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The (End) Work Zone: Tales of Spontaneous Rebellion in the Workplace – Part I

May 31, 2015 Ideas&Action 0

By Smoker

End Work Zone

The normal course of a person’s working life typically produces a plethora of stories where the boss got one over on the employees and faced no retribution; countless unfair firings, anomalies with the paycheck, bullying, mistreatment and abuse. …

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Debate History Ideas Labor Syndicalism

Reply to ISO on Syndicalism

April 27, 2015 Ideas&Action 2

By Tom Wetzel

The International Socialist Organization’s webzine socialistworker.org recently published a critique of revolutionary syndicalism in the form of a review of Radical Unionism by Ralph Darlington. The review, by Tom Goulet, makes a number of mistaken claims.…

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Anti-Racism Culture Gender & Sexuality Labor

Why solidarity is necessary – but it’s not just about class

April 9, 2015 Ideas&Action 0

By Greg

“An injury to one is an injury to all”. This IWW slogan characterizes the solidarity necessitated by class struggle. It characterizes the idea that it’s necessary for the working class to cooperate and work together towards their individual …

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Anti-capitalism Economy History Labor

Modern Slavery and the Triumph of Capitalism, Part 2: Modern Slavery in the USA

January 8, 2015 Ideas&Action 0

By Mike Kolhoff

“Forced labor is most prevalent in five sectors of the US economy: prostitution and sex services (46%); domestic service (27%); agriculture (10%); sweatshop/factory work (5%); and restaurant and hotel work (4%).” David Batstone, Not For Sale: The …

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Anti-capitalism Economy Ideas Labor Syndicalism

What is Class Oppression? Who is the Working Class?

November 15, 2014 Ideas&Action 4

By Tom Wetzel

Occupy Wall Street highlighted class inequality in the USA through its talk about the concentration of income and wealth in the hands of “the 1 percent.” This does put a bullseye on the ruling class in our …

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Anti-capitalism Economy Labor

Modern Slavery and the Triumph of Capitalism, (Part One)

November 14, 2014 Ideas&Action 2

By Mike Kolhoff

“The ideological push for the “science” of free trade has unleashed enormously destructive forces for social and cultural change that have wreaked havoc on the populations of developing countries. Rapid urbanization and restructuring of agricultural activities, upon …

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Economy Labor

Lessons from the Air Traffic Controllers’ Strike of 1981

August 25, 2014 Ideas&Action 2

A.E. Martinez

“There are no illegal strikes, just unsuccessful ones.” – PATCO slogan
“There are no illegal strikes, just unsuccessful ones.” – PATCO slogan

August 3rd, 1981: Approximately 13,000 air traffic controllers across the United States declare a strike through their union, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers’ Organization (PATCO).

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Economy International Labor

The Chinese and American Synthesis

August 20, 2014 Ideas&Action 0

By Mike Kolhoff

It’s been clear that the Chinese and American economies have become closely intertwined since the end of the Cold War. Once arch-enemies, China is now a close trading partner with the United States, able even to influence …

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