Greek unions call 24 hour general strike Greece's main labour body said Thursday it is calling a 24-hour general strike to protest more than 4,000 lay-offs that have swept the country in…
One dead in Guadeloupe strike As Guadeloupe's general strike against rising prices spreads across the Caribbean, a union official is shot dead.
Revolt continues in French Caribbean The leader of the general strike crippling Guadeloupe has accused the French government of preparing to kill protestors to bring an end to the…
General strikes around the world As French unions isolate a general strike by workers in Guadeloupe, workers in Chad have set next Monday for their general strike while the…
Cretan farmers land in Athens and clash with riot police, leading to wildcat general strike in Crete The farmers action across the country has reached a new peak this week with the…
French general strike, 29th January 2009 Photos from France's largest general strike in three years which hit transportation, school, hospital and mail services as more than 1 million…
General strike hits France As the recession begins to bite in France, transport, education and other services are brought to a halt by a national strike demanding action on…
General strike of civil servants in Morocco Following the collapse of wage talks with the Moroccan government, the Moroccan Workers' Union, the Democratic Workers' Organisation and the…
1951: Barcelona general strike A brief description of social conditions in post-Civil War Spain followed by an account of the Barcelona general strike of 1951. The events in…
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…
Greek riots eyewitness reports - 10 December 2008 Eyewitness updates on the unrest in Greece on the day of the general strike.
Greek general strike to go ahead The planned general strike for later today, 10 December is still scheduled to go ahead, but unions bowed to the government and called off protest…