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An article by Stan Weir surveying the effects World War II and the post-war years had on CIO unions and the American working class.

Exiled Russian and Ukrainian anarchist-communist views on the Russian Revolution issued in 1922.

Classic IWW pamphlet outlining the philosophy and practical activity of the IWW and their belief in the greatest weapon of the working class, the general strike.

A short history, account and analysis of the 2005 strike of mechanics and cleaners at Northwest Airlines against cuts in jobs, wages and benefits, and the lessons it holds for workers in future.

Jeremy Brecher's account of the growth of the Knights of Labor union in the US, the agitation for a maximum 8-hour working day and the Chicago Haymarket events of 1886.

General Strike Ferguson It’s not every day there’s a Statewide General Strike called by a faceless, headless group of Anonymous hacktivists rather than a political party or labour union. But it is Friday. This Friday, August 29 (handily, the last Friday before a Monday long weekend, as if you needed any more incentive to participate), OpFerguson and Anonymous have called on the workers of the State of Missouri to walk out in a General Strike. It’s not the first time Anonymous has asked fo...

Out of the European Union 2 other legal cases are in progress police have appealed to Hong Kong residents to stay away from any non authorised the rallies on Saturday after authorities banned and major March warning that those caught could face a 5 year jail term the police commander of Hong Kong Island Kwok Pak trollings that the day that he was aware of social media messages urging people to take strolls or hold rallies in the name of religion organizers of the March called it off after an ap...

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