Aziz Çelik reviews Mine Dilan Kıran’s study of trade unions and politics under Turkey’s AKP. The cover photograph introduces an analysis of dependence on the state and employers, male dominance and “trade unionism without strikes”.
Aziz Çelik reviews Mine Dilan Kıran’s study of trade unions and politics under Turkey’s AKP. The cover photograph introduces an analysis of dependence on the state and employers, male dominance and “trade unionism without strikes”.
Labor Labor Movement Social-Labor Union General Secretary Deniz Gülşen: "No union has a chance to win on its own"
The 21st International Workers' Film Festival's (IFF) Antalya program began with a gala evening where solidarity plaques were distributed and theater and film screenings took place. Plaques were awarded to platforms in Gündoğmuş, Gazipaşa, Kaş, and Geyikbayırı representing the environmental and nat…
The Seafarers’ Platform held a press conference today at the Kadıköy Pier, demanding that the safety of seafarers working in the Black Sea and other war zones be ensured, and calling for an end to workplace fatalities, lack of oversight, and precarious working conditions in the maritime sector. In …
NTRODUCTION Sven Lindqvist’s book *Gräv där du står* (Dig Where You Stand), written in Sweden in 1978, was published in Turkish nearly half a century later. It had also taken 45 years for the English translation, *Dig Where You Stand*, to be published. Lindqvist offers a practical handbook for wor…
Cumali İnal As a person of Kurdish and Alevi descent who came to Sweden from Turkey, I didn’t just learn the meaning of this word from dictionaries. I know which words have been used to marginalize people in our homeland and how this language has repeatedly led to dire consequences. That is why, t…
Neslihan Acar: “Global chains of exploitation cannot be broken through traditional unionism; we need cross-industry organizing and practical, legitimate struggles.” “It is impossible to break these global chains of exploitation through traditional unionism and conventional political tactics. The o…
The Reorganization of Labor Against Capital The class movement of the future must reestablish the link between the sphere of production and the sphere of life; it must unite the labor movement with the struggles for public health, education, housing, social security, and democratic rights. To the …
Miners won but union leaders face prison Striking miners in Turkey have won a major victory after a 17-day protest in the capital, Ankara. But just hours after the deal was struck, police arrested two of their union leaders Striking miners in Turkey have won a major victory after a 17-day protest…
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