This radical history of the trade union movement in Britain runs from 1919 to 1964. You can read Part 1 here, which describes the British trade union movement from the 1700s to 1918. The summary is based on "In Cause of Labour: History of British Trade Unionism" by Rob Sewell, which you can read here. … Continue reading History of the Trade Union Movement in Britain Part 2
History of the Trade Union Movement in Britain Part 1
This is a summary of "In Cause of Labour: History of British Trade Unionism" by Rob Sewell. You can find the whole book online here. It was published in 2003 and gives a radical history of the British trade union movement from the 1700s until 2002. I'm going to summarise this book in three posts. … Continue reading History of the Trade Union Movement in Britain Part 1
Revolutionary and anti-capitalist strategy
This post looks at if it's possible to have a coherent strategy for the emancipatory transformation of a complex social system, 5 anti-capitalist strategies and revolutionary strategy. What does ‘emancipatory transformation of a complex social system’ mean? We currently live in a capitalist society or capitalist social system that is not equal, just, democratic or … Continue reading Revolutionary and anti-capitalist strategy
How to do organising
This post describes the general organising principles/methodology, where do we organise, shallow versus deep organizing and 8 points of Jane McAlevey’s organizing methodology. I have based this post on material from experienced organisers. I have limited experience of practicing organising myself due to the circumstances of where I have worked and lived. I'm working on … Continue reading How to do organising
