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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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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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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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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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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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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16 October 2019, 09:11 Royal Mail could go on strike this Christmas. Picture: Getty Images Royal Mail staff have voted to strike this Christmas in a dispute over conditions and pay. You might have to send your Christmas post early this year as Royal Mail workers recently voted to take …
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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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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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Greek civil servants strike; UK postal workers strike ballot; South African bank workers to walk out Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa 27 September 2019 Europe Greek civil servants and transport workers hold 24-hour strike Around half a million Greek civil servants held a 24-hour strike Tuesday. The …
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