http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KI18Df04.html
Anyone have more details on the situation? The above article is pretty vague, but it sounds big - considering the number of workers affected (almost a million) and the ambitiousness of their demands (a pay increase of over two thirds).
~J.
A historical overview and analysis of the Luddite movement 1811-1816 which swept parts of the UK as workers smashed machines to defend their jobs, pay and conditions.
A biography of the German anarchist and poet Erich Mühsam, written by his friend Augustin Souchy shortly after Mühsam was murdered by the Nazis in 1934, including a brief but fascinating account...
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http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/sep2009/slpl-s09.shtml
Found this on some trot site, gives some more details and a little history, with a decent, anti-union angle. Also mentioned that:
~J.