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
Submitted by syndicalist on Aug 22 2010 17:20
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.
-- Syndicalist
Small is not beautiful: Working at the San Francisco Bay Guardian
An account of work and industrial conflict at the alternative newspaper the San Francisco Bay Guardian written by typesetter Tom Wetzel in 1987.
Organizing worker struggles through direct democracy: the Barcelona bus drivers struggle for two days off, 2007-2008
Submitted by Juan Conatz on Jul 4 2009 22:12
An account of the Barcelona bus workers victory.
Every nation-state is imperialist by nature - Tom Wetzel
Submitted by daniel on Jun 12 2007 19:32
Many leftists see so-called "national liberation" movements as the strategy for opposing American imperialism. Tom Wetzel asks if this is the case.
Post mortem on the San Francisco fare strike, 2005 - Tom Wetzel
Submitted by Steven. on Jan 15 2007 10:58
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
Submitted by Steven. on Dec 27 2006 00:55
Tom Wetzel's historical article and analysis of the Spanish Civil War and Revolution, and in particular the activities of the Spanish anarchists within it. In text and PDF format.
1931: Barcelona mass rent strike
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 10 2006 11:17
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
Submitted by Steven. on Oct 10 2005 14:48
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
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 4 2005 10:50
Despite heavy police presence at major bus transfer points, at least a couple thousand passengers rode the buses for free in San Francisco on Thursday, September 1st — the opening day of a fare strike in North America’s most bus-intensive city.
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