Older workers sacked in pre-emptive strike Complaints of older workers being sacked have increased dramatically in recent weeks, reports Age Concern, which it attributes to a preemptive…
1912: The syndicalist trials A short history of the trials and legal repression of radical trade unionists in the UK in the early twentieth century.
World Bank says: work 24/7 with no rights A new World Bank report calls for the wholesale elimination of workers' rights.
Over 100 Australian workers in court over walkout 107 workers and their families will face court today in Perth, facing prosecution for taking industrial action following the sacking of their union representative.
Iran: Prison sentences against labour activists repealed On Saturday, May 1st, 2004, hundreds of workers and their families in the City of Saqez, Kurdistan province, staged a rally and march to commemorate the International Workers’ Day.
Safety on the railways? Health and safety campaigners have welcomed the jailing of a rail boss, found guilty of killing four maintenance workers who died when a runaway wagon ploughed into them. Mark Connell, 44, had deliberately dismantled the brakes on two of his wagons in order to save money.
Pensions? What pensions? Legal battle with steel firm Major legal battles have been taking place regarding private pension funds and the protections being offered to workers.
What is the CPE? A brief article explaining the new French employment law the CPE - what it is, how it affects young workers, and why they have come to oppose it.
US: Workers score big victory against Starbucks at Labour Board New York, NY - The Industrial Workers of the World Starbucks Workers Union won a watershed victory yesterday...
Asda fined for anti-union bribe attempt The supermarket giant Asda has been ordered to pay £850,000 in compensation to employees for unlawfully offering them a financial inducement to give up their union rights in a damning judgment by an employment tribunal yesterday.
Wal-Mart boss faces jail for tax evasion Thomas Coughlin, the former vice-chairman of Wal-Mart may be jailed for up to 28 years and fined up to £750,000 after pleading guilty to fiddling his expenses.
The Bolkestein Directive: Social dumping and international challenges The labour movement has found internationally, it seems, an issue around which to mobilize: the Directive on Services in the Internal Market, otherwise known as the Bolkestein Directive.