On 3rd of January workers at Lin Electronics Factory in Dongguan, Guangdong, started strike action after finding a dead mouse in their soup,…

The launch of what unions have labelled an 'indefinite' strike in Nigeria, has led to many injuries and deaths as security forces clash with…

In the summer of 1842 a great wave of strikes engulfed Lancashire and Yorkshire. The wave began in the Staffordshire coalfield in July when the miners went on strike for fewer hours and more…

More than a dozen Greek trade unionists are due in court tomorrow, and are facing five years in jail for protesting against austeriy measures.

Adam Ford reports on the Wukan rebellion and asks what it means for the future of social struggles in China

A look at the the 1831 Queens Square riots, Bristol that challenges some common misconceptions. Originally published in Mute Magazine by the…

A Liverpool Solidarity Federation member reports on recent attempt to evict 'Occupy Liverpool' from…

This is my first post, hopefully the first of many. I will be blogging a lot about China and Hong…

Between November 1873 and July 1874, workers on the Pennsylvania system and at least 17 other railroads struck. Engineers, firemen, brakemen, and track hands as well as shopmen and ordinary laborers resisted wage cuts, demanded salary due them, and opposed such employer practices as blacklisting and the use of iron-clad contracts. None of these disputes was so dramatic or important as the general railroad strike in…

Comparing how States deal with dissent This article was submitted to national prison magazine Not Shut Up. The editor approved it for print but…

What are you planning to read this year? Will you bother your arse doing it?