Germany: high school students strike High School students struck and marched across Germany yesterday in protest against classroom overcrowding, lack of teachers, and the pressure of examinations.
Alitalia workers wildcat A wildcat strike by Alitalia employees on Tuesday forced the cancellation of at least 20 flights at Rome's Fiumicino airport and further disruptions at airports in Milan, Naples and Venice.
5,000 prisoners on hunger strike across greece in demand for reforms All 21 Greek prisons are in the grip of prisoners 3-stage campaign in demand of 45-point reform. As part of the protest, more than 5,000 inmates are now on hunger strike.
Anarchist Federation on Obama Below is a collectively produced statement on the election of Barack Obama by Manchester AF.
Barricades erected after renewed attack by riot police Immigrants joined by local anarchists erect barricades after riot police charges once more on the asylum-paper queue outside central immigration office in Athens
Obama: Meet the new boss, same as the old boss There seems to be quite a lot of genuine excitement in the English language media following the election of Barack Obama. Various commentators are talking about it as if it signifies real change within America and even the world, rather than just the end of another of America’s four yearly electoral circuses.
Taxi drivers strike in central China Thousands of taxi drivers took to the streets in the city of Chongqing earlier this week for improved conditions.
Tube worker warns of more conflict to come Tube worker and RMT rep Andy Littlechild has beaten an attempt to oust him by Transport For London (TFL), but in an interview with Freedom Newspaper has warned this is not the end of it.
New Zealand McDonald's workers escalate campaign 1300 McDonald's workers, members of the Unite union, are escalating their campaign in the wake of yesterdays conference of McDonald's bosses refusing to lift pay rates or offer real security of hours.
Spanish Civil War - further reading guide Libcom's guide to further reading around the Spanish civil war and revolution of 1936-1939.
Picket: bulletin of the Wapping printers' dispute, 1986-1987 PDFs of all 43 issues of Picket, the unofficial newsletter of the News International printers'…