China
China: The struggle for grassroots independent unions
Regime announces union ‘reforms’ – is democratisation of the state-run unions on the cards?
Day: 20 September 2010
Australia
Australia: Victorian ETU ditches Labor
The recent disaffiliation from the ALP of the Victorian branch of the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) is the most significant example so far of the tensions between the modern Labor Party and the more dynamic […]
Britain
Britain: Thousands of firefighters show their anger
Thursday 16 September saw one of the most formidable demonstrations in the capital city for some time. 2,500 uniformed firefighters marched with Fire Brigades Union (FBU) flags and placards, whistles and vuvuzelas, and even a […]