I punched my boss in the face
A delivery driver's account of, well, punching his boss in the face after being threatened with a pay cut. Which strangely enough got his boss to reverse the cut!
“You just punch the clock / Too scared to punch your boss!” - Dead Kennedys
Interview with Jacques Servin
Submitted by flaneur on Apr 25 2012 11:10
Interview with former Maxis programmer Jacques Servin, who was fired after inserting code in response to poor conditions.
A long time ago, an overworked and underpaid programmer over at SimCity-maker Maxis found his way to RTMark.com. Becoming interested in the activities of this company (described by some to be "commercial terrorism" and by others as "pranks"), a mischiveous idea snuck into his head.
A worker's critique of parecon
Submitted by Steven. on Apr 11 2012 14:21
Criticism of the idea of participatory economics, or parecon, from the perspective of a worker. Despite its theoreticians' grand plans, we resist work now and we would continue to do so under parecon, Steven argues. Michael Albert subsequently responds.
Introduction
I have read a lot of discussions about parecon - a proposed economic model for a non-capitalist society. I have even taken part in one detailed debate here.
Office worker's survival guide
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 20 2012 00:19
The modern office is fraught with dangers. From the risk of getting fired, to stress, repetitive strain injury (RSI), mindnumbing boredom and more. This helpful guide from libcom.org will help you navigate these hazards to a happy work life, and perhaps a slightly better world...
Of course not all of the tips will be appropriate in every setting so pick and choose the right ones for you, depending on how safe your job is how much you care about it.
Appearance
Goatse as industrial sabotage
DSG's piece on how obscene internet references are used by some workers as sabotage or resistance.
This short article is not for the faint of heart. It’s not for internet dabblers, or the recently-fed. Or maybe it is- maybe this article will give some insight into the world of the digital natives. It aims to shed light on an internet phenomenon, in turn giving the shadow, depth and form of class-struggle to what might, on first appearances, seem like a decidedly two-dimensional case study.
Everyday forms of peasant resistance - James C. Scott
Submitted by mintru on Jan 24 2012 20:15
"Everyday resistance" is the most common form of opposition to oppression. It consists of footdragging, non-compliance, pilfering, desertion, feigned ignorance, slander, arson, sabotage, flight etc... James C. Scott's article is the classic statement on "everyday resistance".
I. THE UNWRITTEN HISTORY OF RESISTANCE
Sabotage in the workplace - Prole.info
Prole.info pamphlet on sabotage with extracts from Sabotage in the American Workplace, Louis Adamic and Radical America.
Here's why Washington longshore workers are so angry
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 9 2011 09:51
Violence erupted 7 September in a major labor dispute that has simmered for months at the Port of Longview, leading to work shutdowns at ports up and down the Washington coast. Why are members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) — and their supporters in Washington and Oregon — so upset about a grain terminal that employs just 50 workers?
Here’s why.
Longshore workers attack grain terminal
Submitted by Hieronymous on Sep 8 2011 16:56
In a dispute over the new EGT Grain Terminal in Longview, Washington and management's refusal to recognize the International Longshore and Warehouse Union as the workers' representative, union militants attacked the facility to sabotage the facility's first shipment of grain, protesting in defiance of a court injunction.
EGT Confrontation
Posted 8 September 2011
Resistance issue 131, April 2011
Full text and PDF of the Anarchist Federation's monthly bulletin.
The Free Hetherington Evicted... Then Re-Occupied!
There have been interesting developments with the Free Hetherington occupation at Glasgow University since we last reported on it (see Resistance #130).
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