The Pullman railway strike, 1894 - Howard Zinn Howard Zinn on the history of the militant struggle of workers at the Pullman railway car company in Chicago against wage cuts and sackings, in…
Over 100 Australian workers in court over walkout 107 workers and their families will face court today in Perth, facing prosecution for taking industrial action following the sacking of their union representative.
Iraq: New government, maximum force After more than five months of negotiations, Deputy Leader of the Islamic Dawa Party Nouri Al-Maliki was named as the new Iraqi Prime Minister last month, immediatedly promising to end the insurgency
Worldwide report details brutal suppression of workers' rights 115 trade unionists were murdered for defending workers’ rights in 2005, while more than 1,600 were subjected to violent assaults and some 9,000 arrested, a report states. according to the ICFTU’s Annual Survey of Trade Union Rights violations, published today.
Bangladesh: Police open fire on striking workers, killing one At least one person was killed and 80 injured as police opened fire on garment workers who have been on a wildcat strike demanding a pay increase and the release of two imprisoned colleagues.
Japan's prisons of torture A Japanese town council has decided to introduce new rules allowing the jailing of householders who don’t paint their homes a chosen colour for up to a year.
Iran: Prison sentences against labour activists repealed On Saturday, May 1st, 2004, hundreds of workers and their families in the City of Saqez, Kurdistan province, staged a rally and march to commemorate the International Workers’ Day.
Mexican government kill striking workers Mexican Police have shot and killed 2 steelworkers, injured 45 more in recapturing the occupied SICARTSA steel mill in Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán.
NYC transit union fined and leader jailed The New York trade union whose workers brought the city's public transport system to a halt last December has been fined $2.5m by the State Supreme Court for the illegal strike.
Tehran bus workers leader released Mansoor Hayat Gheibi, one of the leaders of the Tehran Bus Workers Union was released yesterday following a hunger strike that started last week.
Bolivian military take control of airports to break strike Bolivian military and police forces have taken control of four main airports, aiming to break an airline workers' strike in major cities.
Anti-CPE Movement: Nanterre university, Paris, 20th March 2006 Pepper spray attack by police on students and staff occupying Nanterre university on 20th March 2006…