http://libcom.org/tags/trade-unions The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://libcom.org/news/anti-labour-witchhunt-iran-continues-16082008 <p>Several labour and union militants have received punitive sentances following on a wave of repression in Iran through 2007 and 2008. In full:</p> <p>Seyed Qaleb Hosseini, sentenced to 50 lashes and 6 months in prison</p> <p>Abdullah Khani, sentenced to 40 lashes and 91 days in prison</p> <p>Khaled Hosseini, sentenced to 30 lashes and a suspended prison sentence</p> <p><a href="http://libcom.org/news/anti-labour-witchhunt-iran-continues-16082008">read more</a></p> http://libcom.org/news/anti-labour-witchhunt-iran-continues-16082008#comments Iran repression trade unions 35.312884 46.961060 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:08:11 +0000 Django 22117 at http://libcom.org http://libcom.org/library/good-old-fashioned-trade-unionism-wildcat <p>The year 1842 was a very significant one for the proletariat of the British Isles. On the positive side it was the occasion of a great struggle against wage cutting and on the negative side it marked the formation of the first modern national trade union.</p> <p><a href="http://libcom.org/library/good-old-fashioned-trade-unionism-wildcat">read more</a></p> http://libcom.org/library/good-old-fashioned-trade-unionism-wildcat#comments Western Europe Wildcat (UK) 1800s trade unions unions Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:57:33 +0000 daniel 16089 at http://libcom.org