Over the past few years, under the pretext of the so-called crisis, airlines operating in Greece have carried out a series of wage cuts and layoffs…
Greece: Why strikes are hitting Lufthansa
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Picturehouse strike on a high as it goes into day two
Following on from intimidatory efforts by bosses at Cineworld’s Picturehuse subsidiary, including redundancies which critics say seem aimed a…
Film: Picturehouse strike’s solid showing
Following the weekend’s cross-London strike over wages, union recognition and the recent suspension of reps organising staff, the following …
Mexico: General strike hitting retail transnationals today
Retail giant Walmart cut its “profit sharing” bonus for already low-paid staff by up to 80% this year despite record and growing prof…
Picturehouse living wage strikes spread to East Dulwich and Brighton
Workers at London Picturehouse cinemas in Brixton, Hackney, Crouch End and Piccadilly will be on strike again on April 15th.
Italy: Base unions to strike against destructive “good schools” law
A nationwide strike called by base unions against implementation of Law 107, better known as the “good school” law, is set to happen …
Striking cleaners picket in Paddington over rail dispute
Outsourced cleaners on First Great Western Railway (GWR) mounted a rowdy picket at 7am this morning to push for the firm to bring them in-house wit…
‘North of the Watford Gap’: Resistance beyond Central London
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