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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. Results193 Connexions Library19 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 1 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 5 Sources Library 19 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAn Account from Madison: Against The Current vol. 152 Echeverria, Tessa; Donegan, Connor Article 2011 Among the first publicized actions in opposition to the union-busting Budget Repair Bill was the Teaching Assistants’ Association (TAA) February 14th delivery of valentines to Governor Walker’s office... 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. 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. Argentina: From Anarchism to Peronism: Workers, Unions and Politics 1855-1985 Munck, Ronaldo; Falcon, Ricardo; Galitelli, Bernardo Book This book by three Argentinian authors traces the history of what is Latin America's oldest and largest working class. Its mid-19th century origins in migration from overseas and internal proletariani... Austerity vs. the Planet:The Future of Labour Environmentalism Kahle, Trish Article 2016 Last December members of the International Trade Union Confederation joined other civil society activists in a mass sit-in at the COP21 talks in Paris. Unionists and their allies, some 400 strong, fil... The Battle for Puerto Rico's Labor Movement: Against The Current vol. 139 Bernabe, Rafael Article 2009 The teachers' union Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico (FMPR) is the island’s largest labor union. Its evolution has considerable impact on Puerto Rico’s labor movement as a whole. In fact, recent ... Beating Back the Corporate Attack: Socialism and the struggle for global justice  Clement, Chris; La Botz, Dan; Luce, Stephanie; Post, Charlie Book 2000 Our movement is calling for a new direction -- for democratic control of our political life, and for democratic control over the most important aspects of the economy. Why should handful of the super-... The Birth of a Holiday: The late Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm recounts the origins of International Workers' Day. Hobsbawm, Eric Article 2017 The history of the fight, by the working class, for a holiday for the working class. Cambodia: Labor and the Coup Phillips, Joshua E.S.; Robinson, Ian Article 1998 IN THE FACE of a repressive and dangerous environment, workers are on the move in Cambodia. Though Americans heard little about it, the emergence of an independent labor movement was one of the most p... Canada: Activists Face the Future: Against The Current vol. 91 Moorsom, Toby Article 2001 Electoral politics present challenging problems for labor movements all over the world. In the absence of strong working class parties, labor activists are often compelled to support parties that impl... Canada Since 1960: A People's History: A Left Perspective on 50 Years of Politics, Economics and Culture Gonick, By (ed.) Book 2016 An account of the most important developments in Canadian history from the 1960s to today, seen through the eyes of Canadian Dimension magazine. Canada's 1960s: The Ironies of Identity in a Rebellious Era Palmer, Bryan D. Book 2008 A history of social movements of the 1960s, including Canada’s student and anti-war movements, the rise of women’s liberation, labour agitation, and Quebec’s independence movement. 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. A Chinese Alternative? Interpreting the Chinese New Left Politically Carter, Lance Article 2010 In China, the terms 'left' and 'right' or 'radical' and 'conservative' produce somewhat different associations in the popular mind than what we are used to in the West. While in most capitalist countr... 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... Common Sense for Hard Times: The Power of the Powerless to Cope with Everyday life and Transform Society in The Nineteen Seventies Brecher, Jeremy; Costello, Tim Book 1976 Presents a vision of society as it is and as it could be. Putting the problems of contemporary daily life in historical perspective, it reveals that they have their roots in the way our society is org... The Communist Party in Canada: A History Avakumovic, Ivan Book 1975 A history of the Communist Party in Canada from its beginnings to the 1970s. Comrade's Socialist Songbook Website Revolutionary and trade union songs, mostly from the The Socialist Songbook. Connexions: Volume 4, Number 2 - March 1979 - Native Rights/Les Droits des Autochtones Serial Publication (Periodical) 1979 Connexions: Volume 6, Number 3 - September 1981 - Atlantic Development/Le Developpement Atlantique Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions: Volume 7, Number 2 - May 1982 - Canada-Latin America/Le Canada-L'Amerique Latine Serial Publication (Periodical) 1982 Connexions: Volume 7, Number 3 - July 1982 - Prairie Region/Region des Prairies Serial Publication (Periodical) 1982 Connexions: Volume 11, Number 2 - Winter 1988 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1988 Connexions Annual 1994: A Sourcebook of Social and Environmental Alternatives Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1994 Simultaneously a reference book and an introduction to the world of social and environmental alternatives. The bulk of the Annual is devoted to listings of grassroots groups. It also contains a series... Connexions Library: China Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on China. Connexions Library: Labour and Unions Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on labour and unions. Connexions Library: Organizing Focus Page Website Selected articles from the Connexions Online Library. 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... Death in the Haymarket: A Story of Chicago, the First Labor Movement, and the Bombing That Divided Gilded Age America Green, James Book 2006 The story of the anarchosyndicalist militants accused of perpetrating the throwing of a bomb that killed police at a workers' rally at the Haymarket in Chicago on May 4, 1886. The Demise of Andy Stern and the Question of Unions in Contemporary Capitalism Goldner, Loren Article 2010 A meaningful advance of workers’ struggles means bringing into existence class-wide organizations. Where those with such a perspective find themselves, by hook or by crook, in trade unions, the issue ... Draft for Marxist-Humanist Perspectives, 2010-2011: Capital devours lives, labor, land; masses seek paths to freedom Article 2010 A revolutionary organization can no longer allow any separation between theory and practice, philosophy and revolution, workers and intellectuals, "inside" and "outside." Egyptian Labor Erupting: Against The Current vol. 142 Said, Atef Article 2009 In April 2009, a familiar scenario was repeated, as Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s police apparatus assaulted planned demonstrations and a Mahalla textile workers’ strike. A year earlier, many act... 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. Fighting for Union Autonomy: Mexican Miners On Strike: Against The Current vol. 122 La Botz, Dan Article 2006 On April 20 eight hundred state and federal police launched an assault on 500 striking workers who had been occupying a steel mill in Lázaro Cárdenas. Two were killed, five seriously injured and 40... For Workers' Climate Action: Climate Change and Working-Class Struggle Hampton, Paul Article 2015 A new collection of articles and reviews on the fight against dangerous climate change, capitalism and workers' organisation and struggle. Urges the left to reach out to climate activists to make the ... The Free Trade Game: New Internationalist December 2004 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2004 A look at free trade and and the effects of NAFTA. Discussion of the opposition to free trade and alternatives. From Cairo to Madison, The Old Mole Comes Up For An Early Spring Goldner, Loren Article 2011 Individual sectors, even as large as public employees in the U.S., have to reach out to all those who have been ground down over the past forty years. Any working-class movement worthy of the name emb... Martin and Jessie Glaberman Collection: Papers, 1939-2001 Glaberman, Martin & Jessie Unclassified The papers of the Marxist radicals Martin Glaberman and Jessie Glaberman, now housed at Wayne State University. Globalizing the Left Fryer, John Article 1990 The Canadian trade union movement has to put greater emphasis on using its global ties to prevent multinational companies from shifting their operations to low wage countries. The Guangdong Six and the rule of law (of value): Preliminary theses on the December 3 crackdown Anonymous Article 2016 Information about the December 3, 2014 crackdown on Chinese labour activists is now widely available in English and several other languages, but there has been little satisfactory analysis of its sign... Having the Hard Conversations: Jane McAlevey on Fight for 15, labour's crisis of strategy, and the difference between organizing and mobilizing McAlevey, Jane; Rozworski, Michael Article 2015 An interview with labour organizer Jane McAlevey on labour's crisis of strategy and the difference between organizing and mobilizing. McAlevey discusses what ails the labour movement, problem with the... Heaps, Abraham Albert: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian politician and labour leader. (1885-1954). History is a Weapon: Lockdown America in 22 Minutes Parenti, Christian Audio 2001 A talk by Christian Parenti, author of Lockdown America: Police And Prisons in the Age of Crisis, about the thirty year explosion in prisons in the United States, at the Stop The ACA(American Correcti... Hitting the Maternal Wall: Against The Current vol. 133 Huber-Humes, Sonya Article 2008 The “Maternal Wall” is not a new method of contraception, and it’s not the look mom gives when the kids miss curfew. In this slim and accessible book The Motherhood Manifesto, Blades and Rowe-Finkbein... 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 Labor and Climate United Can Trump Trump Brecher, Jeremy Article 2017 Co-operation between labour and climate groups may be possible in the Trump era. How Labor Loses When it "Wins" Downs, Peter Article 1996 It is time for unions to stop looking for someone else to save them. They need to find ways to save themselves. Mass picket lines, sit-ins, solidarity strikes, secondary boycotts and refusing to handl... India's Autoworkers Behaving Like the Old UAW: The Real Deal Macaray, David Article 2011 While it's true that international banks and corporations have their slimy tentacles in everything from foreign governments to foreign armies, the world's workers have two weapons of their own. One i... An Interview with Patricia Campbell: Against The Current vol. 123 Finkel, David Article 2006 Patricia Campbell is President of the Irish Independent Workers Union (IWU), an independent trade union and social movement in both the north and south of Ireland. She is a deputy editor of the journa... 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. Israel/Palestine: Resources for peace, justice, and human rights Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Website 2006 A selection of resources for those looking for a solution to the situation in Isreal/Palestine based on peace, justice, and human rights. It Started in Wisconsin: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Labor Protest Buhle, Mari Jo; Buhle, Paul Book 2012 First-hand accounts of the largest pro-labour mass mobilization in modern American history. In the spring of 2011, Wisconsinites took to the streets in what became the largest and liveliest labour dem... The Junk Food Economy Gill, A. Paul Article 1992 Young people entering the workforce face a junk food economy. Justice for All: the Struggle for Worker Rights in Egypt: A Report by the Solidarity Center Book 2010 A report on recent workers' struggles in Egypt, against falling wages, oppressive working conditions, and violations of workers' rights, in the face of an authoritarian and repressive government. Keystone XL opponents need a jobs program Smith, Brendan; Brecher, Jeremy Article 2015 The victorious Keystone campaign also exposed the perennial Achilles' heel of those who are fighting against climate change: We are often painted by our opponents and perceived by the public as caring... 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 ... 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... 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 Labor in the Age of Climate Change Barca, Stefania Article 2016 Climate change must be stopped. But who will do the stopping? Who, in other words, could be the political subject of an anticapitalist climate revolution? Stefania Barca argues that this social agent ... Labour movement: Connexipedia Article Article The term labour movement or labor movement is a broad term for the development of a collective organization of working people, to campaign in their own interest for better treatment from their employe... The Labour Movement and Socialism Pannekoek, Anton Article 1908 Unions and political organizations each have their role in the struggle against capitalism. Labor on the Ropes: Against The Current vol. 135 Leyshon, Traven Article 2008 In U.S. Labor in Trouble and Transition, Kim Moody focuses on why the organized labor movement went into decline and points to potential signs of revival. The author’s explanation begins with the wors... The Labor Party in the Big Picture Slaughter, Jane; Ward, Rodney Article 1999 THE LABOR PARTY convention was inspiring. At the Detroit chapter's report-back meeting, locked-out newspaper workers talked about how good it felt to be in a convention hall where everyone would supp... Labor Politics in Action, 1901-1911: The Union Labor Party of San Francisco: Against The Current vol. 81 Perry, Hayden Article 1999 In 1900 San Francisco had an organized labor movement that reflected the unique development of this metropolis of the West. San Francisco did not experience the slow and steady growth of Chicago and o... Labour's lost leader: The legacy of Tony Benn Panitch, Leo Article 2014 From an interview to Tony Benn - sometime in the mid-1990s - his point of view about how broad and profound was the defeat of both trade unionism and the democratic socialist left over the previous de... "Left-Wing" Communism: An Infantile Disorder Lenin, V. I. Book 1918 Lenin's repsonse to ultraleftists who advocate 'no compromises' and refuse to work in 'reactionary' trade unions and parliamentary elections. Let's Get to Work Forman, Erik Article 2017 Instead of asking "What is to be done?", we could start with a different question: "What should I do?" As it turns out, the right-wing hecklers we've all encountered are half right: we should get jobs... Life After Death for Labor? Cohen, David Book 2015 A review of Stanley Aronowitz's book "The Death and Life of American Labor: Toward a New Workers’ Movement." Life Support for Labor? Schafer, Meredith Article 2015 The Debate Over how to save the labour movement suffers from a serious deficit of books written by organizers. Rarely do we get an entire book by someone who has been organizing for four decades, and ... 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. Los Angeles: Assessing D2K Protests: Against The Current vol. 89 Cooper, Louise Article 2000 More than 10,000 activists gathered in LA for the Democratic convention protests August 5-18. The main protest held Monday, August 12 drew around 10,000 activists. Three thousand had gathered for the... The Making of Jericho Road: Against The Current vol. 132 Williams, Charles Article 2008 An interview with Michael Honey. The paperback edition of Michael Honey’s Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King’s Last Campaign is released this January 2008. Manifestos, Programs, Visions: Selected Manifestos - Political Statements - Programs Website 1649 A selection of left manifestos, programs, poltical statements and visions from the 1600s to today. Marx and Engels Collected Works Volume 13: Marx and Engels 1854 - 1855 Marx, Karl; Engels, Friedrich Book Includes Revolutionary Spain Marx et Makhno a la rencontre de McDonald's Goldner, Loren Article 2005 A Paris, les travailleurs précaires qui sont sortis vaniqueurs de plusieurs grèves en ont perud d'autres avec les honneurs à cause des méthodes à la fois légales et illégales des syndicats et des ultr... Marx and Makhno Meet McDonald's Goldner, Loren Article 2005 Over the last several years, a revolving network of militants in Paris, France, have developed a strategy and tactics for winning strikes by marginal, low-paid, outsourced and immigrant workers agains... Marxism and the Trade Unions Draper, Hal Article 1970 Draper argues that essentially, no Marxist group has ever carried on any systematic revolutionary work in trade unions.
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... A Massive Crisis in Auto: Delphi, GM, the UAW, and Soldiers of Solidarity: Against The Current vol. 120 Feeley, Dianne Article 2006 On December 19, facing a strike threat and pressure from GM, Delphi Corporation backed away from its "final offer" to the United Auto Workers, pushing the deadline back to the end of February. With th... Mexico in Labor's Crucible: Book Review of Roman and Arregui's "Continental Crucible" and Gomez's "The Collapse of Dignity" La Botz, Dan Article 2013 These two books deal in important and interesting ways with the question of building a real labour movement throughout North America. 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 Missing Piece Chanco, C J Article 2016 A strong, independent labour movement could lead the struggle for democracy and justice in the Philippines. Rodrigo Duterte's revolution, at least so far, looks like nothing more than a reshuffling of... More Unequal: Aspects of Class in the United States Yates, Michael (ed.) Book 2007 Yates looks at class from a global vantage point integrating discussions of race, gender, and class, and the emergence of an international capitalist class. The Need for a New Socialist Movement Panitch, Leo Article 1984 It has fallen to socialists in the last decades of this century to undertake the daunting task of establishing new socialist directions just as our forerunners had to do in the first decades of this c... New Forms of Worker Organization: The Syndicalist and Autonomist Restoration of Class-Struggle Unionism Immanuel, Ness (ed) Book 2014 A book that compiles workers struggles on a global basis, examining the formation and expansion of radical unions in the Global South and Global North. A New Labor Movement for a New Century Mantsios, Gregory ed. Book Charts the possibilities for a more vibrant, inclusive, and democratic labor movement. News & Letters: Draft for Marxist-Humanist Perspectives, 2006 - 2007 Article 2006 We aim to help fill the void on the question of "what happens after" by creatively rethinking and restating his concept of "revolution in permanence" for today. 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... 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... Organizing "The Organized" Early, Steve Article 2014 For many years, American unions have been trying to “organize of the unorganized” to offset, and, where possible, reverse their steady loss of dues-paying membership. In union circles, a distinction w... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - January 16, 2016: Working class organizing Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 Working to change things for the better, fighting to prevent things from getting worse, remembering the past to illuminate possibilities for the future: as always, that is the focus of Other Voices. I... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - May 7, 2016: Destabilization and Regime Change Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 When governments get too far out of line -- the most outrageous offence, from the point of view of imperial power, is pursuing policies that help ordinary people at the expense of transnational corpo... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - December 17, 2017: Collective Memory and Cultural Amnesia Diemer, Ulli Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 Our society is obsessed with the short-term present. It devalues memory and the past. But there are those who do remember, and who work to preserve and share our collective memory. But they have to co... Parent, Madeleine: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Trade unionist. (Born 1918). Pay Cheques & Picket Lines: All About Unions in Canada MacKay, Claire; Illustrated by Peters, Eric Book 1987 A children's book which explains what unions are, how they came to be, and why they exist. Picketing: Connexipedia Article Article A form of protest in which people congregate outside a place of work or location where an event is taking place. Often, this is done in an attempt to dissuade others from going in ("crossing the picke... The Pittsburgh Reds, 1911-1914: Revolutionary Socialists in Allegheny County: Against The Current vol. 81 Hudson, Mark Article 1999 The Socialist Party of America reached the peak of its strength and influence in 1912. In that year, the party could claim 118,000 members, and 879,000 American voters (about 6% of the total) cast the... The Power of the People: Active Nonviolence in the United States Cooney, Robert; Michalowski, Helen Book A pictorial encyclopedia of the struggles of the U.S. women and men working for peace and justice through nonviolent action. Sections are included on the roots of American nonviolence, the women's rig... Profit over People: Neoliberalism and Global Order Chomsky, Noam Book 1999 Chomsky confronts neoliberalsim: the pro-corporate system of economic and political policies presently waging a form of class war worldwide. A Proposal to American Labor: 'Open source unionism' could reinvigorate American labor in the age of the Internet Freeman, Richard B.; Rogers, Joel Article 2002 The authors posit that union membership is too restricted by the requirement that unions have majority support in the workplace. They believe that pro-union workers who are a minority in their workpla... Puerto Rico's La Huelga del Pueblo Bernabe, Rafael Article 1998 AFTER FORTY DAYS on strike, several paros (one-day stoppages) in various government agencies and a two-day general strike, Puerto Rico's telephone workers have returned to work without attaining their... 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. Queer Activism in the Labor Movement Smith, Sara R. Article 2015 In the 1970s, Teresa Rankin kept her sexual orientation private while organizing textile workers at J.P. Stevens in North Carolina. When the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU) offe... Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell): My Decade Fighting for the Labor Movement McAlevey, Jane Book 2014 Today, fewer than 7% of American private-sector workers belong to a union and public employee collective bargaining has been dealt devastating blows in Wisconsin and elsewhere. This book argues that l... 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. 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 and Green: The New Politics of the Environment Weston, Joe (ed.) Book 1986 In order for green politics to work, we need to develop a total policy for the environment, a social policy which views capitalist industry as the destroyer of the world we live in. 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 Two Labor Intellectuals Early, Steve Article 2004 Steve Early reviews collections of writings by Martin Glaberman and Stain Weir. A Reluctant Memoir of the '50s and '60s: Against The Current vol. 134 Le Blanc, Paul Article 2008 I have been asked to write a memoir that would give a sense of the old left/new left realities of the 1950s and ‘60s. That seems quite odd to me (why would I be writing such a thing?), until I look in... Renewal through Strike Zeise, Fanny Article 2013 Strikes are a major means of trade union self-assertion. A closer look at strikes in Germany reveals interesting trends and developments, indicating new approaches to trade union strategies and practi... A Reply to B'nai Brith's Manifesto Denouncing CUPE-Ontario's Boycott of Israel Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid Article 2006 Why supporting the global campaign of boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israeli apartheid is the right thing to do. Resistance in China Today Yu, Au Loong; Ruixue, Bai Article 2012 Cases of Resistance in China continue to grow. Protests both large and small are extremely frequent. These range from workers’ protests against unpaid wages and demands for labor rights to protests ag... The Return of Commercial Prison Labour Scherrer, Christoph and Shah, Anil Article 2017 Prisons are seldom mentioned under the rubric of labour market institutions such as temporary work contracts or collective bargaining agreements. Yet, prisons not only employ labour but also cast a sh... Review Essay: Reutherism Redux: Against The Current vol. 112 Early, Steve Article 2004 Despite stepped-up union recruitment, farm workers and poultry processors still haven't taken over the AFL-CIO. But the old guard's fear of being swamped by low-wage workers—expressed by this AFT del... Roads to the Arab Uprisings: Book review of "The Journey to Tahrir" eds. Sowers and Toensing and "The Arab Revolts" eds. McMurray and Ufheil-Somers Wainer, Kit Adam Article 2013 The strength of all the essays in these two collections is that the principal trends the authors analyzed have become critical background to recent events in Egypt and Syria during the summer of 2013,... Rosa Luxemburg: Selected Political Writings Luxemburg, Rosa (edited with an introduction by Robert Looker) Book 1972 A selection of Rosa Luxemburg's writings which highlight her outstanding contributions to the theory and practice of revolutionary socialism. The Rosa Luxemburg Reader Luxemburg, Rosa. [Anderson, Kevin; Hudis, Peter (eds.)] Book 2004 A definitive one-volume collection of Luxemburg's writings. Rupert Lockwood (1908-1997): Journalist, Communist, Intellectual Cahill, Rowan Article 2013 This thesis explores aspects of the life, times, and career of Australian journalist Rupert Lockwood (1908-1997). During the Cold War, Lockwood was one of the best known members of the Communist Party... 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 the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party: Challenging the Two Parties of Capital Anfinson, Graeme Article 2014 Minnesota’s Farmer-Labor Party was the most successful labor party in United States history. The Minnesota Farmer-Labor Association, a grouping of associated unions and farmers, provided the organic c... The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage Gitlin, Todd Book 1987 One of the best books on the Sixties in the U.S., bringing to life the political and cultural currents, including especially the music, which raged during that decade, and setting them in historical c... Social Movements/Social Change: The Politics and Practice of Organizing - Socialist Studies 4 Cunningham, Frank; Findlay, Sue; Kadar, Marlene, et.al. Book 1988 This collection of essays covers movements related to labour, ecology, childcare, peace, disability, gay rights, and access to abortion. Socialism and Revolution Gorz, Andre Book 1967 Representative democracy in every industrially advanced country is in a state of profound crisis. But we have been accustomed for so long to accept democracy in the form of its outward appearances and... Socialism and the New Life: The Personal and Sexual Politics of Edward Carpenter and Havelock Ellis Rowbothan, Sheila; Weeks, Jeffrey Book 1977 The Socialist Register 1967: Volume 4: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1967 The Socialist Register 1976: Volume 13: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1976 The Socialist Register 1977: Volume 14: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 The Socialist Register 1980: Volume 17: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1980 The Socialist Register 1982: Volume 19: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1982 The Socialist Register 1983: Volume 20: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1983 The Socialist Register 1985/1986: Volume 22: Social Democracy and After Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John; Liebman, Marc; Panitch, Leo (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1986 Socialist Register 1991: Volume 27: Communist Regimes the Aftermath Miliband, Ralph; Panitch, Leo (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1991 Solidaire No. 7: April 1975 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1975 Issue focuinsg on the beginnings of a socialist movement in Montreal. South African trade union congress supports CUPE boycott of apartheid Israel COSATU Article 2006 South African workers will never forget the support given by the Israeli state to the apartheid South African regime. In the same way we will never forget the thousands of acts of solidarity of ordina... Spanish Dock Workers Build Union Without Bureaucrats Fitz, Don Article 1989 Containerization has devastated port labor throughout the world. Spanish struggles over containerization have been unique becausea "socialist" government has spearheaded port reorganization and it has... The Strike and Its Enemies Ackerman, Seth Article 2012 Like the progressive labour bureaucrats, today’s generation of young radicals have spent all of their formative years living in the era of capitalist realism — the era of There is No Alternative. And ... The Struggle at Peugeot in France Chatroussat, Jose Article 2013 When the management of the PSA Peugeot Citroën group announced, in early July 2012, that it was eliminating 8,000 jobs and closing the Aulnay plant near Paris (3,000 employees) in 2014, it caused a sh... Three Ways Labor Can Fight Back: Time to Declare War Macaray, David Article 2011 Unions need to streamline their message, make it less cerebral and more visceral. Tony Mazzocchi Lives: Blue-Green Organizer Takes Up 'Just Transition' Mantle Hand, Mark Article 2015 Union and environmental activist Alex Lotorto believes environmentalists should be working more closely with organized labour and following the advice of some of labour's more enlightened leaders. Toolkit for a New Canada - 2013 Edition Article 2013 A pamphlet providing a snapshot of what the contributors, brought together by Canadian Dimensionmagazine, believe are the big issues facing Canada in the second decade of the 21st century. The article... Toronto's Poor: A Rebellious History Palmer, Bryan D.; Heroux, Gaetan Book 2016 Toronto’s Poor reveals the long and too often forgotten history of poor people’s resistance. It details how the homeless, the unemployed, and the destitute have struggled to survive and secure food an... Towards Workers' Climate Action: Book review Leyshon, Traven Article 2016 A review of a book and a pamphlet by Paul Hampton, both on the urgent need for workers' action on climate change. Trade Unionism Pannekoek, Anton Article 1936 The narrow field of trade union struggle widens into the broad field of class struggle. But now the workers themselves must change. They have to take a wider view of the world. From their trade, from ... Trade Unions Bread & Roses The trade union revival: New Internationalist December 2001 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2001 A look at some of the facts and issues regarding trade unions and what they have done for people in various parts of the world. Transforming Power: From the Personal to the Political Rebick, Judy Book 2009 Rebick champions new ways of achieving political goals by emphasizing co-operation and consensus over confrontation and partisanship. Travails of U.S. Labor: Against The Current vol. 84 Cohen, Sheila Article 2000 A Short History of the U.S. Working Class is an excellent introduction for the “workers and students” whom Paul Le Blanc commendably defines as its principal audience. The language is clear and access... 25 Years After the Gdansk Uprising: Against The Current vol. 121 Weissman, Suzi Article 2006 Suzi Weissman interviews David Ost. The occupation of the Gdansk shipyard by Polish workers in 1980, demanding recognition of their independent trade union Solidarnosc, rocked the Eastern bloc and ins... The Two Methods of Trade-Union Policy Luxemburg, Rosa Article 1907 To be sure, revolutions and revolutionary struggles cannot be transplanted artificially, by means of ‘good intentions’, into a country. But the examples and lessons of a neighbouring revolutionary cou... Unionism and Socialism Debs, Eugene Article 1907 The labor movement of modrn times is the product of past ages. It has come down to us for the impetus of our day, in pursuit of its world-wide mission of emancipation. Unions and the Road to Socialism Fisk, Milton Article 2015 The familiar model of union struggle has been ineffective in attempts to change capitalism. I will try to explain why unions have not shaken capitalism's foundations. The explanation will point to the... Unless Union Workers Can Strike, They're Dead: Level the Playing Field Macaray, David Article 2013 The strike is workers' only viable weapon. Why? Because it, and it alone, immediately affects the company’s profits. Without labour, they're crippled. U.S. Labor's Subterranean Fire: Against The Current vol. 131 Post, Charlie Article 2007 The broad outlines of the crisis of the U.S. labor movement -— sharply declining union density, concession bargaining, failures to organize the growing non-union manufacturing and service sectors, the... U.S.A : How Federal Workers Could Fight the Shutdown Haney, Ryan; Beckett, Ben Article 2019 Federal workers have dealt with low pay, degraded working conditions, and repeated employer lockouts. If they want to improve their conditions, they'll have to organize. We Make the Road By Walking: Conversations on education and social change Horton, Myles; Freire, Paulo Book 1990 Horton, the founder of the Highlander Folk School, and Freire, a Brazilian education leader, are from two different backgrounds, but their shared views on the use of participatory education in bringin... 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 The Workers: A limited documentary about labour rights groups in China Phillips, Richard Article 2019 A review of a documentary on labour conditions in China. The docementary was filmed at great risk but the motiviations and the end product are questionable. When the UAW Was Young: Against The Current vol. 131 Feeley, Dianne Article 2007 An interview with Erwin and Estar Baur. Which Path for Labour in the Fight for Jobs and an Independent Canadian Economy: ...Collaboration or a Militant Class-Struggle Fightback? Article 1979 This research and position paper is the United Electrical Workers' (U.E.) response to the report of the Second Tier Committee published in mid-July 1978 after meetings between business, corporations h... Who Advocates Spontaneity? Brecher, Jeremy Article 1973 The working class can come to understand its power to act only by acting.
Why Consensus Decision-making Won't Work for Grassroots Unionism Wetzel, Tom Article 2009 Wetzel contrasts consensus decision-making with democratic decision-making to explain why the latter is more suited to activist groups. Why Strikes Fail Brown, Tom Article 1943 Essentially a reprint of Tom Brown's 1943 essay, "The Social General Strike: Why 1926 Failed." Centres on workers' response to the British General Strike of 1926, and their repudiation of traditional... Wisconsin Uprising: Labor Fights Back Yates, Michael D. Book 2012 A collection of essays describing the working class uprising that occurred in Wisconsin, in February and early March of 2011. Women's Trade Union League: Connexipedia Article Article A U.S. organization of both working class and more well-off women formed in 1903 to support the efforts of women to organize labour unions and eliminate sweatshop conditions. Workers Solidarity - Volume 1, Number 1 - New Series: February - April 2004 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2004 A newsletter pulbished by the Workers Solidairty Alliance (WSA). Workers and Trade Unions for Climate Solidarity: Tackling climate change in a neoliberal world Hampton, Paul Book 2015 Paul Hampton, a Marxist trade union researcher in Britain, addresses the role of workers in the climate justice movement, as well as the tasks of revolutionaries. 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 & WebsitesAgainst the Current Bi-monthly magazine oriented toward movements for social and economic justice; radical, socialist and feminist in orientation. Anarchy Archives An archive of anarchist writings by classic authors such as Rocker, Goldman, Proudhon, and Malatesta.
Break Their Haughty Power Articles on capitalism, socialism, and revolution, from a left-Marxist perspective. Bullet, The Publication of the Socialst Project. Articles on socialism, labour, democracy, neoliberalism and the environment. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives To facilitate research on social and economic issues facing Canada and to promote alternatives for business and government. 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... Industrial Workers of the World 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 the working people and the few, who make up the employing... Labor Network for Sustainability Labor Network for Sustainability is dedicated to engaging trade unions, workers and their allies to support economic, social, and environmental sustainability.
From our perspective, efforts to engage... Labor Notes Labor Notes is a media and organizing project that has been the voice of union activists who want to put the movement back in the labor movement since 1979.
Through our magazine, website, books, conf... LaborNet Global online communication for a democratic, independent labor movement. 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... LabourStart A major site with information about labour activities throughout the world.
Maquila Solidarity Network/Ethical Trading Action Group The Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN) is a labour and women's rights organization that supports the efforts of workers in global supply chains to win improved wages and working conditions and a better ... 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... Red Menace, The The online archive of the libertarian socialist newsletter The Red Menace. Articles on socialism, Marxism, anarchism, work, popular education, organizing, wages for housework, Leninism, bureaucracy, h... Resistance MP3 Left-wing political audio recordings of talks and discussions, primarily from a Trotskyist or neo-Trotskyist perspective, but also including some clips from speeches by people like Martin Luther King ... Tadamon A Montreal-based collective of social-justice organizers & media activists, working to build relationships of solidarity with grassroots political movements for social and economic justice between Bei... Workers' Vanguard Newspaper of the International Communist Leage (Fourth Internationalist). Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryFederal Writers' Project Wikipedia article A United States federal government project to fund written work and support writers during the Great Depression Kazakhstan's 99 per cent Protests by Kazakhstan's oil workers in 2011 were crushed, but anger remains over huge inequalities of income and lifestyle Genté, Régis 2012 Kazakhstan could be among the world’s top 10 oil producers by 2020, but the Kazakhs who get the oil out of the ground don't benefit much from it. In May 2011 thousands of oil workers in western Kazakh... The Labor Party's Pittsburgh Convention Hinshaw, John 1999 BETWEEN NOVEMBER 13-15 in Pittsburgh, over 1400 delegates from six national unions, over two hundred local unions and thirty-nine chapters of the Labor Party met for its first Constitutional Conventio... Police in Tunisia's Gafsa mining region harass reporter for banned newspaper Sources News Release 2009 Reporters Without Borders is concerned about the way the police in Tunisia have been harassing political activist Ammar Amroussia in recent days. Amroussia writes for El Badil (Alternative), a banned ... 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 ArchivesAgainst the Current Serial Publication (Periodical) 1986 Bi-monthly magazine oriented toward movements for social and economic justice; radical, socialist and feminist in orientation. Alberta Labour Vol.2. No. 2 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 This tabloid consists mainly of columns and stories from Co-operative Press Associates related to labour issues of interest to Alberta workers. Bulletin de liaison, Vol.1, No.1 Periodical profile published 1978 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 Canadian Labour Serial Publication (Periodical) 1979 Canadian Labour is a bi-weekly magazine published in both English and French by the Canadian Labour Congress.
Canadian Labour Comment Periodical profile published 1979 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1979 The Canadian Labour Comment is a bilingual newsletter which includes reports on various labour issues in Canada. Catalyst Organization profile published 2007 Organization A campaigning think tank for the labour movement and the left, committed to developing and promoting practical policies for the redistribution wealth, power, and opportunity. 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). Ideas and Action Periodical profile published 1981 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Archive of some articles published in Ideas and Action, a radical paper published by the Workers Solidarity Alliance from 1981 to 1997. Labour in an Affluent Society Fox, Steve; Kissinger, C. Clark; Mull, Brenda Article Put together by the Radical Education Project, this paper includes the following articles: "WILDCAT: anatomy of a work stoppage" by Steve Fox; "THE BRUNS STRIKE: a case study of student participation ... Libcom.org Website 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 Website Large archive of the writings of Marx and Engels and of others in the Marxist tradition. Searchable. The Red Menace A libertarian socialist newsletter Serial Publication (Periodical) 1975 Articles on topics such as socialism, Marxism, anarchism, work, popular education, organizing, wages for housework, Leninism, bureaucracy, hierarchy, jargon, prostitution, obscenity, science fiction, ... |
