Strikes in Egypt spread from centre of gravity The longest and strongest wave of worker protest since the end of World War II is rolling through Egypt. In March, the liberal daily al-Masri al…
Argentina: Rubber bullets and tear gas against municipal workers Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina, May 9th Municipal workers in Río Gallegos, capital city of…
Interview with Rasem Al Bayari, Palestinian trade unionist Being a trade unionist is a very dangerous business in Palestine.
Violence at Iranian mayday celebrations Security forces attacked workers celebrating May Day in different cities across Iran.
Zimbabwean unions call-off mayday celebrations after death threats The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says it was forced to cancel May Day celebrations in…
Ricky Tomlinson - imprisoned building union organiser Born into a working class family in Liverpool in 1939, Ricky Tomlinson was an active building union…
Mayotte: Police arrest striking teachers Local authorities are trying to break the long-running strike by arresting strikers, rather than by honouring promises made to staff.
Egypt: Mahalla crackdown day two An update from an Egypt-based libcom poster on the state repression of the workers movements in Mahalla on the Nile Delta.
Egypt: New crackdown on Mahalla workers A report posted from a libcom user in Egypt concerning repression following the recent wave of strikes there.
More Iranian teachers arrested 45 teachers of the province of Hamadan were arrested on Sunday April 8th 2007 and then transferred to an unknown location.
Argentina: Striking teacher killed by police Fellow strikers blocked roads across the province on Friday and a national general strike has been called for Monday by the teaching unions after…
India: General strike called after 14 protesters killed. In the Indian state of West Bengal a general strike was called after 14 protesters were killed on…
