The Strike That Made Me

Strike action can shape us, politically and intellectually, individually and collectively. This series asks what types of radical learning take place on the picket line.

The Strike That Made Me: Iker Itoiz Ciáurriz

Iker Itoiz Ciáurriz 1 April 202229 October 2022

In this piece, Iker Itoiz Ciáurriz reflects on the Spanish Indignados movement as a moment of political learning, global solidarity and intellectual discovery.

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The Strike (and the Family) that Made Me

Mark Pendleton 23 March 202229 October 2022

How can we build a trade union that works for all its members? Mark Pendleton on how it was not only strikes and solidarity in Australia that made him, but also his family's conservatism and lifelong distrust of unions

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The Strike that Made Me: Rosa Campbell

Rosa Campbell 2 March 20224 January 2023

In this piece, Rosa Campbell reflects on the importance of the Maritime Union of Australia dispute of 1998.

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Out of the Office. Out in the Cold.

Jonathan Saha 1 March 20224 January 2023

What does being on the picket line tell us about the office, as a site and symbol of institutional power? How does the camaraderie of the picket contrast to the hierarchies of institutional space? Jonathan Saha on the UCU strike

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Strike Babies

Emily Baughan 21 February 202229 November 2022

In this period of UCU industrial action, Emily Baughan reflects on work and love and motherhood.

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The Strike That Made Me: Rebecca Mason

Rebecca Mason 18 February 202229 November 2022

In this period of UCU industrial action, HWO editorial fellow Rebecca Mason reflects on the legacy of the 1981 Irish hunger strike in shaping her understanding of strike action.

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The Strike That Made Me: Julia Laite

Julia Laite 16 February 20224 January 2023

In this period of UCU industrial action, Julia Laite reflects on her formative experience aged seventeen on a picket line of supermarket workers in her native Newfoundland.

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Strike Syllabus

Peter Jones & Rachel Moss 4 March 202012 January 2023

History Workshop's crowd-sourced Strike Syllabus offers texts to inspire and galvanise, to stir righteous anger or provide necessary solace.

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Where’s the power in a union and why is it important?

Jack Saunders 23 April 20184 January 2023

How are decisions made in a union? Jack Saunders looks at workplace organisation in the NHS and the motor industry in the post-war period, and offers lessons for the present day.

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The Strike That Made Me

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Series

The Strike That Made Me: Iker Itoiz Ciáurriz

The Strike (and the Family) that Made Me

The Strike that Made Me: Rosa Campbell

Out of the Office. Out in the Cold.

Strike Babies

The Strike That Made Me: Rebecca Mason

The Strike That Made Me: Julia Laite

Strike Syllabus

Where’s the power in a union and why is it important?