Colorado miners strike and Columbine mine massacre, 1927 - Sam Lowry Short history of a strike by miners in Colorado in 1927 and the massacre of strikers at the…
1891: Miners against prison labour Howard Zinn's account of American miners' struggles against the use of slave prison labour.
The Industrial Workers of Africa, 1917-1921 - Bikisha Media Collective The history of four years of the revolutionary multi-racial union in South Africa, the Industrial…
The Ludlow massacre, 1914 - Sam Lowry The history of the Ludlow Massacre of striking coal miners, which was one of the most brutal attacks on organised labour in North American…
1926: British general strike A short history of Britain’s only ever general strike which lasted 10 days and was called in support of locked-out coal miners.
The Real del Monte miners' strike, 1766 A short history of the first ever strike in North American history, by Mexican silver miners.
Bangladeshi Government forced to renounce mine project In the face of mass resistance, Bangladeshi Government forced to renounce mine project. More actions…
News from Bangladesh Unrest continues across Bangladesh, with widespread strikes and the mass revolt against an attempt by a British company to begin destructive…
The great "bootleg" coal industry - Louis Adamic A fascinating look at an alternative 'economic strategy' in US mining communities during the 1930s Depression.
Precious metals - struggle and repression in Papua The battle over Papua’s copper and gold deposits is heating up as locals fight back against their exploiters, reports Rob Ray
Mexico: Nationwide wildcat miners’ strike More than a quarter of a million miners and steelworkers walked off the job between March 1 - 3 in wildcat strikes at 70 companies in at least eight states from central to northern Mexico virtually paralysing the mining industry.