Ethnic-political tensions fracturing the Nepalese nation-state In the Terai region of Nepal, on the southern plains, an indefinite general strike has been ongoing…
Department for Transport workers to strike The Public and Commercial Services Union today announced a one day strike on 29 February involving over 8,500 members working for the Department for Transport (DfT) and five of its agencies.
Airport staff on strike Strike action continues in Ireland, as airport workers threaten a national strike in India.
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange employees set to strike on Feb 28th (CANCELLED) Tel Aviv Stock Exchange workers are set to strike at February 28th. This action was declared about two weeks ago (Feb 5th), and is a response to TASE management's refusal to meet union demands.
Science museum staff vote to strike National science museum staff have voted overwhelmingly to strike over pay and plans to close the civil service pension scheme to new members.
Mozambique: wildcats and sabotage on the sugar cane plantations 600 seasonal workers at the Xinavane sugar plantation in Maputo province of Mozambique have been on wildcat strike since last Friday (15th February).
Mexico: A Victory for Miners in Cananea A victory for striking miners in Cananea as a judicial panel ruled their six month strike legal. This reversed an earlier ruling in January which had led to brutal attacks by the police.
Belgium: Duracell workers win strike Workers at the factory in Aarschot had originally walked out on Thursday during negotiations.
France: workers strike, many win Restaurant and tire workers have won strikes with a bus drivers' strike ongoing.
Mexico: miners strikes in Sonora and Guerrero A long-running miners' strike in Cananea, Sonora continues despite strikers being repressed by police and military and a judge declaring it illegal. In Taxco, Guerrero however, the bosses respond to striking miners by closing down the site permanently.
Victory for Brighton bin wildcat After two days on wildcat strike, refuse workers at Brighton's Hollingdean Depot have won their fight against management bullying.
Germany; public sector 'warning' strikes begin today Thousands of workers have participated in short nationwide strikes called by services union ver.di; described as 'token' or 'warning' strikes, they are in response to a deadlock in pay negotiations.