Italy 1920: When 600,000 workers seized control of their workplaces
Tom Wetzel details the Italian Factory Occupations of 1920, which matured beyond conventional trade unionism and at its height involved about 600,000 workers. This article was originally presented as a talk at the Conference on Workers' Self-Organization in St. Louis in 1988.
25th Anniversary of the Hormel Strike
Some 25 years ago the workers at the Austin, Minnesota plant of the Hormel Corp. embarked on a long and brave fight. A fight which was not only right, but was fought "from below". This fight and the rank-and-file efforts to wage and control the struggle captivated the attention of all militant workers.
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Organizing worker struggles through direct democracy: the Barcelona bus drivers struggle for two days off, 2007-2008
Every nation-state is imperialist by nature - Tom Wetzel
Post mortem on the San Francisco fare strike, 2005 - Tom Wetzel
Tom Wetzel analyses the fare strike of San Francisco public transport riders in 2005. He examines what ways of organising can be used to win struggles and form the basis of a new society.
Workers Power and the Spanish Revolution - Tom Wetzel
1931: Barcelona mass rent strike
The story of one of the biggest rent strikes of the 20th century where more than 100,000 people faced down the landlords and the government winning improvements for many tenants.
Fighting the fare hike in San Francisco
A report on organising that is going on here in San Francisco against the rise in fares for buses and trams.
Thousands ride free in San Francisco transport fight
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