Sabotage
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
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Sabotage by Elizabeth Gurley Flynn explores the concept of sabotage as a strategic tool for workers seeking to assert their rights and challenge oppressive systems. Written in 1916, this thought-provoking work delves into the rationale behind the conscious withdrawal of industrial efficiency as a form of protest against exploitation.
Flynn, a prominent figure in the American socialist and feminist movements, articulates the legal and ethical dimensions of sabotage, arguing that it can serve as a legitimate response to the injustices faced by laborers. Through her insights, she invites readers to reconsider the power dynamics within the workplace and the role of collective action.
With a focus on the intersection of politics and labor rights, Flynn's work remains relevant in discussions about workers' agency and resistance. This audiobook offers a historical perspective on the tactics employed by those fighting for social change, making it a significant contribution to political discourse.
Chapters
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| Introduction | 1:05 | Read by Enko | |
| Its necessity in the class war | 4:06 | Read by Enko | |
| General forms of sabotage | 2:17 | Read by Enko | |
| Short pay, less work, 'ca canny' | 4:26 | Read by Enko | |
| Interfering with quality of goods | 1:37 | Read by Enko | |
| Boyd's advice to silk mill slaves | 1:47 | Read by Enko | |
| 'Dynamiting' silk | 3:09 | Read by Enko | |
| Non-adulteration and over-adulteration | 3:33 | Read by Enko | |
| 'Open mouth' sabotage | 4:41 | Read by Enko | |
| Following the "book of rules" | 5:44 | Read by Enko | |
| Putting the machine on strike | 2:56 | Read by Enko | |
| Print the truth or you don't print at all | 3:13 | Read by Enko | |
| Used sabotage, but didn't know what you called it | 4:03 | Read by Enko | |
| Sabotage and "moral fiber" | 4:58 | Read by Enko | |
| Limiting the over-supply of slaves | 2:04 | Read by Enko | |
| Sabotage a War Measure | 3:55 | Read by Enko |
Reviews
Most interesting period piece
Vivia
Of great interest to researchers, historians, plain old autodidacts and curiosity seekers. and I daresay still to workers. Thank you enko, you have a fine voice which I found easy on the ears. Chapters on sabotage for silk workers will bring to mind the poor dead of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire, locked in their deathtrap in the fire that heartlessly started at quitting time but before the workers were let outside. I read the librivox eponymously titled book about it recently and remember sabotage had been an issue in the labor dispute that preceded the fire. Also can recommend more info on adulteration of food and liquor in chs. 18 and 19 of p.t.barnum's immensely entertaining HUMBUGS OF THE WORLD.