Nurses asked to do unpaid work to avoid "significant job losses" Health campaigners have condemned an NHS trust for asking its staff to resign, work for no pay or…
1978-1979: Winter of discontent A short history of the of the widespread strike movement that occurred during the winter of 1978-1979 in Britain. The 'Winter of Discontent'…
Wildcat strikes hit Zimbabwe Wildcat strikes for better pay that have hit Zimbabwe could trigger wider work boycotts and spontaneous street protests, escalating political…
Occupation, not democracy! (Greek student leaflet, 2006) This is a short text then a copy of a leaflet by a group in Thessaloniki called Blaumachen, about…
Occupational therapy: University College Hospital strikes and occupations 1992-4 The story of the (ultimately unsuccessful) struggle to keep a hospital open despite the efforts of…
Health worker and bank strikes in Palestine Banks in Palestine went on a one-day general strike yesterday after a bomb was detonated outside the Arab Bank in Gaza early on Friday.
Mass sick-in by Canadian hospital staff On Friday, around 125 hospital tech staff in the Cape Breton district called in sick.
Private health centres fall flat Rob Ray interviews a leading health watchdog on the rollout of Independent Sector Treatment Centres, which have faced strong criticism as…
NHS to start advertising The government has announced plans to introduce marketing into the NHS alongside a pay-per-patient funding system that would see hospitals…
Vallina, Pedro, 1879-1970 A short biography of Spanish anarchist doctor and Civil War fighter Pedro Vallina Martinez, who resided in several countries during his life.
Occupy and win: a manual for fighting hospital closures A pamphlet produced in 1984 by London Health Emergency which is a guide for hospital workers on how …
NHS staff protest outside parliament Hundreds of NHS workers from 16 different Trade Unions rallied outside Parliament yesterday in opposition to health service privatisation.