London tube workers strike over safety A section of the Bakerloo line is suspended as 150 workers stage a 24 hour strike over staffing levels.
Heinz workers defy union and walk out Over 1,000 staff at food manufacturer Heinz's Wigan plant walked out Wednesday night over a sub-inflation pay offer, and sickness and…
Oxford postal strike continues as Abingdon wildcats Posties on unofficial strike since Monday are due to meet this morning, as a suspended worker is re-instated after a wildcat walkout in Abingdon.
Mozambique sugar plantation wildcat continues Around 4,000 workers in Sofala province having rejected government calls to return to work and a divisive offer aimed only at cane cutters and…
One dead in Mozambique wildcat strike One person died and three others were injured, two of them seriously, when violent clashes broke out on Monday at the Mafambisse sugar plantation…
‘General strike’ spreads across Peru As an indefinite teachers strike continues into its 12th day, farmers, miners and construction workers joined the protests, with one farmer shot…
More Royal mail strikes in Bristol Postal workers in Bristol were on strike today over a local dispute around sick pay arrangements.
Oxford mail centre wildcat strike Postal workers at Royal Mail's Oxford Cowley mail centre are on unofficial strike today over the suspension of a union rep.
The Winter of Discontent: an introduction An overview of the UK's 1979 "Winter of Discontent" strike wave, from the Revolt Against an Age of Plenty site. Subtitled History and class…
Ivory Coast: primary school teachers continue strike The strike, which originally began in November and was suspended in January, came back into effect on the 14th of June.
Ivory Coast: hospital workers win strike over benefits and bonuses Workers at the University hospital in Treichville have ended a three-week strike after management agreed a series of concessions.
The Vichuga uprising, 1932 In April 1932 at Vichuga, Ivanovo Industrial Region (IPO), USSR, 16,000 textile workers struck at several factories and temporarily took control…