Refusal of work is a concept that has been advocated at various times by many social activist groups, mostly located on the libertarian left. Left-libertarianism (or left-wing libertarianism) is a term that has been adopted by several different libertarian political movements and theorists The concept is associated with Marxism - and especially the Marxism of the Italian workerist/autonomist tradition (e. Marxism is the political philosophy and practice derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Workerism is a name given to different trends in Left-wing political discourse especially Anarchism and Marxism. Autonomism refers to a set of Left-wing political and social movements and theories close to the socialist movement. g. Toni Negri, Mario Tronti, Bifo) and the French ultra-left (e. Antonio ("Toni" Negri (born August 1, 1933) is an Italian Marxist political philosopher. Ultra-leftism has two overlapping uses It is used as a generally Pejorative term for certain types of positions on the left that are seen as extreme or intransigent g. Echanges et Mouvement) - and with anarchism (especially Bob Black). Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i Bob Black (born Robert Charles Black Jr on January 4, 1951) is an American Anarchist and Lawyer.

Refusal of work does not consist merely of absenteeism, but can also involve sleeping or substance abuse on the job, a lack of productivity, use of work time and workplace resources for personal projects and interest, theft from one's employer, and sabotage at the workplace. Absenteeism is a habitual pattern of absence from a duty or obligation Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy oppressor or employer through subversion obstruction disruption and/or destruction

See also

• Strike action
• General Strike

External links

• Refuse to work: texts on the the refusal of work, by Tronti, Negri and others
• Echanges et Mouvement: The Refusal of Work (pamphlet)
• Nicholas Thoburn: The Refusal of Work (on Italian autonomism)
• George Caffentzis: The End of Work or the Renaissance of Slavery?
• Bifo: What is the meaning of autonomism today?

Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. A general strike is a Strike action by a critical mass of the labour force in a city region or country

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