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General strike in Italy against government handling of the crisis

Hundreds of thousands of workers downed tools and took to the streets in a four hour stoppage…

Athens workers' statements on the killing of Alexandros Grigoropoulos

Radical and interesting statements from an employees association and a worker's initiative in Athens…

Greek riots eyewitness reports - 12 December 2008

Rundown of the days events of the sixth full day of rioting in Greece, including statements from workers and students in Athens.

Work release scheme proposed for French prisons

The creaking prison system in France unveils a new post-release labour scheme.

Regeneration, but not for miners

Funding for the coalfields has been lauded by the government as a stunning transformation of old mining communities through free-market activity allied with government nous. But buried in amongst the back-slapping are figures which show the ex-miners themselves have been left in the cold while the wealthy profit around them

Greek riots eyewitness reports - 11 December 2008

More eyewitness accounts of the riots in Greece, and testimony about the murder of Alexandros Grigoropoulos by police.

France: demonstrations by school students continue to grow

Demonstrations against the Darcos reforms of the education system are intensifying with more…

Liverpool dockers dispute photo gallery, 1995

Photographs from the Mersey docks dispute of 1995-6.

France: hospital workers' strike enters third day

Workers, including doctors, nurses and technical staff at the Edouard Herriot hospital in Lyon have voted to continue strike action in support of…

A brief history of the crisis

A concise background to the current financial crisis and recession.

What recession means for us

An analysis of the likely impact of the coming recession on workers' lives and a rallying call for collective action to mitigate that impact.

Greek riots eyewitness reports - 10 December 2008

Eyewitness updates on the unrest in Greece on the day of the general strike.
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