The Causes

As the recent “wildcat” strikes by workers at the Total oil refinery have spread, so have the images of them holding up placards with the slogan “British Jobs for British…

(Image - South Central Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO) President Jim Kavanaugh speaking October 2 at the Wisconsin State Capitol building - “Gingerbelle” and “Sweet Lorraine” referred to on the…

(We are publishing here a document we have received by a circuitous route from a group in Athens. We as yet know nothing about this group or the authors but we are making this document more widely…

It’s not an easy decision to go on strike. Not only will you get no strike pay from your union, leaving you a day poorer, but your work will have piled up in your absence. Normally one or two day…

The Chinese “Miracle”

The myth that was once widely circulated about China was that it has “decoupled” from dependence on the rest of the world economy. This has been well and truly…

After the deadly police shots aimed at 15 year old Alexandros Grigoropoulos, there have been a wave of uprisings across Greece. In almost all cities and every part of the country, the anger at the…

"We want only the best human capital at the lowest possible cost."

So Sabelli, the Alitalia manager, succinctly but clearly expressed the firm’s point of view to a large union delegation a…

Brazil

The inflation gripping the country and constantly reducing wage levels is provoking a response from metal workers in different areas of the country. Inflation has risen in recent…