United Kingdom

A short history of a victorious strike and occupation of their workplace by contracted-out bin workers that was assisted by local residents.

Immigrants demonstrated their willingness, when asked, to support British workers in struggle in this victorious strike of 300 building workers…

An account of the 1990 strike in East London of mostly immigrant workers, which won several concessions for the workers and prevented the owner…

The history of P&O shipping workers who struck against wage and job cuts for 16 months. The company tried to break the strike, the government…

The strong Scottish strike of apprentices which help turn them from isolated individuals with no employment rights into organised, unionised workers.

The Falls and the Shankhill united, Catholics and Protestants fighting together. That is the story of the Outdoor Relief Strike launched by the…

A short history of Britain’s only ever general strike which lasted 10 days and was called in support of locked-out coal miners.

The 40 Hours strike led by the Clyde Workers' Committee was the most radical strike seen on Clydeside in terms of both its tactics and its…

The history of a months-long rent strike of 30,000 Glasgow residents against profiteering landlords, forcing the government to freeze rents for…

A huge and powerful strike of British dockers against low pay, unsafe conditions and casual, precarious employment contracts which, with…

Noam Chomsky on the 1991 US and UK war with Iraq following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.

A short history of the strike and mutiny of British troops stationed in France following the end of the First World War which won concessions and…