Wales
Airbus wildcat strike wave reaches UK
The unofficial walkouts at Airbus which swept Europe following the announcement of job cuts hit Wales on Friday.
Hundreds of staff at the Airbus UK factory in north Wales (pictured) downed tools on Friday 23 March, while their union Amicus attempted to get strikers back to work.
The BBC reported:
It is thought many of the 7,000 workers in Broughton, Flintshire, which makes wings for Airbus' flagship A380 passenger jet, are involved.
Colton, James, 1860-1936
Short history of South Wales anarchist mine worker James Colton, who, as well as being a key figure in Welsh anarchist history, also married Emma Goldman.
James Colton
Born Scotland 1860. Died, Aman Valleys, Wales 1936.
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Mainwaring, Sam, 1841-1907
A biography of Welsh engineer and anarchist orator Sam Mainwaring, who was among the first active anarchists in the UK.
Sam Mainwaring 1841-1907
Born 14 December 1841 – Wales, UK, died 29 September 1907 - UK
1910: Cambrian Combine miners strike and Tonypandy Riot
A short history of a strike by miners in South Wales in 1910 which led to a series of confrontations between workers and police, culminating in what became popularly known as the Tonypandy Riot.
The strike marked one of the few occasions in British history that troops have been deployed against striking workers.
Welsh factory workers on strike for better pay
Two north Wales food plants launched a 24 hour strike on Monday, following a company "pay freeze".
The workers at the Grampian Country Food Group are demanding a pay increase in line with other Grampian employees across the country. The strikes have been held in Sandycroft, Flintshire and Llangefni, Anglesey.
Unions call off school strike
NASUWT have called off strike threats in Pontllanfraith Comprehensive, Caerphilly.
Teachers at Pontllanfraith Comprehensive in Caerphilly county were unhappy about a new system for extra responsibility payments. In a statement, governors, the NASUWT union and council said they had reached "a joint resolution to the problems".
The dispute centred on new payments which are worth up to £11,000 a year.
Where Next for the fight Against the G8? Meeting, 16 Aug 2006, Cardiff
Submitted by Col Buendia on Aug 15 2006 21:11
Eyewitness reports and images from St. Petersburg 2006:
This July, activists from Cardiff and Newport took part in protests against the G8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. They will be talking about their experiences whilst there, giving eyewitness report and showing images from the protests. see: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/actions/2006/g8/
BPP organiser arrested
The South Wales Organiser for fascist group the British People's Party has been arrested and charged with 'incitement to racial hatred'.
The charge relates to a BPP leaflet.
According to the BPP website, their organiser was arrested "for nothing." This isn't the first time the fledgling Nazi organisation have been in hot-water over their leaflets. Police in Manchester are still investigating an anti-semitic BPP leaflet attacking a local Jewish school.
1912: The Miners' Next Step
A document produced in 1912 by the South Wales Miners Federation, which was one of the high points of syndicalist organising in the UK.
Being a suggested scheme for the Reorganisation of the Federation.
Issued by the Unofficial Reform Committee, Tonypandy, 1912
Mainwaring, Sam biography
A brief biography of Welsh engineer and anarchist orator Sam Mainwaring.
A more detailed biography of Sam Mainwaring is in our history section here.
The Anarchist movement, numerically always a small movement in this country, has been rich, in fact unique, in exceptional personalities.
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