Up to 200,000 civil and public servants in mayday strike UK civil and public servants across 200 government departments, agencies and non-departmental bodies…
Israel: teachers strike over pay and conditions Teachers in Haifa and Tel Aviv have voted to take strike action after the collapse of negotiations over pay and conditions.
Dublin: Wildcat strike in Musgrave warehouse On 27th of April a spontaneous wildcat strike broke out in Musgrave warehouses in Dublin.
Ricky Tomlinson - imprisoned building union organiser Born into a working class family in Liverpool in 1939, Ricky Tomlinson was an active building union…
Lebanon: electricity workers threaten strike Staff at EDL (Lebanese Electricity) have given notice of strike action to begin on May 4.
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.
Denmark: wildcat strike by cabin crew Wildcat action by 1600 air hostesses and stewards working for the airline SAS has led to the cancellation of 104 flights in and out of the Danish…
Jamaican labour minister intervenes to try and avert hotel strike Labour Minister Derrick Kellier has scheduled a meeting for tomorrow with contractors, as well as…
NHS workers threaten summer strike A summer of discontent across the NHS in England and Wales was threatened yesterday by Unison, the public service union, in protest at a below…
The Chinese mining industry - cheaper lives mean cheaper coal; so Australian bosses threaten relocation Last week the Chinese media reported that on average one mining accident every week…
Bangladesh: Strikes, clashes and party leaders to be exiled? Following on from our previous report, workers at the four Khulna jute mills were locked out by…
On Bangladesh today and tomorrow After six months of effective martial law and widespread political purges imposed by military anti-corruption squads under the caretaker…