Britain
Britain: Determined, widespread union action needed
Organising to save jobs and services
Month: September 2010
USA
Puerto Rico: Victory Defending Education in Puerto Rico!
The U.S. ruling class is trying to make workers and youth in the 50 states and in Puerto Rico pay for a crisis we didn’t create. Puerto Rican youth have stood up, fought back and […]
América
Chile: 33 hombres sepultados vivos
El 5 de agosto, en la mina San José, cerca de la ciudad chilena de Copiapó, a 800 kilómetros al norte de la ciudad de Santiago, se produjo lo que para muchos era la crónica […]
Ireland Republic
Europe / Ireland: 29/9 – Unions call European day of protest
Towards a 24 hour all-European general strike!
Pakistan
Europe / Pakistan: Joe Higgins condemns agreement to facilitate deportation of immigrants
Joe Higgins MEP explains his vote on a report on a new agreement with Pakistan allowing EU countries to facilitate the deportation of Pakistani immigrants back to the poverty and repression of Pakistan.
Ireland Republic
Public sector union CPSU in Ireland: Build alliance to halt rotten deal
At a CPSU consultative conference in July, delegate after delegate raised their continued opposition to the Croke Park deal.
Video
Financial system: New arrangements in Europe without real changes
Joe Higgins MEP explains why he abstained during the vote on the new financial regulatory authorities in the European Parliament, 22/09/2010
Pakistan
Pakistan: Release the arrested trade union leaders
Stop terrorising the workers movement
Kazakhstan
Moscow News: “In Kazakh jails, T is for torture”
The newspaper’s website reports the brutal situation facing prisoners in Kazakhstan and the recent visit by Joe Higgins, MEP, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland).
China
EU-China summit: Bigger profits on the backs of Chinese workers
Joe Higgins speaking in the European Parliament on 21st September 2010 on the EU-China summit