1912: a year of strikes in the East End of London
Submitted by Steven. on Aug 25 2017 14:58
An account by John Rennie of the strikes which swept East London in 1912: particularly on the docks and amongst Jewish tailors.
Uber drivers strike in Indonesia
Submitted by no1 on Aug 23 2017 09:48
Hundreds of Uber drivers have been on strike in Indonesia in a dispute over what they describe as “modern slavery” practices by the firm.
Christiansburg, VA Target workers on wildcat strike against sexual harassment and racial discrimination
Submitted by Mike Harman on Aug 23 2017 05:08
Workers at a Target store Christiansburg, VA are striking to demand the firing of General Manager Daniel Butler after multiple testimonies alleging abuse including sexual harassment and racial discrimination. There will be a picket outside the store on August 23rd.
San Francisco dockers call strike to confront white nationalist rally
Submitted by Ed on Aug 21 2017 10:40
Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 10 in San Francisco have passed a motion to stop work and march on the site of a white nationalist gathering later this week.
A spree of rebellions in the Greater Noida, India
Submitted by Charlie Chap on Aug 21 2017 08:20
An expansion of the Delhi-NCR region, New Okhla Industrial Development Authority - NOIDA - is an example of 21st century expansion of wage-labour based commodity production. Below, we look at some glimpses of what this entails.
17,000 Egyptian textile workers on all-out strike
Submitted by Internationalis... on Aug 17 2017 15:35
Once again the workers of Mahallah have gone on strike against both management and unions over the non-payment of wages.
Union claims victory as Birmingham bins strike suspended
Submitted by QQ on Aug 16 2017 13:49
Birmingham's two-month long bin strike has been suspended following talks between the council and the Unite union via conciliation service, ACAS, with the union declaring a victory for its members.
August 11-12, 1917: when thousands of Kansas City citizens spent their weekend deporting professional strikebreakers
Submitted by Steven. on Aug 16 2017 10:21
The history of a militant strike of streetcar workers in Kansas City in 1917 by Jeff Stilley, during which the population of the town drove out scabs who had been brought in by the employers.
Thousands of junior doctors strike across Punjab
Submitted by umarbajwa on Aug 15 2017 07:40
Members of the Young Doctors Association (YDA) are on strike across the Punjab province of Pakistan.
1921: The Mitsubishi-Kawasaki Strike
Submitted by Reddebrek on Aug 13 2017 10:49
A dissertation about the largest strike in pre WWII Japanese history by workers at the port of Kobe. The strike was an attempt by the workers to supplant the authority of management and secure their own autonomy. The text also covers the industrialisation of Japan and the early development of the Japanese labour movement.
