Workers Struggles
No compromise possible in UK post strike
A political and industrial offensive against Labour government is required
By Socialist Equality Party (UK), October 31, 2009
Striking postal workers in Britain are involved in a fundamental political struggle, against not just Royal Mail but also the Labour government.
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
October 31, 2009
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
Canada: Vale Inco continues provocations against Steelworkers
By Carl Bronski, October 31, 2009
Management at Vale Inco’s mine, mill and smelting complex in Sudbury, Ontario are expanding their attempts to restart production in a bid to break a 110-day-old strike against the company’s rapaci...
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
October 30, 2009
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Britain: Three days of post strikes under way
By our reporters, October 30, 2009
Yesterday saw the start of three more days of postal strikes after days of talks failed to broker a deal.
WSWS speaks to workers who exposed GM payoff to Canadian auto union
By Jerry White, October 30, 2009
The WSWS recently spoke with two auto workers at a General Motors transmission plant in Windsor, Ontario, who have been involved in campaigning against a secret agreement between GM and Canadian Auto ...
The way forward for Ford workers
By Socialist Equality Party, October 29, 2009
With votes tallied at factories employing more than a third of Ford’s 41,000 US workers, the concessions contract being pushed by the UAW appears headed for defeat.
Bridgestone closes plants in Australia and New Zealand
By Terry Cook, October 29, 2009
The Bridgestone closures, which end tyre production in Australasia, are part of a global restructuring of the auto industry, in the wake of the worldwide financial crisis.
Mass opposition grows
Ford workers speak out against contract
By our reporters, October 28, 2009
Reporters from the World Socialist Web Site spoke to Ford workers in Michigan on Tuesday, who denounced the UAW-Ford concessions contract, as more locals voted “No.”
Workers Struggles: The Americas
October 27, 2009
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Mass opposition to Ford-UAW concessions contract
By Andre Damon, October 27, 2009
Workers at three US plants have rejected a concessions contract backed by the United Auto Workers and Ford, including a 92 percent “no” vote at a major local in Kansas City, Missouri.
Sri Lanka: Petroleum unions call off work-to-rule bans
By W.A Sunil, October 27, 2009
Unions called off a work-to-rule campaign by petroleum workers in the expectation of talks yesterday over wages. However, the Sri Lankan president rejected outright any pay rise before next year.
