Austria
Austria: Angry protest against privatisation
On 5 September 300 steel workers gave voice to their anger against the privatisation of the last 35 percent of the once fully state owned steel works Voestalpine in Linz, Upper Austria.
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France
France: Larzac: Rally shows discontent in France
30 years after the first big demonstration against the military bases in Larzac, southwest France, over 350,000 people met there again this summer, three times more than expected.
Scotland
Scotland and the National Question: Devolution disappoints
Devolution for Scotland has proved to be a disappointment. For many people in Scotland the achievement of an elected devolved parliament after almost 300 years of centralised Westminster government was rightly seen as a step […]
Iraq
Iraq after imperialist conquest: What way forward for the Iraqi working class?
We applaud the militants of the Worker Communist Party of Iraq who have been to the forefront in building organisations of the Iraqi working class and women’s organisations. We salute the courage of the WCPI […]
India
India: Bomb blasts in Mumbai
“Nine bombings in as many months, almost 100 people dead, and some 200 injured: Bombay is in the midst of … the longest-running terror offensive any major Indian city has ever encountered…” (Editorial in ‘The […]
Scotland
Scotland: Nursery nurses’ action to end poverty pay
The industrial action by Scotland’s nursery nurses for pay and recognition for the job we do is now entering it’s fourth month.
Canada
Canada: Police attack protest of poor
Toronto has had a turbulent summer, with crises ranging from SARS to the failure of the power grid. The season has been especially difficult for the city’s poor who have had to cope with these […]
Britain
Britain: Stress kills
It’s official low pay, long hours and being overworked kills. This is the conclusion of recent research into stress in the work-place.
Europe
European Union: Economic and monetary union in practise
"Cuts necessary in Poland after Yes to the EU", was the headline in the Swedish daily, Dagens Nyheter, the day after the Polish referendum of 8-9 June. The establishment was relieved because they avoided the […]