Occupation of factories

Occupation of factories

Occupation of factories is a method of the workers' movement used to prevent lock outs. They may sometimes lead to "recovered factories," in which the workers self-manage the factories.

They have been used in many strike actions, including:

  • the 1920-22 Biennio rosso (in particular the Turin factory occupation of 1920)
  • 1936 French general strike (see 1936 Matignon agreements)
  • in the May 68 revolts, supported by the Council for Maintaining the Occupations
  • in the 1970s in Italy (35-day occupation of the Fiat)
  • upper Clyde shipbuilder workers staged a work-in during 1971-72 with about 260 further occupations in Britain in the following decade
  • the 1971 Harco work-in, Australia
  • 1973 Uruguayan general strike
  • Lip factory in France in 1973
  • the occupation of the ceramics factory formerly known as Zanon in Argentina starting in 2001, that under workers' control changed its name to FaSinPat
  • the occupation of the Republic Windows and Doors factory in Chicago in 2008
  • A 77-day occupation of the Ssangyong car factory in 2009[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "S Korea factory occupation ends". BBC News. 2009-08-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8187542.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-12. 



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