Submitted by working class s... on Aug 11 2012 15:23
Workers at Palermo's pizzas have been fired on the bogus pretext of immigration laws as a punishment for daring to try to unionise a poorly paid and dangerous workplace. The workers are on strike, and calling for a boycott of Palermo's products, and demanding the reinstatement of the sacked workers.
Submitted by working class s... on Aug 10 2012 23:01
Up to 600 prisoners in prison in south Russia have gone on hunger strike in response to the brutal attack and subsequent death of a fellow inmate at the hands of prison staff.
Submitted by working class s... on Aug 10 2012 21:14
The subway system in Buenos Aires has been shut down for a full week by 2500 strikers demanding a 28% pay rise.
Submitted by working class s... on Aug 10 2012 18:22
Protesters have occupied a highway in Cape Town and clashed with security forces during a protest against a lack of government services and substandard housing. Protesters have been campaigning for improvements for nearly twenty years, and have had enough. They have vowed to make Cape Town "ungovernable" unless their demands are met.
Submitted by working class s... on Aug 9 2012 23:52
The Chilean capital of Santiago has erupted this week as students demand a free education. Hundreds of protesters have been arrested following clashes with police.
Submitted by working class s... on Aug 9 2012 13:19
It would appear that the faux Socialist government in France are continuing with the forced eviction policy that the previous right-wing Sarkozy regime initiated.
Submitted by working class s... on Aug 8 2012 18:12
The current ruling party in Turkey – the AKP (Justice and Development Party) are overseeing a regime of paranoia, suspicion, and the harassment of trade unionists.
Submitted by working class s... on Aug 7 2012 17:01
Over 1500 diamond miners in Zimbabwe have been sacked following a strike for higher pay. Many of the workers have reported serious sexual assaults by the bosses.
Submitted by working class s... on Aug 7 2012 14:25
Thirty five workers have been sacked at a Turkish footwear factory for joining a trade union. Despite police intimidation and violence, they remain on protest outside the factory gates. They are demanding full reinstatement and collective bargaining rights.
Submitted by working class s... on Aug 7 2012 00:52
Over sixty workers at the Grand Rapids Gravel Company in Wyoming are now in the third week of a strike over proposed pay cuts and vicious attacks on conditions. The bosses have brought in scabs and private security.
Submitted by working class s... on Aug 6 2012 16:14
On 30 July, the Mando Corporation - a South Korean auto-parts manufacturer - locked out all unionised workers. It is now blackmailing them into a no-strike agreement, and encouraging them to join a new trade union, that the bosses created immediately following the lock-out.
Submitted by working class s... on Aug 6 2012 00:07
Miners have killed a supervisor and seriously injured another during a dispute over pay at the Collum mine in Zambia.
Submitted by working class s... on Aug 5 2012 12:43
A company that specialises in strike breaking and union busting is hired by a South Korean auto-parts plant to violently disperse 'locked out' workers.
Submitted by working class s... on Aug 3 2012 18:50
Whilst you may not share her politics, the internment without trial of the Irish Republican Marian Price, has profound implications for anyone involved in political activism.
Submitted by working class s... on Aug 2 2012 22:06
Update and a Statement issued by the Maruti Suzuki Workers Union
Submitted by working class s... on Aug 1 2012 19:59
The lowest paid workers in some of the biggest companies in the world - take direct action against the bosses for better pay.
Submitted by working class s... on Aug 1 2012 14:50
Over 300 aviation workers have been sacked via text message by the Turkish government for attempting to resist plans that will ban workers from taking industrial action.
Submitted by working class s... on Jul 31 2012 15:33
During 1955-1965 the volume of mail posted in Canada more than doubled. The number of postal workers did not - instead, the bosses forced workers to double their speed, work extra hours without overtime pay, and often forced to work over twelve hours a day. In order to keep up such a gruelling work rate – supervisors subjected workers to constant threats, bullying, and harassment.
Submitted by working class s... on Jul 31 2012 14:47
Despite employers taking court action and using the police to get scabs through picket lines, construction workers in Australia have won a massive victory against the bosses.
Submitted by working class s... on Jul 29 2012 17:08
Following the unfair suspension of a worker, Suzuki management hire hundreds of goons to attack workers. The workers respond by lynching and hospitalising over 40 managers, killing at least one.