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THE RISE OF CHINA’S WORKERS MOVEMENT 

http://www.equaltimes.org/the-rise-of-china-s-workers?lang=en#.VD763vnF8Sy 

In early September, about 16,000 workers at two Chinese factories producing touch-screens for well-known brands such as Apple went on strike after management reneged on a promise to pay a US$100 holiday bonus.

The strikes were quickly resolved but still hit the headlines in the West because the bonus was supposed to include a box of moon cakes, a traditional gift during the Mid-Autumn Festival in China. The New York Post issued a dire warning to Apple fans, “No cake, no iPhone 6!”...