Atlanta's washerwomen strike, 1881
Submitted by Steven. on Dec 9 2015 10:29
A short history of the strike of overwhelmingly African-American women laundresses in Atlanta Georgia. Coming only shortly after the abolition of slavery, the strike was successful in raising wages and establishing a union.
The Bronx slave market, 1950 - Marvel Cooke
Submitted by Steven. on Dec 9 2015 09:53
Fascinating series of reports and first person accounts of the markets in New York City where unemployed African-American women would be hired by white housewives to perform domestic tasks at extremely low wages.
More than a seat on the bus - Danielle McGuire
Submitted by Steven. on Dec 5 2015 11:25
Excellent account of the Montgomery bus boycott, a key moment in the civil rights movement. In particular it demolishes the popular myth narrative of the events, and points out the importance of women's resistance to sexual violence to the boycott. Trigger warning for mention of sexual violence.
Mick Woods remembers Lewisham '77
Submitted by Ed on Nov 28 2015 22:36
A first-hand account of the 1977 Battle of Lewisham, in which the far-right National Front were routed by locals and anti-fascists, from a Sheffield socialist and railway worker.
Battle of Lewisham chronology
Submitted by Ed on Nov 28 2015 22:14
A chronology of key events in the immediate build up to, as well as during, the 'Battle of Lewisham' on the 13th August 1977.
The Battle of Lewisham: an anti-fascist's account - Martin Lux
Submitted by Ed on Nov 28 2015 21:36
A vivid and action-packed account of the Battle of Lewisham, written by Martin Lux and taken from his book Anti-Fascist.
The South African Wobblies: The Origins of Industrial Unions in South Africa - John Philips
Submitted by Ed on Nov 21 2015 22:13
John Philip’s pioneering, hard-to-get study of syndicalism in South Africa, stressing the influence of the IWW.
Syndicalism on the Shopfloor: the Denver Shop-Stewards Strike, Transvaal, November-December 1919 - EA Mantzaris
Submitted by Ed on Nov 20 2015 22:51
This paper by Evan Mantzaris provides a critical chronicle of a strike by radical white metalworkers at the Denver Engineering Works on the Witwatersrand, organised through a workers’ committee.
The Rise and Fall of the ICU: a Case of Self-Destruction? - Phil Bonner
Submitted by Ed on Nov 20 2015 21:59
This essay, which first appeared in the South African Labour Bulletin, sought to draw the lessons of the spectacular rise and fall of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union of Africa (ICU) in South Africa, which in the 1920s was the biggest black protest movement in the country.
Killing in Tunis and Italian justice
Submitted by StrugglesInItaly on Nov 10 2015 23:00
A look at the case of Abdel Majid Touil, a 22 year old Moroccan arrested by Italian police in Milan on charges of terrorism, and the assumption of guilt across the political spectrum.
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