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Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

  Nurses strike in Northern Ireland for pay parity; Zimbabwe municipal workers refuse pay offer as hospital strike continues and teachers plan walkout Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa 17 January 2020 Europe Northern Ireland nurses strike over pay parity and staff shortages Northern Ireland health workers’ unions have …

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Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

  French oil refinery workers join strikes; nurses walk out in Northern Ireland Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa 10 January 2020 The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature. Europe Strike and blockade by French oil refinery workers French oil refinery …

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Build union resistance to Tory attacks

Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1068/30088 From The Socialist newspaper, 8 January 2020 RMT and NSSN protest outside parliament against the Tory government’s threat to the right to strike. 19.12.19, photo JB   (Click to enlarge) Rob Williams, Socialist Party industrial organiser The mask has slipped – almost the first act of …

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Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

  Zimbabwe hospital doctors out for 15 weeks; German Amazon workers strike at three centres; health workers stoppage in Northern Ireland Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa 20 December 2019 Europe Strike at three German Amazon centres Around 1,200 Amazon workers at Bad Hersfeld, Koblenz and Leipzig Amazon sites …

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Socialist Party :: London – ‘autumn of discontent’

Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1062/29786 From The Socialist newspaper, 30 October 2019 photo Rob Williams   (Click to enlarge) Rob Williams, National Shop Stewards Network, chair Independent union United Voices of the World (UVW) has launched an ‘autumn of discontent’ with strikes by outsourced, low-paid, mainly migrant workers. There are strikes …

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Socialist Party :: Massive vote for strike action:

Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1060/29732 From The Socialist newspaper, 16 October 2019 There was a deafening roar of approval at the special meeting convened by the Communications Workers Union (CWU) when it was announced that postal workers in Royal Mail had voted yes to strike action by a massive 97.1%. …

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Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

  Greece hit by further 24-hour strike; Strikes and protests continue in South Africa Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa 4 October 2019 Europe Greece hit by further 24-hour general strike A 24-hour strike took place in Greece on Wednesday by GSEE and ADEDY union members to protest anti-democratic …

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Workers determined to fight bosses’ injustices

Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1058/29660 From The Socialist newspaper, 2 October 2019 Renationalise the industry under democratic workers’ control photo A Tice   (Click to enlarge) Robert McArdle, Coventry Communications Workers Union (CWU) member A showdown between Royal Mail bosses and 120,000 workers is taking place as jobs and conditions come …

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