BP, Marathon, and Phillips 66 have locked out unionized refinery workers amid record oil profits. Joe Allen asks why these labor disputes have received little national attention ahead of the midterm elections.
BP, Marathon, and Phillips 66 have locked out unionized refinery workers amid record oil profits. Joe Allen asks why these labor disputes have received little national attention ahead of the midterm elections.
Labor rights advocate Feng Rui (Xiao Wu) was released on bail on October 21, 2026, after being detained by Guangzhou police in September. The Rights Defense Network reports that he has been sent back to his hometown. His release does not mean the case has been closed.
In autumn 2006, the Aoliwei union presses for employment contracts, insurance contributions and the reinstatement of six dismissed women workers. The district federation refuses training and help with an official seal, then attacks the activists for challenging management.
On September 14, 2026, Feng Rui, the editor-in-chief of the self-media account "Chapaste East Wind Television," which has long focused on workers' rights, was criminally detained by the Yuexiu Branch of the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau on suspicion of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" an…
ABSTRACT This article examines how the Northern Ireland trade union movement confronted state repression during the Troubles, focusing on the short-lived Trade Union Campaign Against Repression (TUCAR) and the death of AUEW-TASS shop steward Brian Maguire in Castlereagh RUC barracks in May 1978. I…
Mohammad Habibi / Trade Union Activist In recent conversations among trade union activists, a question is repeatedly raised that deserves reflection: Where has the teachers' trade union movement stood today, and why has its form of action differed from previous years? Answering this question requi…
Home >Journals >International Labor and Working-Class History >FirstView >Speedup or Closure: The Global Shop Floor of 1970s... You have Access Open access English Français International Labor and Working-Class History Article contents Extract “Jet-plane automation” and the “ethos of c…
[People's Livelihood Observation, October 8, 2026] Recently, labor rights advocate Xiao Wu (Feng Rui) was taken away by Guangzhou police and placed in criminal detention for suspected provoking trouble, due to his long-term attention to workers and farmers and voicing concerns for vulnerable groups…
“… Amazon constantly monitors workers’ performance. Here’s how the performance monitoring program works: Amazon employees scan every item they put into storage, retrieve, or pack into a package. This scanning process is recorded down to the second and displayed to a supervisor. This allows the supe…
On the evening of Monday, September 28, security forces raided the homes of journalists Mohamed Ashraf Abu Omeira and Abdullah Qadri, confiscating their phones and laptops. Over the hours that followed, the sweep widened: Islam Barakat from his home in Gharbia Governorate, Omar Hilal from Port Said…
Karl Marx: Hello. I’m writing to you because a young man named Xiao Wu has gone missing. Many people know Xiao Wu because of a WeChat public account called “Chiapas Dongfeng TV.” That account has been writing about the lives of workers for several years: food delivery riders, young office worker…
Xiao Wu's social media accounts have not been updated since September 14, 2026. It has now been more than half a month. His friends have tried every possible way to contact him, but have received no response. Xiao Wu isn’t a widely recognized name. Most people who know him have come across him th…
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