China: trouble in the world's sweatshop China is experiencing a rising wave of industrial unrest, as workers increasingly turn to collective action to fight against their exploitation.
25th Anniversary of the Hormel Strike Some 25 years ago the workers at the Austin, Minnesota plant of the Hormel Corp. embarked on a long and brave fight. A fight which was not only right, but was fought "from below". This fight and the rank-and-file efforts to wage and control the struggle captivated the attention of all militant workers. -- Syndicalist
The class struggles in India A quick round up of some of the strikes which have taken place (or are being planned) around India in the past couple of weeks.
Starbucks workers in Nebraska hold work stoppage On 5th August 2010, baristas at a Starbucks in Omaha, Nebraska held a short work stoppage and demanded a reversal to the recession-era cuts that…
South Africa: over a million public sector workers on strike More than one million South African state workers have gone on strike to press for an increase in…
Rebel violence vs. hierarchical violence, UK 1985-86 A chronology of anti-hierarchical violence in mainland UK, July 1985 - May 1986. A bit of nostalgia and/or a lesson in over-optimism? A text from…
Manchester Class Struggle Forum #6 - Class Struggle In China The next meeting of the Manchester Class Struggle Forum will take place on the subject of class…
A riot outside the NZ parliament in June 1968? An account of a little-known strike and unruly demonstration outside parliament, Wellington, New Zealand, June 1968.
Notes on the postal strike - Stanley Aronowitz and Jeremy Brecher Root and Branch on the wildcat strike of US postal workers in 1970 and its implications.
Gee, Charlie - A working class hero Charlie looks back at his youthful experiences as a militant hippy factory worker and shop steward in 1970s & 80s northern England. Part 2 deals…
Miners in Indonesia strike Miners at the Batu Hijau mine on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia are on strike over unpaid overtime pay, with the union claiming that the…
Casus Belli: Electricity union theatens long-term blackout in Greece The Electricity Company union has responded to government pledges to the IMF to sell 40% of power…
