1982: The death of Neil Roberts - Class War Aotearoa A short account of a little known political death in New Zealand. In 1982, an anarchist punk rocker attempted to blow up the Wanganui police…
Precious metals - struggle and repression in Papua The battle over Papua’s copper and gold deposits is heating up as locals fight back against their exploiters, reports Rob Ray
New Zealand: demonstration against youth pay rates Images from the walkout of 1,000 school students in Auckland over youth pay rates. For more information see the libcom news article on the events…
After France, 1,000 students walk out in Auckland NZ In Auckland, New Zealand today, over 1,000 high school students walked out of class to protest against youth pay rates, whilst linking their…
265 day Boeing strike takes its toll Workers at Boeing in Australia have spent 265 days on the picket line over a collective wage bargaining agreement.
NZ: McDonald's backs down after lunchtime strike McDonald’s workers in Auckland, New Zealand carried out a symbolic strike at lunchtime on Friday despite the company’s threats to sue individual workers if they took part in union action.
Australia: Virgin owes staff millions Australia: Virgin Blue could be forced to pay millions of dollars in back pay to ground staff after it left a shift allowance out of the pay packets of its ground handlers and guest services staff from August 2000 until October 2004.
Australia - 200 days on picket line for Boeing workers Boeing maintenance engineers in Williamtown, Newcastle marked their 200th day on the picket line on the 17th December.
First starbucks strike in the world! It was bound to happen eventually -- and it happened today in New Zealand. Low-paid Starbucks workers walked off the job and formed a picket line.
Curlewis, Richard, 1917-2002 A biography of Australian advocate of workers' control, Richard Curlewis.
Barker, Tom, 1887-1970 After emigrating to New Zealand and joining the IWW, Tom Barker became an organiser for the syndicalist union, he organised the Auckland general…