blockades

Corfu garbage-dump protest followup: renewed barricades met with plastic bullets by greek riot-police

taxikipali — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:55:38 +0000

One dead protester after barricades against open garbage-dump in south Corfu end in clashes with riot police

taxikipali — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:02:55 +0000

The residents of Lefkimi in the south of Corfu island in greece are opposed to the construction of an Open Garbage-Dump (XYTA) near their town. The residents claimed that their marginalised, underdeveloped area known for its left-wing tradition and defience was being used as a refuse for the tourist-industry produced garbage of the north.

Oaxaca in revolt again: the Zócalo reoccupied, motorway tollbooths "liberated", roads blockaded

Alan — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:25:52 +0000

The teachers' strike has various demands, although it's mostly calling for the freedom for all political prisoners, an end to the arrest orders and ongoing intimidation by the judicial authorities against the movement, new elections within the SNTE, and the handing over of all Oaxacan schools controlled by the pro-government Sección 59.

French docks blockaded in strike action

Ed — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:38:07 +0000

Sixty-seven vessels including thirty-nine tankers stranded at the harbor's entrance. Government officials, port managers and union representatives are yet to tally the costs of the strike. A 17-day walkout last year in Marseille alone cost Manutention Generale Mediterraneenne, the port's biggest cargo- handler, €1.5 million ($2.4 million).

FIAT factory blockaded

mic — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:07:44 +0000

The mobilisation was organised by a workers committee, constituted independently from union membership. 99% of workers adhered to the strike, which was loosened on Monday 14th April when workers decided to only block gates for goods in an attempt to force the factory to a halt.

Illegal immigrants win unpaid wages in Stockholm

Ed — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:24:28 +0000

The increasing organisation of illegal immigrants within the syndicalist union SAC have lead to more and more blockades to force the payment of unpaid wages, mainly from employment agencies in the restaurant, cleaning, hotel and building industry. Millions Kronor in unpaid wages have been have been won by the SAC.

Airport staff on strike

catch — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:39:35 +0000

Air traffic controllers in Ireland have voted for 24-hour strikes this Thursday after several weeks of unofficial overtime ban. The strike, organised by the Balpa union, is likely to ground flights at all three airports.

France: workers strike, many win

jef costello — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:02:26 +0000

Michelin - Workers at the factory in Toul (Meurthe et Moselle) began strike action after plans were announced to close it down. As well as occupying and blockading the plant with pickets of burning tyres the 826 workers also confined two managers to their offices during the four-day strike.

France: Carrefour strikers issued with summonses

jef costello — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:35:43 +0000

Workers at the hypermarket have been on strike since February the first.

France: Carrefour strike in Marseille enters 11th day

jef costello — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:44:44 +0000

The Grand Littoral branch of Carrefour is the only one in the country to have continued action after the national one-day retail strike. As a result Grand Littoral has been entirely closed for nine of the last eleven days.