Canada: carpenter's wildcat spreads to other workers 250 carpenters at the Petro-Canada site launched the wildcat strike after their planned strike was banned by anti-union laws.
1886: The Bay View Massacre The little known history of the massacre that occurred in Milwaukee, when 7,000 building workers and 5,000 Polish workers demanded the eight-hour…
‘General strike’ spreads across Peru As an indefinite teachers strike continues into its 12th day, farmers, miners and construction workers joined the protests, with one farmer shot…
China: Workers in Guangdong attacked for asking to be paid Construction workers building a dam near Heyuan, were attacked after demanding payment, having gone…
Sweden: European Court sets precedent on foreign workers The European Advocate General, Paolo Mengozzi advised the European Court of Justice that companies…
Sweden: Migrant workers "used as slaves" Young British men are being used as 'slave labourers' in Stockholm, police have said. The men are being used in building work, and according to…
Cambodia: Garment workers threaten strikes Garment workers are trying to prevent large pay cuts. At the same time building workers have gone on strike in support of sacked colleagues.
Egyptian cement workers refuse buy-out and propose self-management The Cement workers in Tora, Helwan and Suez are refusing an early buyout scheme their Italian…
Strikes in Egypt spread from centre of gravity The longest and strongest wave of worker protest since the end of World War II is rolling through Egypt. In March, the liberal daily al-Masri al…
Narita Airport riots (video clip) A video of the riots against the construction of Narita Airport in Tokyo, Japan during the 1970s.
Freemasonry - its historic role A brief history of the development of freemasonry, its relationship to politics, its mythology and its practice.
Trade guilds: Initiation through work - Andre Nataf The origins of the guilds, their beliefs and practices. An informative brief survey, despite its conservative conclusion.
