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Record numbers join anti-Sarkozy protests

2009-03-20T10:36:49Z

Record numbers took to the streets of France yesterday in the biggest demonstrations since Nicolas Sarkozy's election, to protest about his handling of the economic crisis.
Unions estimated that more than three million people took part in demonstrations across the country, in the second general strike over the economic crisis in two months. Police put figures at about 1.2 million. With one in three people supporting the protest, it had the highest public backing for a strike in a decade. (…)

- contributions / Edito, Trade unions, Demos-Actions, Strikes, France

Martinique strike turns violent

2009-03-07T15:39:37Z

Martinique strike turns violent, mayor urges calm
A general strike in the French Caribbean island of Martinique turned violent on Friday as protesters clashed with business owners who organized their own peaceful protest.
Hundreds of police launched tear gas as protesters threw rocks and bottles and set cars and garbage bins on fire.
Martinique's prefect, Ange Mancini, said four police officers were slightly injured. He asked residents to remain indoors.
Employers were confronted as (…)

- contributions / Demos-Actions, Strikes, Police - Repression, France

Undeclared curfew, general strike across the Khasmir Valley

2008-10-28T09:49:41Z

45 injured in police firing on protestors
Mirwaiz, Mian Qayoom placed under house arrest
Source : "The Kasmir Times"
SRINAGAR, Oct 27:
Undeclared curfew and general strike threw normal life completely out of gear across the Kashmir Valley today.
At least 45 persons were injured, when police lobbed tear smoke shells, fired rubber bullets and resorted to heavy cane-charge to disperse the protestors at Nawa Kadal, Safa Kadal, and Kak Sarai here and Baramulla, Sopore and Anantnag (…)

- contributions / Strikes, International

Kashmir shut on occupation anniversary

2008-10-28T09:37:52Z

Source :"The Dawn"
SRINAGAR, Oct 27:
Shops, businesses, schools and government offices remained closed as people across occupied Kashmir observed a general strike on Monday to mark the anniversary of the day Indian troops took control of the region in 1947.
Thousands of Indian soldiers in riot gear patrolled deserted streets of Srinagar and prohibited any gathering of more than five people, said a police officer.
The ban was aimed at blocking a plan by Kashmiri lawyers to form a (…)

- contributions / Strikes, International

Solidarity with Grangemouth Workers !

2008-04-28T16:23:34Z

Solidarity is proud to offer our 100% support to the oil refinery workers at Grangemouth.
For the “crime” of refusing to accept the tearing up of their pension scheme they have been vilified by the Ineos management and sections of the press in Scotland. In a disgusting campaign the oil workers have been accused of “holding the country to ransom” and of being “hell bent on strike action.”
In reality it is the Ineos Company led by billionaire James Ratcliffe who are responsible for this (…)

- contributions / Edito, Strikes, Retirements - Pensions, UK

U.K. Teachers' Pay Strike Closes Thousands of Schools

2008-04-24T15:53:25Z

U.K. Teachers' Pay Strike Closes Thousands of Schools
By Thomas Penny
April 24 (Bloomberg) — Thousands of schools across England and Wales are closed today as the U.K.'s biggest teaching union stages a one-day strike over pay, the first in 21 years.
The National Union of Teachers, which represents almost 200,000 of the 435,000 teachers in England and Wales, called the strike after the government offered a pay rise of 2.45 percent, which the union says is below the rate of inflation. (…)

- contributions / Strikes, School-University, UK

Greeks stage third nationwide general strike since December

2008-03-20T13:06:50Z

The Associated Press Wednesday, March 19, 2008
ATHENS, Greece: Riot police fired tear gas at demonstrators throwing rocks and firebombs in central Athens during a nationwide general strike Wednesday by millions of Greeks protesting government pension reforms.
An estimated 100,000 people marched in downtown Athens, and when the demonstration ended, groups of anarchists fought running battles with riot police in the capital. Clouds of tear gas hung over Exarhia Square and cafe customers (…)

- contributions / Edito, Demos-Actions, Strikes, Europe, Retirements - Pensions

Some informations about the October 18th massive Strike in France

2007-10-21T12:52:57Z

Since 1993, the Pensions are attacked by capitalists. The workers of private sector had to give 40 years of dues instead of 37,5 years since 1993 and retirement at 60. In 1995, the governement tried to attack railways workers retires. He also wanted to close 6 000 km of railways. These two attacks were fighted by railways workers by a victorious strike of 3 weeks. We obtain a delay of 12 years before the new attack of this year.
In 2003, the governement change the conditions of Pensions (…)

- contributions / Un/Employment, Strikes, France

Train drivers threaten to derail the Merkel miracle

2007-08-07T08:29:04Z

By Roger Boyes in Berlin
Germans faced the prospect of summer holiday chaos yesterday as train drivers voted for an unlimited nationwide strike. It seems set to be the worst rail strike in 15 years and, along with a threat of industrial action by airline pilots, could bring the country to a standstill.
The timing is bad news for Angela Merkel, the Chancellor, who had hoped to crown Germany's economic recovery with the successful privatisation of Deutsche Bahn, the German rail service. (…)

- contributions / Edito, Un/Employment, Trade unions, Strikes, Europe, Transports

IRAK:Transport workers strike over fuel shortages

2007-02-17T14:32:18Z

Transport workers strike over fuel shortages
Azzaman, February 15, 2007
Taxi and bus drivers are staging a strike in the northern city of Mosul over fuel shortages.
The strike has almost brought life to a standstill in the city home to nearly two million people.
Drivers taking part in the strike said they had not received their share of subsidized petrol for more than a month.
Iraq's fuel crisis started shortly after the U.S. invasion and has since aggravated and is felt across the (…)

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