TV Times - 20 - 26 September 2008 This weeks pick is a Storyville documentary on the global significance of the events of 1968.
Scottish councils back on strike alone Local authority staff in Scotland are set to return to picket lines for another day after the employers refused to up their pay offer.
Afghan workers clash with riot police in Patras in response to repression Protest against port police violence towards Afghan workers end in serious clashes with riot police forces in the harbour of Patras, Greece.
Workers at Royal Mail sites to strike next week Maintenance staff at Royal Mail facilities to strike over attacks on working conditions.
Psychiatrists raise concern over torture involvement The US military is violating international and professional agreements forbidding doctors to partake in any sort of interrogation.
Queens University placing excessive targets on probationary staff The University and College Union at Queens University Belfast is highlighting the excessive demands being placed on workers currently in probationary periods.
Bangladesh; in the militarized factory - visions of the devouring demons of capital Notes from the recent wave of struggles in the Bangladesh garment industry - there are ghosts in the…
More wildcats in Vietnamese garment industry Some 2,000 workers at two foreign-owned companies have gone on strike, demanding better pay and allowances, company and union officials said Friday.
Notes from Oaxaca The following collection of articles on Oaxacan radical movements between January and September 2008 was translated from a number of different sources and posted to libcom's forums. They provide a number of useful insights into the situation in the volatile Mexican region.
The Socialist Workers Party on the Iran-Iraq war, 1987 Brief extracts from Socialist Worker, which illustrate the SWP's support for Iran during the Iran…
Protesters occupy their Dublin union offices Following a dispute with union management, members of the Building and Allied Trades Union occupy and barricade the central offices.
Workers' struggles and the development of Ford in Britain - Ferruccio Gambino This essay by Ferruccio Gambino first appeared in the book Operai e Stato (Feltrinelli, 1972). It…
