The Swineherd
A tale of toil from a weary legislator's letter writer, by Mark Henkes.
Paperslutting
Temp worker Stella shares her experiences of sabotage on-the-job.
Technopranks: Carving out a message in electronic space
Jesse Drew writes for Processed World magazine on how workers and citizens have used modern technology to assert their humanity, from using subliminal images to blogging.
Starring Mr. Green, in the Laundry Room, with the Knife
A tale of toil in a workers' compensation claims unit.
Alternative crew handbook - McDonalds Workers Resistance
The notorious 'alternative crew handbook' produced by rebel McDonalds employees, containing everything a disgruntled worker and needs to know to get on in the job. This is the document management do NOT want you to read...
Letter from Fiat workers in Tychy
The following is a letter sent from an underground group of workers in Fiat Poland in Tychy.
Sacked factory workers threaten to blow up plant
Submitted by Steven. on Apr 12 2010 17:25
Workers at French car parts manufacturer Sodimatex are threatening to destroy the factory unless they are given an improved redundancy package.
Labor discipline and the decline of the soviet system - Don Filtzer
Submitted by bilrut on Mar 8 2010 20:09
The issue of labor discipline lay at the very heart of the antagonistic relationship between the Soviet elite and its work force. Soviet industry was plagued with high labor turnover, absenteeism, heavy drinking, and slow work. Don Filtzer explains how this encouraged the system's eventual collapse.
Parisian Metallurgists in May 1968 - Michael Seidman
Submitted by bilrut on Mar 8 2010 20:08
Michael Seidman shows how workers acted differently from the way they are usually portrayed in leftist and anarchist accounts of May 1968.
Workers' resistance and the demise of East Germany - Jeffrey Kopstein
Submitted by bilrut on Mar 8 2010 20:08
Jeffrey Kopstein argues how the everyday resistance of East German workers could wear down a despotic state over four decades until it was eventually overthrown.
