Massive strike by GM workers in the US enters third day
More than 49,000 General Motors’ workers went on strike late on Sunday night under the leadership of United Autoworkers (UAW) due to the failure of contract negotiations with the company.
Belgium’s Workers Party pushes for a minimum pension law through Citizens’ Initiative
As per the proposal, the minimum pension in Belgium will be EUR 1,500. This may be the first law to be brought about through a citizens’ initiative which allows the formation of a citizens’ committee and collection of signatures in support of legislative proposals
Dutch metal workers’ struggle for a fair labor agreement bears fruit
The new Collective Labor Agreement, reached after several months of intense bargaining between trade unions and employers, proposes a phased salary hike of nearly 8%
Another 24 suspects released in the Ayotzinapa Case
Out of the total 142 arrested in the Ayotzinapa Case, 77 have been released and 65 remain in prison.
Pakistani garment workers pay tribute to victims of 2012 factory fire
As many as 257 workers died in the fire at the Ali Enterprises factory in Karachi. Workers struggled for six years to get compensation and to this day, labor under hazardous working conditions
Peruvian mine industry workers suspend indefinite strike
The workers suspended their strike this week in order to facilitate a dialogue with the authorities on their demands
Houthi attacks on Aramco oil facilities reveal extent of Saudi vulnerability
The attacks by the Houthi forces on Aramco facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais will cause a steep rise in oil prices. They also demonstrate that Saudi Arabia may have more to lose than money if it continues with its genocidal war on Yemen
The Night of the Pencils
On September 16, 1976, ten high school students in La Plata, Argentina were kidnapped and brought to a clandestine torture center, only four survived