The second Manchester Class Struggle Forum will host a discussion on trade unions and trade unionism.
After the collapse of the global financial bubble, the working class is being made to pay. In Britain workers have started to fight back, in the form of a series of one day strikes. There are stories in the media warning of a return to 'union power', but what does this mean and is it a good thing for the working class?
To best prepare you to discuss this topic we suggest you read the following texts.
Introductory texts:
Work. Community. Politics. War. - prole.info
http://libcom.org/library/work-community-politics-war-prole
Abolish Restaurants - prole.info (Especially the section on unions)
http://libcom.org/library/abolish-restaurants
Theoretical pieces:
Winning the class war - The Direct Action Movement
http://libcom.org/library/winning-class-war-anarcho-syndicalist-strategy
Good old-fashioned trade unionism - Wildcat
http://libcom.org/library/good-old-fashioned-trade-unionism-wildcat
Analyses of Recent Events:
Ford Visteon Enfield Workers Occupation - Alan Woodward
http://libcom.org/history/ford-visteon-enfield-workers-occupation-alan-woodward
2009: The Strike at Lindsey Refinery: a Struggle Entangled in Nationalism - LibCom.org
http://libcom.org/history/2009-strike-lindsey-refinery-struggle-entangled-nationalism
The meeting takes place from 7pm on Thursday 1st April at Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NS. Email
struggle@af-north.org to express your interest or ask for more info
After the collapse of the global financial bubble, the working class is being made to pay. In Britain workers have started to fight back, in the form of a series of one day strikes. There are stories in the media warning of a return to 'union power', but what does this mean and is it a good thing for the working class?
To best prepare you to discuss this topic we suggest you read the following texts.
Introductory texts:
Work. Community. Politics. War. - prole.info
http://libcom.org/library/work-community-politics-war-prole Abolish Restaurants - prole.info (Especially the section on unions)
http://libcom.org/library/abolish-restaurants Theoretical pieces:
Winning the class war - The Direct Action Movement
http://libcom.org/library/winning-class-war-anarcho-syndicalist-strategy Good old-fashioned trade unionism - Wildcat
http://libcom.org/library/good-old-fashioned-trade-unionism-wildcat Analyses of Recent Events:
Ford Visteon Enfield Workers Occupation - Alan Woodward
http://libcom.org/history/ford-visteon-enfield-workers-occupation-alan-woodward 2009: The Strike at Lindsey Refinery: a Struggle Entangled in Nationalism - LibCom.org
http://libcom.org/history/2009-strike-lindsey-refinery-struggle-entangled-nationalism The meeting takes place from 7pm on Thursday 1st April at Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NS. Email
struggle@af-north.org to express your interest or ask for more info
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