Germany: train drivers strike over pay Workers in the GDL union went on strike on Friday after refusing a pay offer.
US Green Corn rebellion, 1917 In 1917, the Working Class Union reacted to the imposition of military conscription with an ill-fated but heroic armed rebellion that stands with…
From the bourgeois to the proletarian revolution - Otto Ruhle Written in 1924, this pamphlet charts the development of the Russian and German revolutions, and…
1919: US steel strike While defeated by overwhelming police repression against pickets and union halls, the 1919 strike is significant in the history of organized…
TV Times - 6 -12 October 2007 This week's pick highlights the devastating social and economic consequences of the Chinese One Child Policy.
Postal workers begin two 48-hour strikes Royal Mail workers have started the first of two 48-hour walkouts over pay and conditions since the suspension of strike action for talks in…
Egypt: three strikes and three victories in one week Egypt struggled Tuesday to stem a rising tide of industrial action as officials rushed to end the third strike in a week, the latest challenge to…
Midlands: health boss to get pay increase while workers face pay cut Hospital workers in Leicestershire were shocked and outraged by the news that interim Chief…
NHS Trust sets date for Reissmann disciplinary hearing Talks between UNISON and Manchester’s mental health trust broke down on Monday (Oct 1st) when the…
The Militancy of Mahalla al-Kubra - Joel Beinin "For the second time in less than a year, in the final week of September the 24,000 workers of the Misr Spinning and Weaving Company in Mahalla…
Civil servants begin ballot for strike action Members of PCS working across the civil and public service have begun voting in a ballot for further national civil service strike action in an…
Norfolk hospital workers could strike Dozens of cleaners, porters, and catering staff at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital are voting this week on whether to take strike…
