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A '''work-in''' is a form of [[direct action]] under which workers whose jobs are under threat resolve to remain in their place of employment and to continue producing, without pay. Their intention is usually to show that their place of work still has long-term viability or that it can be effectively [[workers' self-management|self-managed by the workers]].
 
== Historical Examples ==
Historical examples of the work-in include the [[Upper Clyde Shipbuilders]] work-in and the [[1971 Harco work-in|Harco Steel]] work-in, both in 1971..
 
* 1971: [[Upper Clyde Shipbuilders]] work-in
* 1971: [[1971 Harco work-in|Harco Steel]] work-in
* 1972: [[Sydney Opera House]] work-in
* 1975: [[Nymboida, New South Wales|Nymboida]] coal mine work-in
* 1981: BC Telephone work-in
 
==See also==
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*[[Teach-in]]
*[[Strike action]]
*[[Workplace democracy]]
*[[Workers' control]]
 
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