Britain
Britain: End low pay in the NHS
LOW-PAID hospital workers in east London, working for private contractors ISS Mediclean and Medirest have scored a victory in their fight for a living wage.
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Europe
Europe: Strike wave rocks Europe
AS STRIKES and demonstrations against public sector cuts sweep France, Germany, and Austria, the mainstream British press’s most prominent mention of this mass movement is in the gossip columns – apparently Madonna is upset because […]
Israel / Palestine
Israel/Palestine: Behind Sharon’s ‘change of heart’
"THIS is not a happy decision," said Israel’s right-wing prime minister Ariel Sharon last Sunday in Jerusalem. After a six-hour cabinet meeting which divided his Likud and far-right coalition allies, Sharon announced his reluctant acceptance […]
France
France: Millions strike against attack on pensions
An attack on workers’ pensions by French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin has combined with other issues, particularly education decentralisation, to fuel a massive response by workers the length and breadth of France.
Ireland North
Northern Ireland: Socialist elected president of largest union in Northern Ireland
Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland) member Carmel Gates has been elected President of NIPSA, Northern Ireland’s largest trade union and the main public sector union. The election took place at NIPSA’s conference last week and […]
Peru
Peru: ‘State of emergency’ employed against strike of two million
Almost two million Peruvian workers and peasants are on indefinite strike, demanding higher wages and lower taxes.
Nigeria
Nigeria: Suspension of student activists in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile — Ife, Nigeria
The authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Nigeria, on Tuesday, 27th May 2003, suspended four student activists of the university for one session for leading mass protests against increments in school fees.
Indonesia
Indonesia: Aceh – Indonesian army unleashes bloody assault
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India
India: Let the May 21st all-India General Strike challenge capitalism
In the name of Liberalisation, the deadly disease of Privatisation has attacked the working class throughout India. It has killed and destroyed 250,000 factories and has thrown 25 million workers and their families into a […]