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.
The following is an interview with an anonymous anarchist in Spain regarding the recent riots and general response to the prosecution of anti-fascist rapper Pablo Hasél....
Excellent text by Jeremy Brecher examining where mass strikes have progressed into the working class attempting to run society in its own interests and the lessons we can learn from them.
The story of a defeated supermarket strike in LA, 2003-4.
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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.