(A public meeting was held on this topic in London on 6 May 2023. The presentation, which we reproduce below, was generally well received. Interventions from the floor did not dispute the main…
In continuing our analysis of "alternative" trade unionism(1), we take our latest cue from the _open letter_ (…
On the first of February, 2023, over 500,000 workers walked out in what was the biggest strike day for over a decade. On pickets and rallies across the country, teachers, university lecturers,…
The period between the 1830s and the 1880s saw the working class arrive on the historical stage as a class-for-itself properly speaking. This was the era when workers began to successfully form…
This demonstration was supposed to unite the various rank and file trade unions, but turned instead into a competition as to who would "win" the battle to lead the procession.…
For many years now the grassroots or base unions (_sindacati di base_) have called a strike at this time of year appealing to workers from all sectors of production to mobilise, and as usual, we…
Early yesterday morning (19 July) several leading members of the rank and file, or grassroots, unions in Piacenza were put under house arrest by the police. We have reported on the struggles of…
In our last article we mentioned the strikes that sprang up in many sectors.(1) Workers in the Alpin Socks factory, BBC Turkey and Trendyol have already gained from their strikes; other strikes…