Workers' control in Latin America, 1930-1979 - Jonathan C Brown A series of essays investigating the everyday acts through which Latin American workers attempted to…
The Monongah mining disaster, 1907 - Steven Johns A short account of the worst mining disaster in US history, which killed over 360 mostly Italian migrant workers and which was the inspiration…
The Bisbee deportation of 1917 - Sheila Bonnand An overview of the Bisbee deportation, when over 1000 strikers in the revolutionary Industrial Workers of the World union were illegally…
The Nord-Pas-de-Calais miners' strike, 1941 A short history of the mass strike of miners in Nazi-occupied northern France from 27 May to 10 June. Despite heavy repression it won…
A strike like no other strike: Pittston strike holds lessons for today Article by the United Mine Workers of America, 20 years on from the 10-month-long Pittston Coal…
Coalminers strike against Pittston Company in Virginia, 1989-1990 A short history of the successful 10 month long strike at Pittston Coal against cuts to retirement…
The cycle of struggle 1973 to 1979 in India Gurgaon Workers News on the mass workers' struggles in India in the 1970s and their relevance for the discussion on the relation between crisis,…
Spaniards in the valleys - Martin Selby Interesting book written by Nicolas Dueñas, writing as Martin Selby, with recollections of the coalmining communities in the Welsh valleys at the…
Blood on the coal: Colorado strike of 1927 - Patrick Murfin A short history of the great Colorado coal strike of 1927, called by the revolutionary union…
The Mold riots: The summer of ‘69 The story of the 1869 riots in Mold, Wales. Following a trial in which miners were convicted of assaulting their manager, soldiers fired on angry…
Not with a bang but a whimper: The end of the mining boom and the next budget With the Federal Government's Plans pretty much stall what can we expect from the upcoming budget?