Strike in the port of Koper Report on strike in the port of Koper, Slovenia in summer 2016, which affected the supply chain in central Europe - published originally in…
Wildcat strikes at Walmart China Walmart workers at four stores across China have utilised social media to launch a series of coordinated wildcat strikes against the company’s…
The matchgirls strike, 1888 - John Simkin A short account of the successful strike in 1888 by thousands of unorganised female workers at the Bryant & May match factory in London.
The Burnsall strike: a glimpse of the future A short history of the year-long strike of mostly Asian women workers at Burnsall Ltd in Smethwick 1992-93.
What we can learn from the US women's soccer team The US women's soccer team has recently been in the news, both for a wage discrimination suit and a judge denying them the right to strike during…
The Nord-Pas-de-Calais miners' strike, 1941 A short history of the mass strike of miners in Nazi-occupied northern France from 27 May to 10 June. Despite heavy repression it won…
Dockers boycott SS Jolly George, 1920 A short account of UK dockworkers who in May 1920 refuse to load a ship carrying armaments bound for use against the revolution in Russia.
The Belgian strike of the 100,000, 1941 A short history of the strike of tens of thousands of workers in Nazi-occupied Belgium, for a pay increase and against the fascist authorities.
The bloody May of 1936 in Thessaloniki, Greece A general strike of the tobacco workers and other unions on May 8th 1936 led to the bloody events of May 9th. The police confronted the massive…
Before the 'unity' of Grunwick: 40 years since the Imperial Typewriters strike - Evan Smith Article written 40 years on about the strike of predominantly East African Asian…