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Workers continue to fight for their pensions in Greece

Walkouts by public sector workers against the pension reform bill are continuing, with a 24-hour general strike expected on Wednesday.

Taking Liberties, written and directed by Chris Atkins, 2007. Film review - Tom Jennings

Reviews this documentary lambasting Labour's assault on freedom.

Turkish PM condemns strike

A two hour general strike in Turkey against new social security plans has been condemned by the prime minister.

TV Times - 15 - 21 March 2008

This week's highlight asks if the input and involvement of actors, musicians and artists in the revolutionary activities of 1968 helped to change the course of Western society in any way.

Israel: El Al fires one ground crewmember suspends another for inciting wildcat

El-Al ground stewards decided to bypass the company's excess weight charge in a wildcat responding to months` neglect in addressing grievances. In retaliation, the company rooted out the alleged ring-leaders, fired one and suspended the other.

War on the streets in Armenia

February and March in Armenia saw a disputed presidential election (19/2/2008) followed by eleven days of demonstrations in the capital Yerevan,…

Railway, agricultural workers protest and walk out

Recent weeks have seen a continuation of the workers' unrest in Egypt, with over 2,000 agricultural workers going on all-out strike at the end of February and 100 railway workers protesting their pay and conditions at the start of March.

Worker and student struggles in Italy, 1962-1973 - Sam Lowry

A history of the wave of strikes and occupations that gripped Italian factories and universities…

Interview: Nottingham library assistant speaks out on management bullying

Interview with a Nottingham library worker about the imposition of new uniforms and management bullying.

Resist: Protest Art, Crescent Arts, Scarborough, 2003. Art review

Review of a group show of new political art.

The Tin Roof Blowdown, by James Lee Burke (2007). Book review – Tom Jennings

James Lee Burke’s post-Katrina hardboiled crime novel, The Tin Roof Blowdown, exposes and critiques the responses to the disaster.

Mexico: 250 Corona bottle makers fired for forming an independent union

More than 250 employees of a factory that manufactures beer bottles for Corona (amongst others) in…
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