Mayotte: Police arrest striking teachers Local authorities are trying to break the long-running strike by arresting strikers, rather than by honouring promises made to staff.
Student protest in Israel breaks out of police and leaders' control Massive assembly evolves into street-blocking march, as students protest against tuition hikes.
Denmark: wildcat strike by cabin crew Wildcat action by 1600 air hostesses and stewards working for the airline SAS has led to the cancellation of 104 flights in and out of the Danish…
Jamaican labour minister intervenes to try and avert hotel strike Labour Minister Derrick Kellier has scheduled a meeting for tomorrow with contractors, as well as…
NHS workers threaten summer strike A summer of discontent across the NHS in England and Wales was threatened yesterday by Unison, the public service union, in protest at a below…
The Chinese mining industry - cheaper lives mean cheaper coal; so Australian bosses threaten relocation Last week the Chinese media reported that on average one mining accident every week…
Review: What’s Left? How Liberals Lost Their Way by Nick Cohen Nick Cohen’s new book is a rebuke to liberal intellectuals who have drowned in their own jargon and Leninist apparatchiks who have become apologists for Islamic fundamentalism. It sounds like a timely and salient contribution to debate, right?
Bangladesh: Strikes, clashes and party leaders to be exiled? Following on from our previous report, workers at the four Khulna jute mills were locked out by…
Belgium: Wildcat strike by bus drivers Wildcat strike action began on Friday morning at the Haren Bus Depot which is in a suburb of Brussels, after workers learnt that a colleague had…
France: Sabotage at Renault factory Workers at the Renault factory in Le Mans have been accused by management of sabotaging factory equipment.
On Bangladesh today and tomorrow After six months of effective martial law and widespread political purges imposed by military anti-corruption squads under the caretaker…
