Iraqi oil union bank account frozen The Iraqi regime has frozen all the bank accounts of the Iraqi oil workers' union, both abroad and within Iraq.
General strike brings Guinea to its knees A general strike over falling living standards paralysed Guinea on Thursday with activity grinding to a halt in spite of government warnings and the presence of armed riot police on the streets.
Afghan sounds - British troops and oil pipelines... It was recently announced that yet more British troops are heading for Afghanistan.
Basra oil workers strike Workers at the Oil Transportation Company in Basra were on strike this week.
The corporate plunder of Iraq The looting of billions of dollars of Iraq’s oil wealth is unprecedented in the history of corporate crime, writes criminologist Dave Whyte.
Letter concerning the struggles over the oil price in Britain Notes by 'Dave W.' on the fuel protests of September 2000 examining the social make-up of the strikers and analysis of both mainstream and leftist reactions to the protests.
Iraqi workers' armed strike threat Iraqi oil workers win pay increases with strikes and threats to take up arms.
