occupations

The day we took the white tower

Submitted by T La Palli on May 7 2012 13:24

Account the occupation of Accountants Price Waterhouse offices in Glasgow in support of the South Wales Miners.

Honduras farm workers stage mass land occupations

Submitted by tastybrain on Apr 23 2012 01:38

Thousands of rural workers in Honduras have occupied land as part of a dispute with large landowners and the government.

Accusations against housing movements in Rome demolished by Tribunal

Submitted by Italy Calling on Apr 4 2012 11:28

In September 2009, hundreds of Carabinieri stormed a school in the Magliana area of Rome and arrested dozens of people who were occupying it. The charges made against them were super harsh: organised crime, extortion, possession of weapons, theft, assaulting police officers, and more.

Axed Game staff occupy shops

Submitted by Django on Mar 29 2012 20:41

Former staff at closed Game stores have occupied their workplaces to demand redundancy payouts

Valsusa in every city: NO TAV updates (Italy)

Submitted by Italy Calling on Mar 3 2012 22:00

The last 10 days or so have seen a massive shift in the NO TAV struggle, with the state now trying to repress the movement more openly than ever: evictions, police beatings, and the government’s terror propaganda. Here’s a look at recent events:

Update from the Greek hospital under workers' control

Submitted by working class s... on Feb 28 2012 00:58

The health workers who have occupied a hospital in Greece and placed it under workers control have issued a new statement regarding the occupation.

Football to the footballers!

Submitted by wojtek on Feb 24 2012 13:09

In the insurgent Paris of May 1968 when millions of workers were on strike, the students had occupied the universities, the president had fled the country and France seemed on the verge of revolution, the footballers were not to be left out. Footballers occupied the headquarters of the French Football Federation and issued a communiqué:

Workers occupy factory in Chicago

Submitted by Juan Conatz on Feb 24 2012 01:36

News, Twitter and on-the-ground updates from the occupation of Serious Materials in Chicago.

Occupy Pisa: Via La Pergola evicted, the occupations continue!

Submitted by Italy Calling on Feb 19 2012 18:39

For background info and context on the Occupy Pisa past successes read this old article here.

Liverpool workers ‘locked out’ by bosses occupy factory

Submitted by working class s... on Feb 18 2012 20:18

Striking workers in Liverpool have been locked out of their factory in a dispute over redundancies. In response, they have occupied the factory. The occupation has been temporarily suspended as their initial demands have been met. It is apparently the first 'lock out' of workers by bosses in Britain since 1958