Congo: civil servants launch week-long strike The strike was launched on Monday in protest at government failure to implement a new payscale.
Examining the 2007 Royal Mail dispute Rob Ray explains the introduction of competition to the postal service, and why it will be the government, not postal workers, who the public…
Burma: International power play? Rob Ray looks at the economics surrounding the ‘Saffron Revolution’ in gas-rich Burma for Freedom newspaper
Cork caterers on strike Staff at the country’s largest local authority office face the prospect of foraging for their own food today, as their caterers are due to go on…
Peru: National mining strike to start on Monday Peru's biggest federation of mining unions said workers will go on strike nationwide starting on Monday despite efforts by the government to…
Electricity workers refuse work in Trinidad and Tobago Two Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (TTEC) Customer Service Centres remained closed yesterday because most of the employees did not show up for work.
The Thibodaux massacre, 1887 One of the most interesting, and probably least known events in Louisiana history is the Thibodaux Massacre of 1887, the second most bloody labor…
TV Times - 3 - 9 November 2007 This weeks highlight is a fact-based film detailing the activities of Sophie Scholl and the White Rose resistance movement.
The Asturias revolt, 1934 - Sam Lowry An account of the 1934 uprising by Asturian miners in Spain. Beginning as part of a nationwide general strike, the revolt grew into one of the…
Coventry Telegraph strike averted as pressure wins more staff The Coventry Telegraph has moved to avert strike action by promising more staff, according to the…
