A struggle by the workers at the New Babylon Cinema in Berlin—a relatively small firm—has now blown up into a fight with much larger legal consequences for German workers. A Dec. 11, 2009, court edict in Berlin now poses some serious questions: Will German workers have the legal right to have a union of their own choosing? Will they have their legal right to form grassroots alternative unions?

More than half of Finland's was brought to a standstill on Tuesday 2 February by a wildcat strike by 1000 stevedores in seven ports.

The FAU Berlin has come under attack from both the employers of the Babylon Cinema where workers are trying to organize and the city government, which is trying to outlaw the FAU. Philadelphia IWW members displayed signs in both English and German expressing solidarity with the FAU outside the building. In addition to distributing flyers, branch members sang labor songs and chanted that workers had the right to organize anywhere in the world.

It was exactly one week before Christmas, which is Starbucks' busiest time of year. More importantly, the store manager, Lindsay Karsh, had declared it Partner (Employee) Appreciation Day. In past years, Partner Appreciation Day was when the manager would use company money to purchase pizza for all the workers as a sort of holiday gift right before Christmas. This year, on top of cutting hours, delaying raises, forcing baristas to work with H1N1 (“swine flu”), and disrespecting workers, the store manager decided to save the store money and made the day a potluck. Workers—who are struggling to survive and are making just above minimum wage—were forced to buy their own food in order to participate. The entire store was furious and not a single worker participated in the potluck.

New York, NY- A non-profit workers' rights organization filed a class action lawsuit on Friday alleging that a Queens-based drink distributor, Beverage-Plus, is violating the rights of its immigrant workforce.

NEW YORK — “To show solidarity with our fellow workers and send a clear message to the bosses that we stand united against all forms of slavery,” the New York City branch of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) held its third annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day rally at the Union Square East Starbucks on January 18.

Fremont police were called in to help restore calm at a rowdy United Auto Workers meeting on Sunday as union leaders faced heckling from rank-and-filers as the March 31 shutdown of New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. sends tempers rising and morale sinking among more than 4,700 plant workers who expect to lose their jobs.

PARIS — French workers are not usually shy in denouncing perceived abusive practices by U.S. companies. Now, globalization appears to have reversed those roles — at least at one giant company.

In an encouraging shift from militancy in the community to militancy in the factory precarious shack dweller workers in Pinetown (near Durban), South Africa have launched a wildcat strike.

After refusal of their demands by the government, the climax of the farmers mobilisation across the country has brought Greece to a standstill. The farmers seem not to fear the legal measures that the judicial authorities are threatening against their action.