Six killed in Peru miners strike clashes Six people were killed on April 5 when police attacked a roadblock set up by miners on a wildcat strike.
Mining Disaster in West Virginia This week, 25 miners lost their lives in a mine explosion at the Performance Coal Co. in Raleigh County, West Virginia. The explosion was the…
The war in DR Congo: behind the slaughter and looting stand imperialist interests - IBRP Article from 2008, looking at the interests of various factions involved in the…
Ten Years Ago - Unions vs. the Proletariat: The "Miners March" in Romania Short introduction of the so called "Miners March", when in 1999 angry miners of the Zhil-valley (Romania) wanted to go to the capital, to protest against their circumstances. The text focuses on the ever actual confrontation between trade union leaders and proletarian interests.
Strike at Canadian nickel mine enters its 12th week After months of unresolved bargaining a strike began on July 13th at the Sudbury mine in northern Ontario, Canada, after employers Vale Inco…
Indonesian villagers blockade nickel mine, win concessions Villagers in Sorowako, Sulawesi, blockaded a major road to a mine owned by Inco, Indonesia's largest nickel company, after it announced restructuring plans.
The Asturian Strikes of 1962-1963 Guy Debord's accounts of the massive strikes by miners in Franco's Spain, translated into English for the first time.
One dead, dozens injured as quarry workers in Egypt clash with police A policeman died and dozens of people were injured when thousands of quarry workers and owners…
Strikes, hunger strikes and clashes in Greece Strikes, hunger strikes and environmental action leading to clashes with riot police open week after weekend of state terror in Greece.
Mongolia: strike at gold mine ends in partial victory Workers at the Boroo gold mine in Mongolia won enhanced redundancy benefits from their Canadian…
Belgian general strike diary, 1960 - Maurice Brinton Maurice Brinton's vivid and captivating first hand account of the massive general strike in Belgium in 1960-61 against a new law "loi unique" to…
106 workers fired over wildcat in South Africa The world's largest ferrochrome producer, Xstrata said on Wednesday it had dismissed 106 workers at its Rustenburg smelter in South Africa for…
