[IMC-UK-Features] Feature proposal: Wildcat strikes
opprobrium at riseup.net
opprobrium at riseup.net
Tue Feb 10 03:45:53 PST 2009
Hey!
> I have some reservations about this feature, i'm afraid, especially the
> abstract, which fails to show that these industrial actions were very
> controversial, to say the least. As far as i understand it, no matter how
> progressive the form was (wildcat strikes, working class etc.), the
> content was arguably nationalist and even racist, at least in the
> beginning, before left-wing unionists sort of intervened and slogans like
> 'British jobs for British workers' disappeared to be replaced by better
> demands.
These are all valid points and the kind of thing I was getting at when I
said the draft was "superficial." I don't have the time do deal with these
issues as fully as they probably deserve, but I've had a go at updating
what I wrote to address some of them, especially your concerns about the
abstract:
https://we.riseup.net/nottsimc/wildcat-strikes-across-uk
As before, contributions from others are welcomed. Please feel free to
edit as you feel is appropriate.
O.
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