Alitalia workers clash with police over job cuts Italian riot police and several hundred Alitalia Airline maintenance employees have clashed in Rome as workers protested job losses threatened by…
Greece heading towards general strike Greek workers are set to go on general strike tomorrow (Wednesday 19th March) in protest of the government's planned pension reforms.
Time, work-discipline and industrial capitalism - E. P. Thompson Thompson brilliantly explores the changing relationship to time in class society, describing the…
Wapping print works to close The Wapping print works which was notoriously used to break the print workers' organisation is to close, with two-thirds of staff set to lose their jobs.
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.