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Algeria
Legislative elections give near-majority to the FLN

20/05/2012: Anger from below, manoeuvres from the top

Burma
Two elections, 90% support but no power

19/05/2012: Workers’ organisations must ensure real change

Russia
CWI supporters arrested during Moscow protests

18/05/2012: Police target socialists at protest camp – urgent protests needed!

Lebanon
Union leaders call “a strike without credibility”

18/05/2012: Build fighting, democratic trade unions!

Germany
Massive state repression against “Blockupy” movement

18/05/2012: Thousands attempt to occupy squares and blockade the ECB in Frankfurt, Germany. Protests are banned.

Kazakhstan
Activists released

18/05/2012: Leader of the “Leave Peoples’ Homes Alone” campaign and member of the SMK, Larissa Boyar, and others have been released from prison

Greece
New elections due as pro-austerity coalition talks fail

15/05/2012: For a Left government! For anti-austerity, pro-worker, socialist policies!

Tunisia
General strikes, power struggles and an economic stalemate

15/05/2012: Republic’s president, Marzouki, afraid of ‘new revolution’

Kazakhstan
MEP speaks out against repression

15/05/2012: "Despite this ferocious oppression, the opposition and discontent of the working class cannot be silenced"

Russia
Moscow’s streets a ‘battle ground’ as police attack anti-Putin demonstrations

15/05/2012: Protesters respond by setting up ‘Occupy-Abai’

US
Socialist candidate challenges corporate politics in Washington state

13/05/2012: "During an election dominated by career politicians who are loyal to big business, I am running as a Socialist Alternative candidate to make sure there is at least one independent left-wing, pro-worker candidate in Washington State worth voting for."

US

US
In calculated move, Obama supports gay marriage

12/05/2012: Step up the Struggle for Equality

LGBT, US

Nigeria
Experiences of the explosion of class struggle

12/05/2012: Urgency of a working class alternative proven again

Nigeria

Russia
Moscow left holds May Day Moscow demonstration

12/05/2012: Lively and political CWI contingent attracts variety of activists

May Day, Russia

May Day
Demonstration in Uleåborg Finland

12/05/2012: Meeting discusses involvement in Afghanistan

Finland, May Day

Kazakhstan
Miners’ strike ends in victory for workers

11/05/2012: Campaign Kazakhstan reports that newspapers in Kazakhstan said a strike by miners at KazakhMys ended on 7 May with a complete victory for the workers.

Kazakhstan

Irish referendum
No to the austerity treaty!

10/05/2012: On 31 May Irish voters are asked to vote on the European fiscal treaty. This video explains what the treaty is about.

Ireland Republic, Video

May Day in Nigeria
Fanfare fails to mask workers’ anger

10/05/2012: May Day should have offered opportunity for workers to pose their demands and agitation before the government

May Day, Nigeria

France
Weekend that shocked Europe

09/05/2012: Austerity rejected in Eurozone’s second biggest economy

France

Greece
Political earthquake sees pro-austerity parties’ support collapse

09/05/2012: Left presented with big opportunities

Greece

Sri Lanka
United left May Day in Colombo

09/05/2012: Socialist organisations march to joint rally

May Day, Sri Lanka

Britain
Legitimacy of Cameron and Clegg further shattered

07/05/2012: The Con-Dem government suffered a crushing defeat in last Thursday’s elections for local authorities and in the mayoral contests apart from London.

Britain

The capitalist “vampire squid” and the class struggle in Europe

06/05/2012: As economic crisis worsens and class struggles continue in Spain, Greece, Portugal and elsewhere in Europe, the need for working class fight-back and to build the influence of Marxism grows.

CWI Comment And Analysis, Europe

Hong Kong
Thousands march on May Day

05/05/2012: Socialist Action (CWI) campaigning against the capitalist 1% and against racism

Hong Kong, May Day

Sweden
May Day in Gothenburg

05/05/2012: Bobby Seale as guest speaker

May Day, Sweden

Kazakhstan
Trial of Vadim Kuramshim resumes

04/05/2012: Solidarity needed to free Vadim!

Kazakhstan, Solidarity

Pakistan
May Day in Sindh

04/05/2012: Fotos of impressive march

May Day, Pakistan

Lebanon
Build a mass workers’ movement to get rid of the corrupt ruling class

03/05/2012: For a workers’ programme that puts forward the socialist alternative

Lebanon, May Day

Germany
Heading towards days of action against Troika austerity

03/05/2012: Days of action planned in Frankfurt/Main against European Central Bank and big finance

Germany

Britain
"We’re striking back on 10 May"

02/05/2012: Pension cuts, job cuts, service cuts

Britain

Ireland
Water charges are just paving the way for privatisation

02/05/2012: Irish government doesn’t seem to have learned anything from the massive opposition to its Household Tax

Ireland Republic

France
Down with Sarkozy and austerity policies!

02/05/2012: Make the rich and the bankers pay for their crisis!

France

Sweden
Chinese premier’s visit met by vociferous democracy protests

01/05/2012: CWI supporter Zhang Shujie and other activists took to the streets when Wen Jiabao visited Stockholm and Gothenburg

China, Sweden

May Day 2012
Celebrate working class history and fight for new victories!

30/04/2012: International Workers’ Day and the socialist alternative to austerity and barbarism

CWI Comment And Analysis, May Day

Kazakhstan
Three activists jailed for 15 days

29/04/2012: Immediate protests and financial help needed

Kazakhstan, Solidarity

Russia

18/05/2012: Russia: CWI supporters arrested during Moscow protests
15/05/2012: Russia: Moscow’s streets a ‘battle ground’ as police attack anti-Putin demonstrations
12/05/2012: Russia: Moscow left holds May Day Moscow demonstration

Russia

Bosses’ sack auto-factory union leader and Socialist Resistance (CWI- Russia) supporter

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website of the committee for a workers' international, CWI

Firing linked to cuts in workers’ social benefits - Solidarity action needed!

Socialist Resistance (CWI- Russia) reporters

On 19 January, Dmitrii Kozhnev, Chair of the ‘Tsentrosvarmash’ factory branch of the Trade Union of Auto Industry Workers (MPRA), and a supporter of Socialist Resistance (CWI- Russia), was sacked from his workplace in Tver city, Russia. At the end of a work-shift, Dmitrii, together with his manager, was called to the personnel office. Dmitrii was informed of his sacking and given documents and outstanding wages. Two security guards were instructed to escort Dmitrii out of the factory.

According to Russian law, employers have to get the agreement of the relevant trade union before sacking workers in such a manner. The Director of the Tsentrosvarmash factory had earlier approached the trade union and asked for approval to remove Dmitrii, but was refused. The Director decided to fire Dmitrii Kozhnev regardless, ignoring legal requirements.

Following Dmitrii’s sacking, harassment of other trade union members in the factory was stepped up.

The sudden firing of Dmitrii is connected to management plans, with the support of the ‘official’ trade union, to launch a serious attack on working conditions, by cutting social benefits. The independent Trade Union of Auto Industry Workers (MPRA) was a serious barrier to the management’s plans. The independent union, however, intends to continue its campaign against the illegal actions of the factory management.

We appeal to trade unionists and activists internationally to protest against the summary sacking of Dimitrii Kozhnev, to demand his immediate re-instatement, and to demand the cuts in workers’ benefits are immediately reversed.