor movement, it is good to know, in an older vernacular, which approaches and leaders were part of the problem and which we... One Big Union: An Outline of a Possible Industrial Organization of the Working Class, with Chart Trautman, Willaim E. Article 1911 This is the first edition of a booklet that was revised and republished many times by both the I. W. W. and Daniel De Leon's "Detroit I. W. W." (later the W. I. I. U.), to which the author defected in... Organizing Immigrant Labour Verzuh, Ron Article 2014 Barriers to unionizing the smelter workers of Trail, British Columbia, during the Second World War. The Origins of the Union Shop Wetzel, Tom Article 1986 Though the typical union contract nowadays contains some sort of union shop provision, union membership was voluntary under almost all CIO contracts prior to 1942. The dues "check off" was virtually u... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - June 5, 2015: Residential schools Diemer, Ulli (editor); Rickwood, Darien Yawching (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 This issue of Other Voices focuses on residential schools. As documented by the just-released report of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, residential schools were set up to forcibly 'assim... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - September 10, 2015: Labour Day issue Diemer, Ulli (editor); Rickwood, Darien Yawching (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Labour Day issue, with articles examining the relentless pressure put on workers to work ever longer hours, at the cost of their health and family life; anti-worker legislation, Zapatista popular educ... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - November 21, 2015: Climate Change and Social Change Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 This issue of Other Voices spotlights climate change, the escalating crisis that the upcoming Paris climate conference is supposed to address. But climate change is not a single problem: it is a produ... Pain on Their Faces: Testimonies on the Paper Mill Strike, Jay, Manie, 1987-1988 Jay-Livermore Falls Working Class History Project Book 1998 An accourt of an epic struggle by workers and their community against a powerful and aggressive corporation -- a strike by 1,250 workers against the International Paper Company in Jay, Maine, in 1987-... Parent, Madeleine: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Trade unionist. (Born 1918). A People's History of the United States: 1492 - Present Zinn, Howard Book 1995 Zinn's history includes those most ignored by typical American textbook history, including Indians, blacks, women and workers.
A People's History of the World: From the Stone Age to the New Millennium Harman, Chris Book 1999 Harman describes the shape and course of human history as a narrative of ordinary people forming and re-forming complex societies in pursuit of common human goals. Plunderbund and Proletariat: A History of the IWW in B.C. Scott, Jack Book 1975 A history of working class struggle from the workers' perspective. Pocket History of the British Working Class Postgate, Raymond Book 1942 A brief history of the British working class. Politics and Memory in the Flint Sitdown Strikes: A comment on Historiography Lichtenstein, Nelson Article 1996 The General Motors strike of 1936-37 was the most important union victory of the 20th century, but the very meaning of its success was ambiguous indeed. The Press and the Class Struggle: Against The Current vol. 131 Eidlin, Barry Article 2007 Early on the morning of August 19, 1997, the U.S. labor movement experienced something it had rarely known in recent years: a victory on a national scale. After two weeks out on strike, over 185,000 m... Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization: Connexipedia Article Article A United States trade union which operated from 1968 until its decertification in 1981 following a strike which was broken by the Reagan Administration. Pullman Strike: Connexipedia Article Article A nationwide conflict between labour unions and railroads that occurred in the United States in 1894. The Quebec general strike 1972 Sweetman, George "Mick" Article The story of one of the largest working class rebellions in American history. 300,000 workers participated in North America's largest general strike to that date, radio stations were seized, factories... Queer Activism in the Labor Movement Smith, Sarah R. Article 2015 Smith's review of a book published on the history of LGBT activisim within the labour movement. Radical America - Volume 7, Number 4-5: Volume 7, Numbers 4 & 5 - Women's Labor Serial Publication (Periodical) 1973 Raising the Workers' Flag: The Workers' Unity League of Canada, 1930-1936 Endicott, Stephen L. Book 2012 A history of the Workers' Unity League, the Canadian affiliate of the Communist Red International of Labour Unions. Rank and File: Personal Histories of Working Class Organizers Lynd, Alice; Lynd, Staughton (eds.) Book 1973 A collection of stories and recollections from labour movement organizers. R.C.M.P. Security Bulletins: The War Series, Part II, 1942-1945 Kealey, Gregory S.; Whitaker, Reg Book This volume completes the series of Security Bulletins for World War II, discussing security concerns and underlying ideology of the Secret Service. R.C.M.P. Security Bulletins: The Depression Years, Part I, 1933-1934 Kealey, Gregory S.; Whitaker, Reg Book This volume begins a series on the Depression years, discussing security concerns and the underlying ideology of the Secret Service. R.C.M.P. Security Bulletins: The Early Years, 1919-1929 Kealey, Gregory S.; Whitaker, Reg Book This volume contains materials received through the Canadian Access to Information legislation, providing an overview of the genesis of the RCMP. R.C.M.P. Security Bulletins: The War Series, 1939-1941 Kealey, Gregory S.; Whitaker, Reg Book It contains reports the RCMP issued to government of "subversive" activity, now held by CSIS. It covers a time when the CPC was illegal. R.C.M.P. Security Bulletins: The Depression Years, Part II, 1935 Kealey, Gregory S.; Whitaker, Reg; Manley, John Book This fully-indexed volume documents the RCMP's surveillance of the CPC, unions, and unemployed organizations, with coverage of the 1935 election. Rebels, Reds, Radicals: Rethinking Canada's Left History McKay, Ian Book 2005 McKay looks at the history of the left in Canada as a series of experiments in "living otherwise" -- efforts to work out ways of life and thought strategically opposed to the prevailing liberal-capita... Red Clydeside: Connexipedia Article Article A term used to describe the era of political radicalism that characterised the city of Glasgow in Scotland, and urban areas around the city on the banks of the River Clyde such as Clydebank, Greenock ... Rediscovering Radical History Irving, Terry Article 2011 This essay studies the early days of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History Society (ASSLH). Rediscovering Two Labor Intellectuals Early, Steve Article 2004 Steve Early reviews collections of writings by Martin Glaberman and Stain Weir. A Reply to Nelson Lichtenstein: Assessing Union Leaderships Goldfield, Michael Article 1997 What is the relation of even the most liberal bureaucrats to capital (why do they inevitably downplay the fight for equality, why are they so much in favor of collaboration, corporatist approaches, in... Revolutionary Politics and the Cuban Working Class: Torchbook Edition Zeitlin, Maurice Book 1970 A study of Cuban workers after consolidation of the Castro regime. Revolutionary Teamsters: The Minneapolis Truckers' Strikes of 1934 Palmer. Bryan D. Book 2013 A book on the Teamster's strike of 1934. The Rise and Fall of the Toronto Typographical Union 1832 - 1972: A Case Study of Foreign Domination Zerker, Sally F. Book 1982 The Road to Wigan Pier Orwell, George Book 1937 George Orwell's investigation of an English working class community in the 1930s. Rosa Luxemburg, Women's Liberation, and Marx's Philosophy of Revolution Dunayevskaya, Raya Book 1981 Part I - Rosa Luxemburg as Theoretician, as Activist, as Internationalist. Part II - The Women's Liberation Movement as Revolutionary Force and Reason. Part III - Karl Marx: From Critic of Hegel to Au... Scargill, Arthur: Connexipedia Article Article British trade unionist and political party leader. (Born 1938). The Seattle General Strike of 1919 History Committee of the General Strike Committee Article 1919 From February 6 to February 11, 1919, nearly 100,000 Seattle workers participated in a general strike. This pamphlet is a history of the strike, written by the History Committee of the General Strike ... Seeds of Fire: A People's Chronology Diemer, Ulli Article 2012 Recalling events that happened on this day in history. Memories of struggle, resistance and persistence. A Short History of Liberal Myths and Anti-Labor Politics Mitrani, Sam; Pearson, Chad Article 2017 A history of how labour and working-class groups have been alienated or disserviced by the major US political parties, particularly by liberal policies which are primarily aligned with business intere... Silvertown: The Lost Story of a Strike That Shook London and Helped Launch the Modern Labor Movement Tully, John Book 2014 In 1889, Samuel Winkworth Silver's rubber and electrical factory was the site of a massive worker revolt. The factory was notorious for oppressive working conditions and its largely unorganized, unski... Six Weeks of Solidarity Dobchuk, Victor (Director) Film/Video 1995 A look at the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, 75 years later. Slaughterhouse Fight: A Look at the Hormel Strike Boyce, Steve; Edwards, Jake; Wetzel, Tom Article 1986 Social History Portal Website Search and browse digital collections on social history and the history of the labour movement from the late 18th to the beginning of the 21st century. More than 900,000 digitised objects (archives, b... Socialist and Labor Songs: An International Revolutionary Songbook Morgan, Elizabeth (ed.); Preface by Utah Phillips Book 1964 Seventy-seven songs -- with words and sheet music -- of solidarity, revolt, humor, and revolution. Spontaneity and Organization: Some Comments Montgomery, David Article 1973 A contribution to a symposium on Jeremy Brecher's book Strike!
Steel strike of 1952: Connexipedia Article Article A strike by the United Steelworkers of America against U.S. Steel and nine other steelmakers. Strike!: The True History of Mass Insurgence from 1877 to the Present Brecher, Jeremy Book 1972 A history-from-below that brings to light strikes as authentic revolutionary movements against the establishments of state, capital, and trade unionism. Strikes, List of: Connexipedia Article Article The following is a list of deliberate absence from work related to specific working conditions (strikes) or due to general unhappiness with the political order (general strikes). Studies in the Development of Capitalism Dobb, Maurice M.A. Book 1947 A Marxist interpretation of economic development in the period of modern capitalism. Starting with the decline of serfdom, the book deals with the beginnings of the bourgeoisie in the rising urban com... Tanaka-san will not do Calisthenics Delofski, Maree (Director) Film/Video 2008 Filmed in Japan, this film follows Tanaka-san who was let go from his job at Oki Electric Manufacturing Company 25 years ago when he refused to conform to militaristic working expectations. Tanaka-san... Teamsters and Cops Palmer, Bryan D. Article 2016 Minneapolis teamsters in 1934 knew something we should remember -- police enforce the ruling class's unjust order. Textile workers strike (1934): Connexipedia Article Article A strike involving 400,000 textile workers from New England, the Mid-Atlantic states and the U.S. Southern states. Thinking Union: Activism and Education in Canada's Labour Movement Martin, D'arcy Book 1995 Examining activism and education in Canadian labour, it's both a personal memoir and a guide to labour education. Martin explores and explains union culture, mergers and internal splits, the mechanics... Traces of Magma: An Annotated Bibliography of Left Literature Knight, Rolf Book 1983 An annotated bibliography of left wing novels which deal with the lives of working people during the twentieth century. The Trade Union Movement of Canada, 1827-1959 Lipton, Charles Book 1967 An account of trade union evolution as a whole for the period 1827-1959, as well as an ouline of continuing sphere's of Labour's effort, such as organization of the unorganized, the fight for better c... A "Trot of the milder persuasion": Raymond Challinor's Marxism Høgsbjerg, Christian Article 2014 This essay aims to give a sense of Challinor's creativity as a Marxist historian and political activist. It suggests that The Origins of British Bolshevism perhaps reveals some of the limitations of C... Uncommon People: Resistance, Rebellion and Jazz Hobsbawm, Eric Book 1998 Essays on the history of working men and women from the late 18th to the late twentieth century discussing British working class traditions, political radicalism of 19th century shoemakers, peasants a... Union busting: Connexipedia Article Article A wide range of activities undertaken by employers, their proxies, and governments, which hinder workers from freely organizing, joining and maintaining trade unions. A Union Defeated at United Air Lines: Against The Current vol. 134 Miah, Malik; O'Rourke, Terry Article 2008 The April 1 certification of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) was no April Fool’s joke for the 8600 eligible mechanic and related United Airlines (UAL) employees who voted in the March... UK miners' strike (1984 - 1985): Connexipedia Article Article 1984 A major industrial action affecting the British coal industry. Uprising of 1953 in East Germany: Connexipedia Article Article A widespread uprising against the Stalinist German Democratic Republic government. Violence and the Newspaper Strike Bernick, Thomas Article 1997 To those who still allow their anti-union biases and their exposure to employer misinformation to cloud their perception of reality, I would pose the following question: If the employer and its suppor... Walter Reuther, 'Social Unionist' Glaberman, Martin Article 1996 The book is full of self-serving quotations from Reuther and others that are accepted at face value. There is a very superficial understanding of the auto industry, of life in the union and on the sho... Want to Stop Trump? Take a Page From These Dockworkers, and Stop Work Cole, Peter Article 2017 On the day of Donald Trump's inauguration, many Americans wrung their hands. Some took to social media to express their discontent while others protested. But, perhaps, the most dramatic and important... We Shall Be All: A History of the Industrial Workers of the World Dubofsky, Melvyn Book 2000 A history of the militant labour organization founded in 1905, the Industrial Workers of the World. We're Going to Run This City: Winnipeg's Political left after the General Strike Epp-Koop, Stefan Book 2015 Explores the dynamic municipal politics thqt came out of the largest labour protest in Canadian history and the ramifications for Winnipeg throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Western Federation of Miners: Connexipedia Article Article Radical labor union that gained a reputation for militancy in the mines of the western United States and British Columbia. What Are the Origins of May Day? Luxemburg, Rosa Article 1894 As long as the struggle of the workers against the bourgeoisie and the ruling class continues, as long as all demands are not met, May Day will be the yearly expression of these demands. And, when bet... When the UAW Was Young: Against The Current vol. 131 Feeley, Dianne Article 2007 An interview with Erwin and Estar Baur. Whose side are you on? The mundane decline of labour history McQueen, Humphrey Article 2011 The following polemical intervention by Humphrey McQueen is published as a contribution to understanding the nature, and practice, of radical history. Why Marx Was Right Eagleton, Terry Book 2011 Eagleton takes common objections to Marxism and demonstrates how and why they are wrong. Winnipeg 1919: The strikers' own history of the Winnipeg General Strike Penner, Norman (ed.) Book 1972 The Winnipeg General Strike was a landmark in Canadian political and labour history. This book, with the lively and clearly-written strikers' account of the strike and more than 40 photos of major str... Winter of Discontent: Connexipedia Article Article A term used to describe the British winter of 1978-1979, during which there were widespread strikes by local authority trade unions demanding larger pay raises for their members. Wobblies!: A Graphic History of the Industrial Workers of the World Alewitz, Mike; Coe, Sue; Jones, Sabrina; Buhle, Paul; Schulman, Nicole Book 2005 The stories of the hard-rock miners’ shooting wars, Elizabeth Gurly Flynn (the “Rebel Girl”), the first sit-down strikes and Free Speech fights, Emma Goldman and the struggle for birth control access,... Work and New Technologies: Other Perspectives (Volume 3) DeBresson, Chris; Lowe Benston, Margaret; Vorst, Jesse Book 1987 Essays covering health hazards, labour concerns, and issues of deskilling related to new technologies in the workplace. Working Class Experience: Rethinking the History of Canadian Labour, 1800-1991 Palmer, Bryan D. Book 1983 From nineteenth-century tavern life to late twentieth-century cinema, from rough canallers and the first stirrings of craft unionism to contemporary public-sector strikes, this books provides a sweepi... A Working-Class Hero Is Something To Be: Against The Current vol. 133 Early, Steve Article 2008 As a 35-year veteran of union activity in America, I can personally attest that Tony Mazzocchi of the Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers (OCAW) was a rare bird, perhaps the last of his kind. Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesAK Press AK Press is a worker-run collective that publishes and distributes radical books, visual and audio media, and other mind-altering material. We're small: a dozen people who work long hours for short mo... Anarchy Archives An archive of anarchist writings by classic authors such as Rocker, Goldman, Proudhon, and Malatesta.
Confederation of Canadian Unions To promote the study, defense and development of the economic, social and moral interests of all workers in Canada.
The CCU is building a democratic labour movement, where rank and file members reall... Connexions Archive & Library The Connexions Archive & Library is Toronto-based project dedicated to keeping alive the rich history of grassroots movements for social justice.
Connexions preserves 'alternative' histories that r... International Labor and Working Class History ILWCH explores diverse topics from globalisation and workers' rights to class and consumption, labor movements, class identities and cultures, unions, and working-class politics. Labour/Le Travail A bilingual journal holding no rigid position on the definition of labour. The editorial board hopes to foster imaginative approaches to both teaching and research in labour studies through an open ex... Libcom.org Resource for all people who wish to improve their lives, their communities and their working conditions. We want to discuss with one another, learn from experiences of the past and develop strategies ... Marxists Internet Archive Large archive of the writings of Marx and Engels and of others in the Marxist tradition. Searchable.
News and Letters An organization of Marxist-Humanists standing for the abolition of capitalism, both in its private property form and ins its state property form. We stand for the deveopment of new human relations; wh... Winchevsky Centre (Morris Winchevsky School) The Winchevsky Centre is a progressive secular Jewish community centre offering intergenerational cultural and educational opportunities emphasizing Jewish history and traditions. Programs reflect a s... Workers' Vanguard Newspaper of the International Communist Leage (Fourth Internationalist). Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryLe Centre d'histoire et d'archives du travail Le Centre d'histoire et d'archives du travail (CHAT) se consacre à la préservation de la mémoire des syndicats québécois, menacée en l'absence d'une intervention concertée. Il a pour mission de sensib... The City in History Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects Mumford, Lewis 1961 Beginning with an interpretation of the origin and nature of the city, Mumford follows the city's development from Egypt and Mesopotamia through Greece, Rome, and the Middle Ages to the modern world. Destruction of Labor History Archives at Ruskin College, Oxford Poe, Ryan 2012 The archives of Ruskin College, pioneer institution of working-class education, have been partly destroyed, on the instructions of the college principal and despite protests and an offer from the Bish... European Labour History Network - Working Group on Feminist Labour History 2013 The founding meeting of the ELHN took place at the International Institute of Social History (IISH) on 12 October 2013. The forty scholars who gathered in Amsterdam, belonging to research institutions... An Experiment in Democracy - Book Review La Botz, Dan 1999 Organizing Dissent: Unions, the State, and the Democratic Teachers' Movement in Mexico by Maria Lorena Cook. (University Park, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1996). Photographs, ap... How British Labor Declined: Cowley from the Inside - Book Review Cohen, Sheila 1998 Inside Cowley: Trade Union Struggle in the 1970s by Alan Thornett (London: Porcupine Press, 1998) 407 pages, $20 paperback.*
Labour spies Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Labour spies are persons recruited or employed for the purpose of gathering intelligence, committing sabotage, sowing dissent, or engaging in other similar activities, typically within the context of ... Social and Labour History News Recent new from the field of social and labour history. Ten of the best union songs of all time Carter, Adam 2013 From Woodie Guthrie to Buce Springsteen, ten great songs written about workers or the union movement.
From the Connexions ArchivesDocs Populi Documents for the public Website Dedicated to documenting and publishing oppositional artwork of the late 20th century.
The Great Flint Sit-Down Strike Against G.M. 1936-37 How Trade Unionism was Won Linder, Walter Article A history of the Flint strike (1936-1937). Marxists Internet Archive Website Large archive of the writings of Marx and Engels and of others in the Marxist tradition. Searchable. The Newsletter Periodical profile Serial Publication (Periodical) 1973 Newsletter published in 1973 and 1974 by the New Tendency, a loose collaboration of independent leftists primarily based in Toronto, Windsor, Winnipeg, and Kitchener-Waterloo. Articles dealt with work... Radical America - Volume 6 Number 5 Special Issue: Quebec Serial Publication (Periodical) 1972 An analysis of the Quebec general strike of 1972 and its roots in Quebec history. |
