Poznan 1956 and Radom 1976 A background report for Radio Free Europe written in 1981, detailing the workers uprisings in Poznan '56 and Radom '76. Readers should bear in…
Belgium: Ryanair threatens to axe services after wildcat strike Ryanair has suspended bookings for flights to and from Brussels' Charleroi airport from November 12.
1831: Merthyr Tydfil uprising In 1831, Merthyr Tydfil, iron workers struck against redundancies, rising prices and bailiffs, leading to several thousand workers involved in…
Metronet works vote 95% in favour of strike action Workers at the Tube maintenance consortium Metronet voted 95% in favour of strike action this week, as station staff on the Bakerloo line begin a…
Glasgow: Social care workers win strike Social Care workers who struck for twenty consecutive days in Glasgow returned to work last week having won most of their demands.
China: miners strike attacked 800 striking miners at the Tanjiashan Coal Mine in Hubei Province fought hired security guards for two hours last week after they attempted to…
Cargo handlers at Heathrow on strike 45 workers at Heathrow cargo handlers Nippon Express were on strike over pay and conditions this weekend.
Strikes at Aer Lingus Pilots at Aer Lingus will be striking for 48 hours from tomorrow against attacks on their pay and conditions.
Edinburgh council workers to strike Council services across Edinburgh are set to grind to a halt after workers voted overwhelmingly in favour of a one-day strike.
Comments on the recent summer postal strike - by a striker, 2007 A postman looks at recent developments and future implications in the recently suspended strike.
1918: Rice riots and strikes in Japan From July-September 1918, Japan was swept with a wave of riots from rural fishing villages to major industrial centres and coal fields, in what…
UK: Post Office strikes continue Workers at Crown Post Offices struck yesterday and on Friday, and are due to strike again tomorrow to stop plans to outsource services to WH…