Feminists attacked by CGT union goons during Paris demonstration
Submitted by jef costello on Sep 18 2017 10:21
Communiqué following the violent attack on five women by the CGT Service d’Ordre at the demonstration on the 12th of September.
The Woman Rebel
A "monthly paper of militant thought" published by Margaret Sanger in 1914 which dealt with issues of women's rights, birth control, and militant labor. It published a total of 8 issues.
Remembering Sue Richardson
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 13 2017 22:56
An obituary for anarchist Sue Richardson, born Sarah Fenwick Owen, written by Aileen O'Carroll in 2011.
Vietnam: 6,000 workers involved in wildcat strike at clothing factory
Submitted by Hlessi on Sep 10 2017 18:42
Inhumane conditions and low wages have led to approximately 6,000 workers going on strike at a garment factory in Thanh Hoa province, Vietnam.
No justice, no piece! A working girl's guide to labor organizing in the sex industry
A manual created by the Exotic Dancers Union in San Francisco from their experiences organizing a union at the Lusty Lady strip club in 1997. A valuable book both for those organizing sex workers and workers in general. A good overview of the NLRB election process, but also general tips on organizing and direct action.
An “entirely different” kind of union: the Service, Office, and Retail Workers’ Union of Canada (SORWUC), 1972–1986 – Julia Smith
Submitted by Councils and Co... on Sep 1 2017 09:57
An in depth article which examines the Service, Office, and Retail Workers’ Union of Canada (SORWUC), an independent, grassroots, socialist-feminist union that existed from 1972 to 1986. They organised workers in marginalised, low-paying, largely female-dominated sectors that weren’t high priorities for the much larger business unions.
This article was published in the Canadian academic journal Labour/Le Travail, vol. 73, in 2014.
Sex work organisation in the global south
Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 30 2017 11:01
An overview by Gregor Gall of sex workers' organising and unionisation efforts in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
London women tram workers: equal pay strike 1918
Submitted by Steven. on Aug 29 2017 18:45
Interesting additional information about the 1918 strike of women workers on London transport.
Violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville ends in murder
Submitted by libcom on Aug 15 2017 09:15
Charlottesville, VA – The “Unite The Right” rally took place as scheduled in Emancipation Park on Saturday afternoon. As expected, thousands of anti-racist protesters arrived to confront the neo-nazis, KKK members, and other self-identified racists and fascists who had gathered around the statue of Robert E Lee.
What is a workplace? Race, workplace struggle, and the IWW
Submitted by OliverTwister on Aug 10 2017 18:37
Factory committees, shop floors, collective bargaining, contracts. What do those words mean to you? Well, it depends on your life experience, of course. To me and other workers in my industry, those words have been associated with folks who have “real jobs.” You see, even though I work a real job in a real industry, all industries are not treated equally.
