This time, Czech workers won: a union strike forces the South Korean management of Nexen Tire to compromise on wages
In an environment of unprecedented inflation and falling real wages, Czech unions won one important victory. (more…)
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Labour unionist: Amazon turns warehouses into fortresses? We will not give up the struggle!
- Earnings at Amazon are not 'competitive', like the company says. Two increases in the minimum hourly wage are planned...
Poland: on the anti-populist opposition, no lessons learned
Elections is Poland are slowly approaching and, again, the national-conservative populists with some social leaning will face the neoliberal opposition...
Presidential Elections in Czechia: struggle of oligarchs and lobbies [VIDEO]
In the time of crisis, soaring prices, inflation and rising unemployment, citizens of Czechia vote for president. In the second...
5 Inspiring Moments of Social Life in Central-Eastern Europe, 2022
It was a tough year for most of us in Central and Eastern Europe. By the end of 2021, we...
For higher wages and transparent working conditions: Polish delivery workers raise their heads
- This platform works in such a way that we never know what the rules are - sometimes a bonus...
‘It is a shame we recruited you’: how a French-Polish businessman fired a labour organizer
In the developed economies of Western Europe, labour unions are considered a standard actor of social life. This is, however,...
Polish state TV punished for “Invasion”: homophobia not welcome!
On 10 October 2019, a moment before parliamentary elections, Polish state TV aired something that was supposed to be a...
Hoaxes of the Gentle Revolution
In today's escalating witchhunt, it is important to remember that the Gentle Revolution in Czechoslovakia was started by a hoax...
The Czech Republic in 2022: Resentment, Revanche and Neo-normalisation
The crisis in which we find ourselves today has dimensions that we hardly fully realise. It is a crisis that...
