mining

manufacturing and materials

Steven. — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:19:50 +0000

Protests across Indian economy

Ed — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:45:20 +0000

A section of Mine-I employees of Neyveli Lignite Corporation staged a stay-in strike on Saturday demanding the continuation of pick-up service or a raise in conveyance allowance.

The NLC management suspended Arumugham, area vice-president of the Labour Progressive Front, and served a charge memo on Haridas, another functionary.

Bolivia: class struggle and social crisis

davidbroder — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:59:35 +0000

The Commune's pamphlet on the class struggle and right-wing coup attempts in Bolivia includes the following articles and documents:

- Evo Morales, the Bolivian oligarchy and the workers' movement, by David Broder
- Central Obrera [union federation]: 'neither Evo nor the oligarchy'

Bolivian union disapproves of Morales' negotiations with fascists

davidbroder — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:36:07 +0000

La Paz, September 18th 2008 - The leadership of the Central Obrera Boliviana (COB) has declared that it does not approve of the negotiations president Evo Morales today opened with the fascist governors and the oligarchy in search of a great national accord.

1987: The Great Workers' Struggle

Alex... — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:23:39 +0000

The workplace struggles that took place in 1987 occurred within the wider background of political reform. For thirty years South Korea had been ruled by a military dictatorship, and growing calls for democracy had echoed across the peninsula through the 1970s and early 80s.

Bolivian miners strike against Morales pension reform

Ed — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:15:46 +0000

Roberto Montano said the state-owned mine has been losing about $500,000 a day since workers went on strike, halting production, on Thursday afternoon. The official said the mine always closed on Sundays.

"They (the workers) are staging an indefinite general strike [...] they're waiting for negotiations between the Bolivian Workers Central and the government," Montano said.

Wildcat strike in South African mines

Ed — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:00:15 +0000

On 28 May, 42 load-haul-dumper operators stopped unprotected work at the Everest mine, and the rest of the underground workforce, numbering around 1,300 employees, stopped work in sympathy the following day.

The Ecological Challenge: Three Revolutions are Necessary

Flint — Sat, 03 May 2008 13:35:25 +0000

The Ecological Challenge: Three Revolutions are Necessary
by Alternative Libertaire

Damaging uranium mines restart

Rob Ray — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:53:00 +0000

With 349 new nuclear reactors now either under construction, on order or in the early planning stages around the world, the uranium mining industry has been kicking into high gear with a glut of new extractions underway.

Russian Bauxite miners occupy mine shaft

Jack — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:02:14 +0000

The occupation began on March 26th, with the workers producing a list of 11 demands including a 50% wage increase, and the restoration of previously suspended parts of the workers welfare packages.