wildcat strikes

Bus workers wildcat in Liverpool

Ed — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:34:49 +0000

At 6am when the wildcat strike was called, the entire 120-strong bus fleet at the Shaw Road depot was grounded. Drivers returned to work at 10.30am and normal services were resumed on all routes by lunchtime.

Jamaican electricity workers wildcat strike

Ed — Mon, 05 May 2008 09:30:59 +0000

The JPS reported last night that customers in sections of Clarendon, Manchester, St Ann, St Catherine, St Elizabeth, St James and St Thomas had lost their supply up to last night because of the action.

Stella Artois wildcat ends

Ed — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:18:10 +0000

InBev, the world's second-largest beer producer by volume, said on Monday that it had struck a deal with its Belgian workers to end a round of industrial action that had hampered its operations. The company has said in a statement that the agreement was positive for both itself and its workers.

More bus wildcats in Ireland

Ed — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:12:00 +0000

29 part-time school bus drivers took part in the action, protesting increasing 'flexibility' in working practices. 2,000 children in Askeaton, Doon, Hospital, Kilfinnan, Newport and Pallaskenry were affected today as part-time school bus drivers carried out a strike at the Limerick bus depot for the second week running. The action also impacted on services in Tipperary and south Galway.

Bus drivers wildcat in Limerick

Ed — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:42:03 +0000

Twenty-five workers at the Bus Eirann bus company awaiting the implementation of a new pay deal took part in the stoppage as part of an ongoing dispute. The union, SIPTU, did not support the action, however, as it is still in negotiations at the Labour Relations Commission and urged the striking workers to go back to work.

Broken Barricades: The Oaxaca Rebellion in Victory, Defeat, and Beyond - Collective Reinventions

Ret Marut — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:06:57 +0000

Israel: El Al fires one ground crewmember suspends another for inciting wildcat

treeofjudas — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:57:30 +0000

Normally, passengers wishing to enter baggage in excess of a certain weight must make additional payments. Disgruntled workers bypassed this procedure by distributing the baggage among various passengers evenly, so that none of them had excess weight.

Railway, agricultural workers protest and walk out

Joseph K. — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:35:11 +0000

Agricultural workers strike & sit-in

1962-1973: Worker and student struggles in Italy

Alex... — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:34:32 +0000

Rising from a period of centre-left coalition that had been marked by a constant failure to bring promised reforms to Italian society, the struggles of the 1960s acted as a pressure gauge for many sections of the Italian working class, one which was to reach its climax during the mass strikes of 1968-1970.

Hyundai workers wildcat in South Korea

catch — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:34:19 +0000

The following is a report from a contact in Ulsan:

Vauxhall staff wildcat in Ellesmere Port

Neon_Black — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:34:35 +0000

The workers left their positions in the press room - where panels are pressed into the required shape - at 11am on Tuesday. When their shift ended at 2pm, work is said to have resumed.

Mozambique: wildcats and sabotage on the sugar cane plantations

catch — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:00:00 +0000

The workers are demanding a wage increase of over 100%, from 1,100 to 2,500 meticais (from US$46 to US$104), as well as protective clothing, overtime for working on Sundays and the right to a day off in the event of the death of a family member.

Victory for Brighton bin wildcat

Ed — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:27:07 +0000

The striking bin staff had been complaining about management bullying after staff refused to double their workload due to lack of vehicles and under-staffing. As part of what workers called management's "bully tactics", four refuse workers had been moved onto different crews sparking anger amongst the depot and leading to the wildcat action.

5,000 auto-workers on wildcat in Vietnam

catch — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:23:05 +0000

Yazaki Haiphong Vietnam Co, a Japanese car-part manufacturer, is based in Nomura Industrial Park, where 2,000 workers from different companies were on strike earlier this month for similar grievances. Wages were increased in January, but pensions and bonuses were cut.

Brighton refuse workers on wildcat strike

steven — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:42:08 +0000

Staff at the Hollingdean Depot downed tools on Wednesday morning in retaliation to having tightly-knit crews broken up by managers. Four men have reportedly been moved from one lorry to another as management try to address the problem. Another worker said his cousin, who also works at the depot, had been "punished" for having time off sick by being put onto another shift.

Malaysia: Bus drivers wildcat ends

catch — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:54:56 +0000

Drivers demonstrated outside the Sungai Nibong bus depot during the strike, demanding increases in salaries and incentives, and for outstanding traffic summonses to be settled by RapidPenang.

Bahrain: construction workers strike

jef costello — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:03:42 +0000

The first strike was by workers at the Almoayyed Contracting Group, workers were protesting at salaries ranging from 60 to 85 Bahrain dinars (£82-116) They initially demanded a rise to between BHD 100 and BHD 120. The head of the group countered that workers were in fact being paid 75 to 150 dinars a month, he also claimed that only 300 workers joined the strike.

India: Mumbai taxi drivers strike against violence

jef costello — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:30:38 +0000

The strike which involved most of Mumbai's 55,000 taxi drivers was called off after two hours, after ministers made assurances over security. State home secretary Chitkala Zutshi also attempted to downplay the violence: "All miscreants will be dealt with severely. We mean to maintain law and order.

Shannon air traffic controllers wildcat

catch — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:57:54 +0000

The strike follows an unofficial overtime ban at Dublin airport last month. Ryanair claimed that flights from Dublin would also be affected by the strike.

Edinburgh rail workers in wildcat strike

Ed — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:50:57 +0000

The action at Edinburgh's Waverly station was taken in a dispute over the provision of cover for breaks. David Simpson, of Network Rail in Scotland, said the "deliberately disruptive, unprovoked action" was "completely unacceptable".

Ian MacIntyre, the RMT's regional organiser for Scotland, was reported as saying: "Our members took the action in the interests of safety.