Education Strikes from West Virginia and Kenya to the UK
Submitted by Internationalis... on Apr 6 2018 17:23
On Sunday March 25 the CWO held a meeting in Newcastle focussing on the recent educational strikes across the world. It was attended by students, academics and other university workers (some in the CWO, some not) who had participated in the recent pickets of Newcastle, York and Durham universities. A CWO comrade gave the following introduction.
Lecturers and support staff rebel as union pushes poor pension offer
Submitted by Ed on Mar 13 2018 00:41
University lecturers and support staff are rebelling against their union leadership after conciliation talks between the University and Colleges Union (UCU) and Universities UK (UUK) ended with a derisory potential deal.
University Worker - strike bulletin of the 2018 lecturers dispute
Libcom's archive of the "University Worker" weekly bulletins produced by Notes from Below for the 2018 lecturers nationwide pension strike.
2006: Senior Citizens Resist Pension Cuts in Turkmenistan
Submitted by Reddebrek on Jan 17 2017 01:03
In 2006 reform to pension and benefit allowances spark a series of protests throughout the country. In response the government reversed its position the following year.
The bloody May of 1936 in Thessaloniki, Greece
Submitted by welcometospace on May 7 2016 16:45
A general strike of the tobacco workers and other unions on May 8th 1936 led to the bloody events of May 9th. The police confronted the massive strike by opening fire on the protesters. 12 dead and hundreds of wounded in one of the most important days in greek working class history.
A strike like no other strike: Pittston strike holds lessons for today
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 20 2016 19:53
Article by the United Mine Workers of America, 20 years on from the 10-month-long Pittston Coal strike in Virginia. As you would expect from an official union account it omits to mention the wildcat strikers and violent acts of sabotage but contains interesting historical information.
Coalminers strike against Pittston Company in Virginia, 1989-1990
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 20 2016 19:33
A short history of the successful 10 month long strike at Pittston Coal against cuts to retirement and health benefits, which included mass sit-ins and sabotage.
New York City municipal workers' strike, 1971 - Steven Johns
Submitted by Steven. on Mar 17 2015 23:57
A short history of a two-day strike by thousands of New York city workers in pursuit of a pension plan.
10 reasons to support the firefighters' strikes
Submitted by Steven. on Dec 9 2014 18:34
Firefighters in England today walked out on strike for 24 hours in the latest of a series of stoppages in a dispute over massive attacks by the government on their pensions: particularly increasing the retirement age from 55 to 60. Here are the top 10 reasons you should support the firefighters.
The movement against the French pension reform, Autumn 2010
An account, analysis and critique of the 2010 movement against pension cuts in France, by RS for Sic.
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