The Hollywood strike that wasn’t
MK Lees offers context to the recent IATSE strike vote and potential settlement. This article was first published by Organizing Work.
The Generalized Crisis Requires a Generalized Struggle
Striking Kellogg's Workers: Take Control of the Struggle!
Italian general strike: Amazon warehouse blockaded in Piacenza, strikers attacked in Prato
General strike in Italy: new date and follow-up assembly
Base and grassroots unions in Italy have called a general strike in October, which has now been moved forward to October 11th. This article was previously published by the International Confederation of Labour.
Uber drivers to strike on September 28th and October 6th
Iran: Oil Workers Reject Trade Unions
In the capitalist world, whatever the subject, it naturally only hits the headlines if the rulers of all factions are in control of it. If the news is about a war, climate change, economic downturn, regime change, elections, protests, immigration, in fact any issue where the working class as a class is absent, so it can be manipulated in a way that suits the ruling class, then not only is it covered by mass media, it also grabs the attention of “independent” media and journalists. They usually follow it up with tedious discussions, seminars, films and even more news.
Iran: On Oil and Troubled Water
Iranian Oil Workers Strike Update
52 days have gone by since the start of the strike, which began when thousands of Iranian oil workers downed tools on 19 June and walked off oilfields across Iran. The Council for Organising Protests by Oil Contract Workers has issued 11 statements so far. In our previous article we published parts of their first 6 statements (see leftcom.org) as well as giving a short explanation of their full context.
Iranian Oil and Petrochemical Workers' Strikes Go On
Since Saturday, 19 June, thousands of workers at oil and gas projects and petrochemical plants have been on strike across the country in several provinces. They are coordinating their action under the title of Strike Campaign 1400, which refers to the current year in the Iranian calendar. The number of industrial centres that have participated in this strike is reported to have reached more than 100 units in 10 provinces and the number of workers on strike has passed 105,000. Significantly, there has been very little news coverage of these massive strikes, both in the domestic and foreign media but the strikes are still going on as we write.
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