Category: Labor

Zanon: Happy Expropriated Birthday

The following two short pieces appeared last fall to commemorate the Zanon ceramics factory’s 10 years of operation under worker control. Zanon’s status as one of the iconic international symbols of the Argentinian workers’ self-management movement makes these posts of interest to global English speaking audiences. We are therefore pleased to republish the updates here [...]

Posted: April 8th, 2012 under Economy, International, Labor.

Kicking the Bosses’ Ass Means Breaking the Bosses’ Law

Tacoma and Seattke rank-and-file members of the  the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen’s Union (ILWU) are showing us the way. Faced with arrogant bosses and a boss-controlled legal system, they have declared that the only way to effectively fight back is to fight back HARD!

Posted: September 16th, 2011 under Labor.

On Labor Day

Over a hundred years ago a frightened President Grover Cleveland pushed congress to recognize Labor Day as a federal holiday in 1894. (The September holiday was first observed in 1882 by the Central Labor Union of New York.) In the wake of a strike that saw workers’ murdered at the hands of U.S. Marshals and [...]

Posted: September 5th, 2011 under History, Labor.

Mottoes and Watchwords, part II

A Discussion of Politics and Mass Organizations Part 2 of 2 (Read Part 1 here) By Nate Hawthorne  

Posted: June 21st, 2011 under Debate, Ideas, Labor.

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