wildcat strikes

Around five hundred staff at the Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, are reported to have walked out yesterday, over rumours that the company plan to axe 460 jobs.

600 seasonal workers at the Xinavane sugar plantation in Maputo province of Mozambique have been on wildcat strike since last Friday (15th February).

After two days on wildcat strike, refuse workers at Brighton's Hollingdean Depot have won their fight against management bullying.

More than 5,000 workers in Hai Phong City, 60 miles south east of Hanoi began a strike yesterday.

200 refuse and recycling workers from Brighton and Hove City Council walked out today over management bullying.

Bus drivers at RapidPenang in Malaysia ended a one-day wildcat strike last week after talks with management.

After a successful 750-strong two-day strike, 1300 workers at another site have also downed tools.

Taxi drivers in Mumbai launched the wildcat on Thursday after the offices of the Bombay Taxi Union were attacked.

Air traffic controllers at Shannon Airport were on wildcat strike for two hours this evening as part of a long running dispute.

Rail signallers in Edinburgh went on wildcat strike, bringing the station to a standstill for an hour on Monday.

Tradesmen at Wulvern Housing in Cheshire have walked off the job after a colleague was suspended today.

Last Wednesday (30th Jan) two workers in World Dresses Ltd, Mirapur, Dhaka, were attacked and beaten by management staff at the end of an evening shift.