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Report: Daily Mirror Journalists Striking Over Low Pay Were Offered Advice on ‘Side Hustles’ At Publishing Giant

Moya Lothian-McLean

Ahead of walkouts, editorial staff at Reach PLC, Britain’s biggest regional publisher, were given advice on second jobs in lieu of a meaningful pay rise, while top bosses doubled their salaries.

Workers block roads outside Grangemouth oil refinery. Photo: Twitter

Report: Workers Stage Wildcat Strike at Major Oil Refinery

Simon Childs

Workers downed tools and blocked a road at an oil refinery in Scotland as action against the spiralling cost of living spreads.

Report: Caterpillar to Ship In Back-Office Scabs to Crush Factory Strike

Steven Methven

EXCLUSIVE: Emails seen by Novara Media show the multibillion-dollar construction and mining company is offering management staff free flights, hotels and security to work in its Northern Ireland factories during next week’s strike.

People line up and salute in the Burmese jungle

Report: Outgunned and Unsupported, Myanmar’s Resistance Isn’t Giving Up

Zar Ni & Ben Dunant

A year after the military seized power in Myanmar, peaceful protests have given way to armed resistance. Ben Dunant and Zar Ni spoke to those on the frontlines of the fightback, determined to win.

Analysis: When Will the ‘Great Resignation’ Turn Into the Great Strike?

James Meadway

Nearly a million people in Britain switched jobs over the summer as part of a global wave of resignations. But if we really want to transform the way we live and work, individual acts of refusal aren't enough, writes James Meadway.

Opinion: I’m an Uber Driver. Me and Hundreds of Others Are Going on Strike to Demand the Rights We Deserve

Rema Diallo

On Wednesday, hundreds of Uber drivers will go on strike. Driver Rema Diallo explains why.

An illustration of Britney Spears holding up a hammer and sickle

Long Read: Money Can’t Free Britney – But a Strike Could

Eleanor Penny

The pop star inhabits a gilded version of the same cage that traps all wage labourers. She also has the same tools to escape, writes Eleanor Penny.

A group of workers stand with raised fists behind a banner that reads 'United Voices of the World'

Opinion: I’m a Care Worker and I’m on Strike – Here’s Why

Andrene

After months of failed negotiations with management, workers at SAGE care home in Golders Green, north London, are going on strike this weekend. Here, one carer sets out what she's fighting for: not just her colleagues and residents, but the entire care industry.

Report: Students Have Been Duped Into Returning to Halls – So They’re Refusing to Pay Rent

Rivkah Brown

On Tuesday, the University of Manchester joined the growing list of UK universities whose students are going on rent strike during the pandemic. Rivkah Brown reports on the student movement the pandemic has restarted.

Report: Opera de Paris en Grève: The Ballet Company Striking Back Against Macron’s Pension Reforms

Nic Murray

With strikes against sweeping pension reforms now passing the six-week mark, French arts workers are engaged in a struggle not only to secure their own futures, but the future of the country's cultural sector. Nic Murray reports.

Political Strikes in Hong Kong: Not the First, and Probably Not the Last

Fuk Ying Tse

For almost three months, Hong Kong has seen mass protests against the extradition law amendment bill - a bill that would allow the Hong Kong government to extradite fugitives to China, threatening to undermine the autonomy of the region. Fuk Ying Tse explains the context and significance of the protests.

4 Reasons to Support Kurdish Hunger Strikers

Elif Sarican and Iida Käyhkö

Since November 2018, thousands of Kurdish people across the world have joined an indefinite hunger strike to demand an end to the isolation of imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. Elif Sarican and Iida Käyhkö lay out the reasons for supporting them.

5 Reasons Feminists in Leeds Are Striking on 8 March

Luke Dukinfield

Wrenched from its radical roots in the struggles of working class women, International Women’s Day has been increasingly defanged in the name of corporate interest. Luke Dukinfield makes the case for reclaiming it.

Why Are Nurses Striking in Ireland?

Oliver Eagleton

After a decade of deep funding cuts and the resultant care crisis, last month Irish nurses called a three-day strike for adequate staffing and a liveable wage. With further strikes on the horizon, Oliver Eagleton takes a look at the latest iteration of public action to shake the Irish establishment in recent months.

Sacked at Christmas: Uber Eats Fires Workers for Objecting to Pay Cut

Callum Cant

Uber Eats terminated workers' contracts in West London after a group withdrew their labour to protest against a massive drop in pay. But the couriers have joined a union and are fighting back.

Fast Food Shutdown!

Callum Cant on why it’s all kicking off everywhere (for fast food workers).

‘We’ve reached a tipping point’: Why Fast Food Workers Are Going on Strike

Joe Hayns

On Thursday 4 October fast food workers across the country are coordinating walkouts in what promises to be the first multi-workforce, national-scale hospitality industry strike in a generation. Joe Hayns caught up with some of the strikers and organisers to find out why.

“It’s strikes that win”: UCU, Students and the Fight Against Outsourcing

Joe Hayns

Over the last two days, more than 100 outsourced staff have stopped work at UoL in what will likely be the largest outsourced workers’ strike in higher education history.

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Report: Daily Mirror Journalists Striking Over Low Pay Were Offered Advice on ‘Side Hustles’ At Publishing Giant

Moya Lothian-McLean

Report: Workers Stage Wildcat Strike at Major Oil Refinery

Simon Childs

Report: Caterpillar to Ship In Back-Office Scabs to Crush Factory Strike

Steven Methven

Report: Outgunned and Unsupported, Myanmar’s Resistance Isn’t Giving Up

Zar Ni & Ben Dunant

Analysis: When Will the ‘Great Resignation’ Turn Into the Great Strike?

James Meadway

Opinion: I’m an Uber Driver. Me and Hundreds of Others Are Going on Strike to Demand the Rights We Deserve

Rema Diallo

Long Read: Money Can’t Free Britney – But a Strike Could

Eleanor Penny

Opinion: I’m a Care Worker and I’m on Strike – Here’s Why

Andrene

Report: Students Have Been Duped Into Returning to Halls – So They’re Refusing to Pay Rent

Rivkah Brown

Report: Opera de Paris en Grève: The Ballet Company Striking Back Against Macron’s Pension Reforms

Nic Murray

Political Strikes in Hong Kong: Not the First, and Probably Not the Last

Fuk Ying Tse

4 Reasons to Support Kurdish Hunger Strikers

Elif Sarican and Iida Käyhkö

5 Reasons Feminists in Leeds Are Striking on 8 March

Luke Dukinfield

Why Are Nurses Striking in Ireland?

Oliver Eagleton

Sacked at Christmas: Uber Eats Fires Workers for Objecting to Pay Cut

Callum Cant

Fast Food Shutdown!

‘We’ve reached a tipping point’: Why Fast Food Workers Are Going on Strike

Joe Hayns

“It’s strikes that win”: UCU, Students and the Fight Against Outsourcing

Joe Hayns

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Report: Daily Mirror Journalists Striking Over Low Pay Were Offered Advice on ‘Side Hustles’ At Publishing Giant

Moya Lothian-McLean

Report: Workers Stage Wildcat Strike at Major Oil Refinery

Simon Childs

Report: Caterpillar to Ship In Back-Office Scabs to Crush Factory Strike

Steven Methven

Report: Outgunned and Unsupported, Myanmar’s Resistance Isn’t Giving Up

Zar Ni & Ben Dunant

Analysis: When Will the ‘Great Resignation’ Turn Into the Great Strike?

James Meadway

Opinion: I’m an Uber Driver. Me and Hundreds of Others Are Going on Strike to Demand the Rights We Deserve

Rema Diallo

Long Read: Money Can’t Free Britney – But a Strike Could

Eleanor Penny

Opinion: I’m a Care Worker and I’m on Strike – Here’s Why

Andrene

Report: Students Have Been Duped Into Returning to Halls – So They’re Refusing to Pay Rent

Rivkah Brown

Report: Opera de Paris en Grève: The Ballet Company Striking Back Against Macron’s Pension Reforms

Nic Murray

Political Strikes in Hong Kong: Not the First, and Probably Not the Last

Fuk Ying Tse

4 Reasons to Support Kurdish Hunger Strikers

Elif Sarican and Iida Käyhkö

5 Reasons Feminists in Leeds Are Striking on 8 March

Luke Dukinfield

Why Are Nurses Striking in Ireland?

Oliver Eagleton

Sacked at Christmas: Uber Eats Fires Workers for Objecting to Pay Cut

Callum Cant

Fast Food Shutdown!

‘We’ve reached a tipping point’: Why Fast Food Workers Are Going on Strike

Joe Hayns

“It’s strikes that win”: UCU, Students and the Fight Against Outsourcing

Joe Hayns

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