Death toll mounts after defeat of 2009 Ssangyong strike Two years after the brutal crushing of the Ssangyong Motors strike and occupation in South Korea, an…
Ssangyong occupier jailed A union member from Ssangyong Motors involved in the strike and occupation of the plant against job losses was sentenced to one and a half years…
Ssangyong motors strike in South Korea ends in defeat and heavy repression - Loren Goldner Loren Goldner's analysis and overview of the defeated strike and occupation of the…
Ssangyong occupation audio interview with Loren Goldner Audio interview conducted with Loren Goldner by alternative radio in the aftermath of the two-month…
Ssangyong occupation has ended: August 6, 2009 Once the fierce fighting ended yesterday (August 5, 2009), 100 strikers left the occupation throughout the night (many out of disgust at the…
Ssangyong occupation update: August 5, 2009 The final battle will come shortly. Serious injuries occurred today. The only remaining occupied factory building is the paint department, with…
Ssangyong occupation update: August 4 (Korea time), 2009 ***Real Time Update*** Right now a special division of 2,500 police are engaged in an assault on the…
Ssangyong occupation update: August 2, 2009 Talks between management and striking workers who've been occupying the factory have broken down. Electricity has also been turned off, in…
Ssangyong occupation update: day eleven, July 30, 2009 Negotiations have occurred several times throughout the day. The major hurdle is layoffs: management…
Ssangyong occupation update: day ten, July 29, 2009 July 29, 2009 is day 10 (corrected: the police assault began July 20). Medical workers and other community solidarity supporters attempted to…
Ssangyong occupation update: day nine, July 28, 2009 Yesterday (Monday, July 27, 2009) evening at 6:30, taking 40 minutes, around 3,000 police (out of a total of 9,000 cops surrounding the factory)…
Ssangyong occupation update: days seven/eight, July 26-27, 2009 The police are closing in on the paint department, but the strikers occupying the factory are not…
