Austria
Austria: Strikes at Austrian Airlines
On Wednesday, 15 October, flying staff at Austrian Airlines struck for the fourth time in three months.
Month: October 2003
Sweden
Sweden: CWI member wins ‘illegal demo’ court case
Last Wednesday, CWI member Kristofer Lundberg and every demonstrator in Sweden – past, present and future –won an important victory. The court in Gothenburg, Sweden, dismissed a case against him for organizing an ‘illegal’ demonstration.
Poland
Poland: An explosion of class struggle
IN RECENT months Poland has been swept by a wave of strikes and protests. The most spectacular is the struggle of the Silesian miners. They are protesting against plans by the Social Democratic (SLD) government […]
Germany
Germany in crisis: “This policy deserves no applause!” – but resistance!
It is a tradition for the German chancellor and the leaders of the political parties to give a speech to the national congresses of the big trade unions.
Ireland Republic
Ireland Republic: Free the Bin Tax Campaigners – Picket of the Irish Consulate in Cardiff
A successful picket of the Irish Consulate in Cardiff was held on Wednesday.
Nigeria
Nigeria: Trade Union leaders arrested: Free detained labour leaders and stop all attacks on the labour movement
The Democratic Socialist Movement calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the six labour leaders who were refused bail and sent to prison custody by an Abuja magistrate court on Tuesday, 14th October 2003.
Italy
Italy: Battle is joined over pension ‘reform’
The latest venture of Italy’s right wing government onto the field of class battle is a blatant all-out attack on the whole of the working class.
Italy
Italy: 200,000 protest at EU summit in Rome
On Saturday 4 October, tens of thousands of people carrying flags and banners took to the streets of Rome in protest against the Europe of bankers and bosses. The Inter-governmental meeting of EU leaders to […]
Austria
Austria: ‘Platform for Fighting and Democratic Trade Unions’ launched
Over 60 people, mainly trade union activists and Works’ Council members from Vienna, and the neighbouring provinces of Lower Austria and Upper Austria, took part in the first conference of the “Platform for fighting and […]
Ireland Republic
Ireland Republic: Free the bin tax campaigners – Greater Dublin City Bin service shut down! Bin workers come out in solidarity action!
This action was called in response to the jailings of 13 more people, most of them ordinary residents from Finglas and other parts of the City of Dublin. Fingal Anti Bin Tax campaign, Finglas Against […]