Sweden
Sweden: Widespread public support for healthworkers’ struggle
Trade union leaders who agreed on sell-out must be replaced
Around the world
Ireland Republic
Ireland: Voters say No to Lisbon Treaty
Mass media quote Joe Higgins, leading Socialist Party No campaigner
Ireland Republic
Ireland : Lisbon Treaty ‘No’ vote delivers major shock for political and big business Establishment
Privatisation and workers’ rights key issues of debate in referendum campaign
Germany
Germany: The tuition fees disaster
Hessen federal state forced to promise to abolish student financial burden
Nigeria
Nigeria: Teachers’ strike for wages
Unions should call a day of solidarity action – A living wage for all workers now!
Portugal
Portugal: Social turmoil as country hit by economic crisis
Workers respond with action
USA
US: Will Obama win?
Campaigning on the ‘left’ but preparing to rule on the right
Hong Kong
Hong Kong: 48,000 gather to commemorate June 4, 1989, Beijing massacre
19th anniversary demonstration in the shadow of Sichuan earthquake
Iraq
Iraq: Preparing the country for business
United Nations conference in Sweden a US public relations stunt
Scotland
Scotland: Rally boosts campaign to defend Tommy Sheridan
Murdoch and ’friends’ attacked by array of well known labour movement figures