Strike Across The Empire, 1925 - Baruch Hirson and Lorraine Vivian A fascinating and detailed account of a little known international seamens' strike in 1925, lasting…
Super Size My Pay - Fast food workers in New Zealand organise for better pay and conditions, 2005-6 In New Zealand, hundreds of fast food workers waged an innovative campaign called Super-Size My Pay during 2005-06. This is one worker's overview and analysis of the campaign.
New Zealand news hit by 'lightning' strikes State broadcaster TVNZ's flagship evening news has been targeted for industrial action, with staff walking off the job just before it went to air…
The myth of passivity: class struggles against neoliberalism in Aotearoa in the 1990s - Toby Boraman This article from 2004 discusses several episodes of resistance to austerity in New Zealand in the 1990s.
NZ: Maori dancers out on wildcat Maori dancers employed at the Te Puia (formerly New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute) were out on wildcat strike yesterday.
NZ: Trolley jam in support of locked out supermarket workers A number of customers blocked aisles in a New Zealand supermarket yesterday in support of locked out employees.
1982: The death of Neil Roberts - Class War Aotearoa A short account of a little known political death in New Zealand. In 1982, an anarchist punk rocker attempted to blow up the Wanganui police…
France: Protests take international turn As the protests agains the First Employment Contract (CPE) continue in France, young workers and students across the world have begun to show support for the French movement or take similar action themselves.
After France, 1,000 students walk out in Auckland NZ In Auckland, New Zealand today, over 1,000 high school students walked out of class to protest against youth pay rates, whilst linking their…
NZ: McDonald's backs down after lunchtime strike McDonald’s workers in Auckland, New Zealand carried out a symbolic strike at lunchtime on Friday despite the company’s threats to sue individual workers if they took part in union action.
First starbucks strike in the world! It was bound to happen eventually -- and it happened today in New Zealand. Low-paid Starbucks workers walked off the job and formed a picket line.
Barker, Tom, 1887-1970 After emigrating to New Zealand and joining the IWW, Tom Barker became an organiser for the syndicalist union, he organised the Auckland general…