The following articles are translations and adaptations of articles originally published in the blog of Socialismo Revolucionário (CWI in Portugal): https://socialismohoje.wordpress.com and concern the struggle of the dockers against precarious work in portuguese ports and […]
Portuguese dockers took strike action across all ports on Friday 27 July. They are fighting against widespread persecution and union busting in Portuguese ports, especially in Leixões and Caniçal (Madeira), where workers are being threatened […]
6 CWI members expelled in undemocratic attack
Solidarity in defence of CWI members and symphthisers
Militant strike action blocks bosses attempts to undermine collective bargaining
Political crisis continues
Towards a ‘Left’ government?
What way forward for the Left and workers’ movement?
Solidarity messages needed with “requisitioned” airline workers
Reflection of the government’s intrinsic weakness
On the way to a second bailout
No to a government of “national unity”! For mass action to deal final blow to rotten coalition and impose a workers’ alternative!
"For a united front of the left to fight for a workers’ government!"
Continue and escalate the struggle until victory! For a united front to fight for a workers’ government
CC rules budget illegal for second time, government declares war against it
“Screw the Troika – the people are the best rulers”
Signs of growing radicalisation and struggle
48 hours general strike needed in drive to bring down austerity government
For a general strike movement to bring down the government and kick out the Troika
The government must fall! For a government of the workers and youth!
Union federation action causes third shutdown in 18 months
A warning of things to come
Mass and unified resistance needs to be organised
What future for the left in Portugal?
How can the left seize opportunities at this decisive moment?
Elections loom as IMF’s austerity plans revealed
For a 24 hour general strike as the first step!
“Caretaker” government of Portugal formally askes for EU / IMF financial “assistance“
A country in ferment…
Growing authoritarianism as economic crisis deepens and workers’ resistance grows
Solidarity needed
There is nothing to negotiate!
This is only the first step!
30,000 protest against imperialism and war in the streets of Lisbon
Growing social war underway
Workers of Lisbon Municipal council face the biggest threat on jobs and services ever
Working class people in Portugal are facing an unprecedented assault against wages, welfare provision and public services.
Preparing for mass struggle
The people are on the streets, the fight goes on!
Workers demonstrate their desire to resist, but what to do next?
Workers and young people take to the streets against the background of deepening crisis
Elections reflect increasing class polarisation
But what next?
Workers need a fighting programme to resist capitalist crisis
Workers respond with action
Commentators warn of “another May ‘68’
Workers and students radicalised
Demonstrators wanted "work, social justice and dignity"
Portuguese government protects the extreme right
Two day public services general strike
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