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  Germany

  “Ready to fight like we haven’t done in years!” – interview with a young German rail worker

  March 14, 2023 Interview with Jonas Grampp

  Jonas Grampp is a member of the youth group of the Berlin region of the German Railway and Transport Union (EVG) and of the youth representative committee of DB Netz AG, the railway infrastructure division [...]

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  Scotland

  Scottish National Party leadership contest: A new space for a workers’ alternative has opened up

  March 13, 2023 Philip Stott, Socialist Party Scotland (CWI)

  Voting in the contest for the new leader of the Scottish National Party, and therefore First Minister of Scotland, starts Monday 13 March. The outcome will be known two weeks later. Realistically, there are only [...]

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  Iran

  ‘Charter’ of independent unions & civil organizations a step forward, but consistent anti-capitalist, socialist approach required

  March 11, 2023 Lukas Zöbelein, Sozialistische Organisation Solidarität (CWI Germany)

  Early March saw demonstrations across Iran in protest at the apparent chemical attacks against female students that have taken place since last November. This seems to be an organised attempt to intimidate young women who [...]

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  Ireland North

  Will the ‘Windsor Framework’ resolve trading and border tensions in Northern Ireland?

  March 10, 2023 Niall Mulholland

  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have unveiled the ‘Windsor Framework’, amending the ‘Northern Ireland protocol’. The protocol caused significant trade problems, and the collapse, last year, of [...]

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  Germany

  Germany: Strike mood is heating up

  March 10, 2023 Sascha Staničić, national spokesperson, Sozialistische Organisation Solidarität (CWI section in Germany), Berlin

  While the ballot for unlimited strike action amongst the German postal workers saw a 85.9 percent yes vote for strike action over their 15 percent wage claim, public sector workers have stepped up their warning [...]