France: wildcat strike at Airbus plant in Méaulte French workers at Airbus and one of its sub-contractors have launched wildcat strikes after a plan for job losses across Europe was unveiled.
India: Strike of 10,000 tailors enters seventh day The indefinite strike of thousands of garment workers in Tirupur for a wage increase continues this week.
Colton, James, 1860-1936 Short history of South Wales anarchist mine worker James Colton, who, as well as being a key figure in Welsh anarchist history, also married Emma…
Spontaneous walkouts hit Airbus across Europe 1,000 workers downed tools in Germany's Laupheim Airbus plant yesterday as other wildcat walkouts occurred across France and Germany as huge job…
VW workers approve longer hours despite wildcat strikes Workers at Volkswagen AG's Belgian plant on Tuesday approved a restructuring plan to work longer…
Lip and the self-managed counter-revolution, 1973 – Negation A critical article about workers' struggles at the Lip watch factory in France, where workers began…
Egypt's wildcat strike wave continues unabated As reported previously on libcom, tens of thousands of workers in Egypt continue to defy their unions and the government in the nation's state…
Strike at Russian Ford plant A strike halted production on Wednesday at U.S. car maker Ford's plant near St Petersburg, one of the biggest in Russia owned by a foreign auto…
Scotland: sacked workers occupy, blockade factories Laid-off workers have occupied then blockaded their closed factories in order to prevent asset-stripping by the company, Simclar, and secure…
Workers strike at Iran's largest shipbuilding company On January 30, 2007, the entrance to the Iran Sadra (SADRA- Iran Marine Industrial Co.) in its…
Police seek arrest of Korean union leader South Korean police said Monday they plan to seek a warrant to arrest the head of the union of Hyundai Motor Co., the country's No. 1 carmaker, for an alleged assault at a company event.
Bangladesh: Fifty garment workers beaten by hired thugs Dozens of workers at a clothing factory were injured on Wednesday when over 200 outsiders, allegedly…