The Oceans That Keep Capitalism Afloat
From maritime empires to modern logistics, capitalism has been forged on the seas.
8 Articles by: Katy Fox-Hodess
Katy Fox-Hodess is a lecturer in employment relations at the University of Sheffield.
Building Worker Power on the Docks
Dock workers in San Francisco and Durban, South Africa, have huge amounts of strategic leverage in the global economy. Both have long used that power not just to fight for better wages, but also to fight imperialism and racism.
Worker Power on the Swedish Docks
The Swedish Dockworkers Union has announced plans for indefinite strike action. The future of independent, left-wing, rank-and-file trade unionism in Sweden hangs in the balance.
Seizing the Chokepoints
In the logistics industry, from port workers to truckers to delivery drivers, time is of the essence. Their potential control over that time gives workers enormous leverage in the global economy.
California Scheming
The University of California’s only response to successful labor organizing is violence and intimidation.
Retooling the UAW
Even if the UAW had won in Tennessee, another conversation is needed about the kind of organization the union has become.
At Some Other Berkeley
Frederick Wiseman’s At Berkeley mistakes the enemies of public higher education for its defenders.
Greece’s Fascist Threat
The fascist Golden Dawn party has drawn Greece’s ruling party further right — and opened space for deeper austerity measures.