Category: History

The Tactical Utility of VIOLENCE, Part 2

Continued from Part 1… By Mike Kolhoff After the Great Uprising Although the great uprising of 1877 failed to achieve working class emancipation, it did demonstrate the potential of armed workers to challenge the power of the capitalist state. The seriousness with which the capitalists took this threat can be seen today in the form [...]

Posted: November 8th, 2010 under History.

25th Anniversary of the Hormel Strike

Some 25 years ago, the workers at the Austin, Minnesota plant of the Hormel Corp. embarked on a long and brave fight. A fight which was not only right but fought “from below”. This fight and the rank-and-file efforts to wage and control the struggle captivated the attention of all militant workers.

In the Workers Solidarity Alliance’s print version of ideas & action Steve Boyce, Jake Edwards and Tom Wetzel penned an excellent, article, “Slaughterhouse Fight: A Look at the Hormel Strike” In recognition of the 25th Anniversary of the struggle, we are re-publishing the article below.

Posted: August 31st, 2010 under History, Labor.

The Tactical Utility of VIOLENCE, Part 1

By Mike Kolhoff Old Joke: On Ellis Island, early in the 20th century, an elderly eastern European man is being processed for immigration into the United States. He stands before the desk of the immigration officer who loudly asks him, without looking up: “Do you advocate the overthrow of the United States Government by subversion [...]

Posted: April 30th, 2010 under History, Ideas, International, Labor.

May Day

On this year of the 124th anniversary of the Chicago Haymarket Martyrs’ valiant struggle for workers freedom, let us not let their spirit and their efforts to create a new world be forgotten. On this occasion, let us also not forget the duplicity of the bosses, nor the inhumanity of the state, whenever the hegemony [...]

Posted: April 30th, 2010 under History, Labor.

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