How new strikes in Central Europe unmask the ugly face of ‘succesful transformation’ [VIDEO COMMENT]
Since 22nd of May, Romanian teachers have been on strike. Hundreds of thousands of people working in public schools, both...
Labor unions and workers’ struggle
‘Current salaries of young teachers are disrespectful’. Romanian education workers on strike
Around 150,000 teachers and other school staff members have been on general strike since Monday . The teachers' protest follows...
The Deplorable Work Conditions Behind Harrods’ $7,000 ‘Ambootia Snow Mist’ Darjeeling Tea
In 2015, after you were done gawking at the statue of Princess Di in the world's largest department store, Harrods...
The Romanian IT workers’ labour union showed that everyone can!
Florentin Iancu is the president of the Romanian IT workers' labour union (SITT). He was approached by the Bulgarian National...
Notes on the Labour Day
I am writing this 1 May greeting from a holiday. Just like millions of Polish working people, I am benefitting...
For May Day 20 organizations from the European Action Coalition for the Right to Housing and Right to the City gather in Cluj-Napoca
Enikő Vincze currently works at the Department of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Her research interest focused on nationalism,...
Malgorzata Kulbaczewska: Poles view membership in labour unions positively
Malgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat is a Polish journalist, specialized in labour and migrant issues. In 2022 she reported from the strike at...
‘For all the drivers’: how the workers of Polish shipping company staged a strike in Germany
There are all key grievances of modern labour world in this cross-border labour story: exploitation of foreign workers, hard work...
No bassaran: (battle)field notes about a few revolutionary days in France
Paris, 23 March 2023, 13:00. I numb my sore throat with a couple of lozenges, the chills of fever with...
Strike! German employees close their ranks
The next round of collective bargaining in the public sector in Germany is accompanied by industrial action on a rare...
