South Africa: the partial reemergence of workers autonomy - Mouvement Communiste and Kolektivně proti Kapitălu A text about the wave of strikes which swept South Africa starting in late 2012,…
The US miners' strikes, 1919-1922 - Jeremy Brecher Jeremy Brecher's account of the strike wave in American mines from 1919 to 1922, where coalminers fought the bosses, the government and even the…
US coal miners' strikes, 1894 - Jeremy Brecher Jeremy Brecher's excellent account of the overlapping American miners' strikes in 1894: a national strike and a successful stoppage in Cripple…
South Wales miners strike xmas cards Set of 4 Xmas cards produced by Rhymney Valley Miners Support Group in South Wales during the strike of 1984-85. Images on the outside and…
Police invasion of Greek anti-mining town The dispute over gold mines in Greece intensified this week. Police invaded the town of Ierissos and tear-gassed school children as residents…
Greece: Mining compound attacked Over the weekend a group of people carried out an attack against a controversial mine in northern Greece causing significant damage to vehicles…
UK news airs footage refuting police claims about murdered Marikana miners Ben Fogel writes on the new footage of the Marikana Massacre screened on Channel Four in the UK and…
Tell us lies about the miners - Dave Douglass An angry study of the UK media campaign of distortion and lies against miners during the great strike of 1984-5, written by one of the…
Police kill striking diamond miners in Sierra Leone Hundreds of workers are striking against non-payment of bonuses, for an end to racism, and improved conditions at Sierra Leone’s largest diamond…
Self-organised strikes on the mines and farms in South Africa Two interesting new articles on the self-organised wave of strikes in South Africa that has now…
Marikana: A Point of Rupture? Ben Fogel on South Africa after the Marikana Massacre. The article also provides a critique of left strategy that orientates towards COSATU, the SACP and the state rathering than popular struggles.