Italy: women in the Fiat factory
The following article was written by a Turin collective working on the problems of women employed by Fiat. It was published in Lotta Continua, February 1970.
A new philosoFiat at Pomigliano factory, Italy
Submitted by De on Jul 29 2010 19:11
If eight hours don't seem enough for you (original title of the article), try to work at an assembly line from ten o'clock at night till six o'clock in the morning with three breaks of ten minutes. With the lunch break taking place during the last half an hour of your shift, unless productive recoveries are needed.
Strikes at Fiat and letter of solidarity from Poland
Submitted by akai on Jul 15 2010 20:58
A series of strikes has been taking place this week at Fiat plants throughout Italy.
Fiat Tychy Tries to Impose Worse Conditions
Submitted by akai on Jun 28 2010 04:36
The management of FIAT in Tychy are trying to get the unions to agree to even worse working conditions.
Letter from Fiat workers in Tychy
The following is a letter sent from an underground group of workers in Fiat Poland in Tychy.
1980: Defeat at Fiat - Marco Revelli
Submitted by Steven. on Jan 18 2010 17:52
An analysis of the historic five week strike of Fiat workers in Turin against mass layoffs, which was defeated and ushered in a new age of insecurity for Fiat workers in Italy.
Update on the car industry, 2005
Submitted by Steven. on Jan 5 2010 15:09
Short update on strike of lorry drivers which stopped production at FIAT plant in Melfi/Italy, a strike note from VW in Navarra/Spain and news on ‘revolutionary’ production relations between assembly plant and suppliers at DC in Toledo/USA.
Organising at Fiat, 1969
Submitted by Steven. on Dec 18 2009 22:58
The speech of a worker from the Fiat Mirafiori plant outlining workers' organising efforts and lessons they had learned in the militant struggles running up to the hot autumn of 1969.
An interview with workers at Fiat, 1970
Submitted by Steven. on Dec 15 2009 18:23
Three workers from FIAT Mirafiori in Italy describe the experiences of the Southern immigrant coming to work in the industrial cities of the North. The conversation was recorded in Turin during December 1970.
FIAT factory blockaded
Submitted by mic on Apr 15 2008 12:07
The FIAT factory at Pomigliano (NA) in Southern Italy has been blockaded since Thursday April 10th.
