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A coalition of immigrant-advocacy, labor and community groups announced plans Friday for a 24-hour community strike by immigrants as part of its continuing protests against federal deportation raids.
The strikers voiced their opposition to the lengthening of the work day, the spread of precarious contract-labour jobs, ...
An article by Manuel Baptista about the aborted Portuguese general strike of January 18, 1934, which the author considers the ...
Trade unions in the north on Monday announced a general strike for Friday, with “almost 100” unions and civil society organisations set to be partaking in the strike.Workers are going on ...
Is America Pissed Off Enough at Trump and Musk for a General Strike? The United States hasn’t seen such a massive labor action in 78 years. But the oligarchic wreckage of this administration is ...
Adam McKay appeared with a grassroots group organizing a general strike, encouraging participants to “shut down this broken, befouled economy.” ...
A general strike in Israel to protest the government's failure to return hostages from Gaza led to some closures and disruptions. A major union said it was calling off the strike after a court order.
Unionized intracity bus workers in Seoul are set to go on a general strike on Wednesday, as previously warned, as their wage increase negotiations with the management have shown little signs of a ...
A general strike initiated by 10 central trade unions and backed by Left parties unfolded in West Bengal, aiming to protest ...
Greeks go on general strike demanding higher pay Soaring prices and rents have left the country's minimum wage below the European average, despite a steady economic recovery since the 2008 crisis.
An article by Staughton Lynd about the prospects of a general strike in the United States. Originally appeared in the Industrial Worker (May 2014).