The London Coalition Against Poverty This article originally appeared in Direct Action No. 42, Spring 2008, the magazine of the Solidarity Federation, the British section of the…
"You don't mess with the government, idiots": Six killed at archealogical site occupation in Chiapas, Mexico Mexican police on Friday shot and killed six peasants during and after an operation to end the popular occupation of an archealogical tourist site near Miguel Hidalgo, Chiapas.
Low-paid workers strike and protest at multiple stores In Auckland and Hamilton low-paid workers at McDonald's and the Farmers department store are striking and protesting for better pay and working conditions.
Gurgaon Workers News No.13 - October 2008 Wildcat strikes and repression in the Special Economic Zone of Gurgaon.
Mexico: Guerrero teachers occupy electoral institute in protest at educational reform bill Schoolteachers and teachers in training have occupied the electoral institute's state offices in Chilpancingo, Guerrero and are threatening to destroy the ballots of today's statewide municipal elections.
Wave of strikes and agreements in Brazilian car industry Workers at major car industry plants in Brazil went on strike during September in support of their…
Ladbrokes staff strike against pay offer Staff at a Ladbrokes betting call centre on Merseyside are staging a 24-hour walkout in a row over pay.
TV Times - 4 - 10 October 2008 This week's pick is a documentary expose of the appalling and impossible situation troops on active service are placed in.
Eleven London bus garages join strike action Unite members at a further eleven bus garages in London are set to join the 3,500 bus workers who have been taking strike action on Friday 10 and Wednesday 22 October.
The medicalisation of everyday life NHS doctor and science writer Ben Goldacre writes about bullshit medical research, bogus science reporting, the placebo effect, and everything else from postmodernism to evolutionary psychology.
Mexico: Morelos teachers' strike continues with national support Schoolteachers in the state of Morelos today complete their 48th day of an indefinite strike against proposed a educational reform being forced through by their union leader which would remove their job security. Yesterday their march was joined by other teachers from around the country.
Learning to live, teaching to fail This article first appeared in Direct Action No12, Autumn, 1999, the quarterly magazine of the Solidarity Federation analysing the formation of the modern school and arguing for a libertarian alternative.