hitmouse
so defeated, thinks it's funny
Stuff about this has come up on a few threads, so thought it might be worth having a thread specifically to talk about strategy for the strikes, how they can win, what the prospects are, realistic ideas for escalation and so on, separately from the main strike thread where discussion might get drowned out by updates and so on.
A few starting points:
notesfrombelow.org
www.angryworkers.org
And this post:
To which I'd add that there have been some examples of long, dedicated strikes recently, mostly if not entirely organised through Unite, like Go North West and Chep. But those have been relatively small, local disputes bankrolled by Unite, where there's a lot more members paying dues in. Trying to scale up from the resources needed to run a long strike in one bus depot or factory to the whole of the NHS, rail service, post or whatever is obviously a bit more of a challenge.
A few starting points:
How To Win The Current Strike Wave
by Charlie Macnamara // An extended reflection on the contemporary strike wave, and directions workers could take to achieve greater success
notesfrombelow.org
On the current strike wave in the UK - Angry Workers
In this piece, developed from discussions we held in November, we hope to contribute to the conversation around the current strike wave. We start with a few points that we think will help us understand the recent upsurge in strikes and inform our ongoing support for them. For more background on...
www.angryworkers.org
And this post:
To which I'd add that there have been some examples of long, dedicated strikes recently, mostly if not entirely organised through Unite, like Go North West and Chep. But those have been relatively small, local disputes bankrolled by Unite, where there's a lot more members paying dues in. Trying to scale up from the resources needed to run a long strike in one bus depot or factory to the whole of the NHS, rail service, post or whatever is obviously a bit more of a challenge.
