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  Scotland

  Scotland: Nursery nurses’ action to end poverty pay

  September 2, 2003 Alison Hughes, Nursery nurse and UNISON shop steward, Scotland

  The industrial action by Scotland’s nursery nurses for pay and recognition for the job we do is now entering it’s fourth month.

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  ARCHIVE | Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna was the CWI section in Sweden until 2019

  Sweden: Left Party turns to the right in Euro campaign

  September 1, 2003 Per-Åke Westerlund, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden)

  First Jonas Sjöstedt, European MP for the Left Party spoke in favour of Sweden leaving the Stability Pact and the need for budget deficits at certain moments. A week later he apologized. This panic from [...]

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  América

  Brasil: Izquierda del PT no pasa su primera gran prueba en el gobierno de Lula

  August 29, 2003 Por André Ferrari, Socialismo Revolucionario, CIT/CWI-Brasil

  Reforma a las pensiones es aprobada en primer turno en la Cámara Federal con el voto de la mayoría de los sectores de la izquierda del PT.

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  Canada

  Canada: Police attack protest of poor

  August 29, 2003 Andrew Messing, Toronto

  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 [...]

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  ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in Australia until 2019

  Australia: Howard’s government launches huge attack on civil liberties

  August 28, 2003 CWI

  On June 26, the Australian federal parliament passed the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Bill 2002 (ASIO Bill). This bill, introduced by the right wing Liberal government of John Howard, marks the end [...]