Alitalia workers clash with police over job cuts Italian riot police and several hundred Alitalia Airline maintenance employees have clashed in Rome as workers protested job losses threatened by…
Wapping print works to close The Wapping print works which was notoriously used to break the print workers' organisation is to close, with two-thirds of staff set to lose their jobs.
500 Zambian miners fired after violence during strike The workers walked out on Monday in protest at low pay and dangerous working conditions in the…
Vallejo, California: Unions help city with lay-offs The city of Vallejo in the San Francisco Bay Area may be the first city in California history to declare bankruptcy. However several unions are helping the city to cut jobs in an effort to ward off bankruptcy.
France: strikes in state television and radio Strikes by workers in the state media saw many programmes cancelled.
Belgium: Supermarket workers launch wildcats Workers at three sites have launched wildcat solidarity actions over the last few days.
France: Postal workers to strike against job cuts Workers in Paris' 8th district are planning strike action after management announced the loss of 111 jobs.
BBC announces 2,500 job cuts The BBC has confirmed plans to eliminate 2,500 jobs in a bid to save $4 billion over the next five years, The Times of London reported Thursday.
Rolls Royce to close Merseyside plant Workers at the Rolls Royce plant in Netherton today claimed the company had given them notice to close the factory with the loss of 220 jobs.
BBC faces strikes over 3,000 job cuts A new wave of strike action is likely at the BBC as its director general Mark Thompson prepares to announce up to 3,000 job cuts.
Tube workers prepared to fight staff cuts Passenger safety will be put at risk at Hampstead and Belsize Park Tube stations if London Underground proposals to cut staffing levels go ahead.
Sénégal: entire workforce fired for wildcat strike Management at Mèches Darling have fired the entire workforce after a wildcat action.
