Homebuyers in China have been refusing to make mortgage payments.
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China’s mortgage strikes are affecting its economy but won’t cause global contagion.
‘The Salt of the Earth,’ made during the height of the post-World War II Red Scare, was blacklisted.
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Inspired by real events, the films tackle issues of race, gender and class in ways that will resonate with many of today’s viewers.
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Firefighters are ringing the alarm about underfunding that’s potentially putting lives at risk. But can industrial law resolve those deeper issues?
A container ship leaves the UK’s busiest port, Felixstowe in England. where workers recently voted to strike for better pay.
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Scheduled strikes by UK port workers will add to the challenges plaguing the UK supply chain.
More UK union members have been involved in industrial action in recent months.
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The rise and fall of UK trade union membership numbers can impact the instances and success of industrial action.
Hundreds of people gather on the small hill were some of the Marikana miners were shot by police in 2012.
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The country urgently needs more people who are committed to living decently to undo the systemic humiliation caused by political and economic institutions.
Trade unions in Mozambique have been weakened due to their proximity to the ruling party, Frelimo.
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Mozambique’s trade unions have not been a strong force in society – which has left a space for others to fill.
British Columbian workers in the public sector, transit and transportation have voted to take job action in recent weeks to fight for their right to earn livable wages.
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If the labour movement can organize and mobilize working people in B.C. and Canada, the change could be significant.
Striking coal miners marching in London, March 1972.
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The strength of the government and public support can make a crucial difference.
The Stepford Wives (1975)
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In his 1972 novel The Stepford Wives, Ira Levin powerfully dramatised women’s suburban alienation and men’s resistance to feminist change. Michelle Arrow traces its enduring influence.
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Higher wages can support a more productive economy.
The UK is experiencing a spike in industrial action as workers facing the cost of living crisis try to negotiate for wage increases.
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Strikes are happening across various UK industries at the moment, but what is the history of strike action in UK?
Companies making redundancies should treat both dismissed employees and those that remain with compassion.
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Redundancies are an unfortunate fact of life for businesses, but companies can try to make the process of job cuts less painful for workers.
London’s Oxford Circus Underground station closes as the biggest nationwide rail strike in 30 years hits the UK.
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Workers, particularly at the beginning of their careers, don’t know their rights in the workplace, and often fear asserting them.
The UK could be facing a summer of strikes, but inaccurate language affects public understanding of how unions work.
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Inaccurate language in media reports about strike action misrepresents how unions work and denies members’ agency.
The UK is preparing for national rail strikes this week. Liverpool Street station, London, June 20 2022.
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Recently announced government plans to lift a ban on hiring agency workers have been tried - and failed – as recently as 2015
Nigerian journalists protesting on 25 April against the continuous closure of public universities in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Strikes have had a negative impact on Nigeria but private universities have benefited.
The 2013 strike over wages by farm workers in South Africa’s Western Cape.
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Inequality in organisations is difficult to shift because they are entrenched by the status quo.
Nigeria must improve the welfare of its police officers.
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Going on strike is not an option for the police in Nigeria as the consequences could be dire.
Resistance to military rule has grown increasingly violent since the coup in February 2021.
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Millions are expected to stay home in a ‘silent strike’ againt the junta, while the country teeters of the edge of collapse.