2000s

Vancouver Bus Riders Union report on fare strike, 2005

Report from Vancouver fare strike organised by the Bus Riders Union. Over 5,000 people participated.

Protests against welfare-reform in Germany, 2004

Account an analysis of struggles against the abolition of unemployment benefits in Germany, which would immediately affect 600,000 people.

(Another) Paradise Lost - Strikes and riots in the Export Zones in Vietnam and Bangladesh, 2006

Information and analysis on the workers' movements and strike waves which have swept factories in Asia.

Reports on struggle railway cleaners in Italy, 2002

Reports and leaflets on a strike of thousands of cleaning at the state-owned railway in Italy in 2002 which involved rail blockades, slowdowns and strikes.

Documents on cleaners' strikes in Paris and Milan, 2002

Leaflets and information on strikes of cleaning workers in Paris and Milan.

Being a McWorker in Germany, 2002

One worker's account of being a McDonalds employee in Germany, with information about the workforce, the atmosphere and issues facing the workers.

What is McDonald's?

Fiat - call centre report from Milano, Italy, 2002

Report from October 2002 about work, resistance and the possibilities for struggle in a Milan call centre.

At the beginning everything looks really nice when you enter Fiat's call centre in Milan. Lots of space, multi-coloured cubicle walls and little flags, lots of young people sitting in front of large monitors, wandering around or relaxing and smoking in the corner by the vending machines. They speak all kinds of languages: Italian, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Polish...

Fire fighters in Britain on strike interview summary, 2002

This is the summary of an interview Prol-Position made end of November 2002 with a firefighter from Belfast who is also a representative of the FBU (Fire Brigade Union).

Tram drivers' strike in Prague, 2003

The history of a short strike of Czech tram drivers, with a detailed account from the picket lines. The strike had the first picket line violence between police and strikers since 1989, and was defeated, but still has some important lessons.

Casual workers strike in the schools of Marseilles, 2003

This text is an account of one week of strikes among casual workers in schools in Marseilles, within the context of a small movement of casual workers in education.

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