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Austria

Austria: Battle on pensions goes into decisive round

April 30, 2003 senan

April 29 saw up to 3,000 workers attend a morning open-air workplace meeting of the OMV (Austrian oil company) and other companies in Vienna in protest at the government’s attacks on the pension system. This […]

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Canada

Canada: Health cuts worsen SARs spread

April 30, 2003 senan

Toronto has been in the grips of its worst health scare since the polio epidemics of the 1950s. The last few weeks have seen the breakdown of a hospital system compromised by years of neo-liberal […]

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Sweden

Sweden: Council workers fight back against low pay

April 30, 2003 senan

The council workers’ strike in Sweden has the support of 84 per cent of the population according to opinion polls. Low paid, mainly women workers in hospitals, schools and childcare are fighting for wage increases […]

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Netherlands

Netherlands: Netherlands Another failure to create a stable government

April 28, 2003 senan

Following a year of political turmoil, the latest attempt to form a stable coalition government in the Netherlands has fallen apart. Alienation from the main establishment parties is marked. At the same time, the Dutch […]

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Argentina

Argentina: Elections show the need for a socialist alternative

April 28, 2003 senan

The first round of Presidential elections in Argentina have left former Peronist President Carlos Menem in a run off with the government backed Néstor Kirchner, also a Peronist standing for the Unión de Centro Democrático. […]

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Nigeria

Nigeria, 2003 elections: Lessons for the National Conscience Party

April 27, 2003 senan

On 22nd April, 2003, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the re-election of President Olusegun Obasanjo, the candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for a second term. According to the electoral body, […]

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Cuba

Cuba: How to defend the Cuban revolution

April 26, 2003 senan

Following its "victory" in Iraq, North American imperialism, headed by the Bush/Rumsfeld duo, wants to use its "triumph" to strengthen its dominant world position. The invasion of Iraq was in the first place for oil […]

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Others

May Day 2003: The struggle against imperialism wars and capitalism

April 26, 2003 senan

May Day 2003 takes place in the aftermath of the brutal imperialist conquest of Iraq. The US led war has profoundly altered the world. The globe is much more dangerous and violent. Where is next […]

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América

Cuba: Como defender la revolucion cubana

April 26, 2003 senan

Después de la "victoria" en Irak, el imperialismo norteamericano encabezado por la dupla Bush/Rumsfeld quiere utilizar su "triunfo" para fortalecer su dominio en todo el mundo. Como ya planteamos en documentos anteriores, la invasión a […]

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Austria

Austria: Austrian trade unions call “defence-strikes”

April 24, 2003 senan

Today the ÖGB (Austrian trade union federation) decided to organise "defence-strikes" on Tuesday April 29 in protest against the Peoples Party – Freedom Party (ÖVP-FPÖ) government’s attacks on the pension system. Reflecting the huge popular […]

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