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Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa

November 20, 2009

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Workers Struggles: The Americas

November 17, 2009

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Illinois teaching and research assistants strike

By Tom Mackaman and Clement Daly, November 17, 2009

Graduate student employees at the University of Illinois went on strike on Monday against the university’s demand that it be allowed the right to impose tuition on teaching and research assistants.

Britain: Socialist Workers Party colludes in postal strike sellout

By Tony Robson, November 14, 2009

Among the 17 members of the executive of the Communication Workers Union of Britain (CWU) who voted unanimously to call off the postal strikes scheduled for November 6 and 9 is union president and Soc...

Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

November 14, 2009

Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa

November 13, 2009

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London postal workers condemn strike sell-out by Communication Workers Union

By our correspondents, November 11, 2009

Reporters from the World Socialist Web Site have been talking to postal workers in London about the decision by the Communication Workers Union to call off the national postal strike.

Mt. Clemens, Michigan school bus drivers strike

By a WSWS reporting team, November 11, 2009

School bus drivers in Mt. Clemens, Michigan ended their one-and-a-half day strike Tuesday amid company threats to break the strike.

Workers Struggles: The Americas

November 10, 2009

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Transit workers end strike in Philadelphia

By Alan Whyte, November 10, 2009

A six-day transit strike in Philadelphia ended Monday morning after Transport Workers Union Local 234, the bargaining agent for 5,100 drivers, operators and mechanics, reached an agreement with the So...

Opel workers in Germany protest threatened mass redundancies

By our reporters, November 7, 2009

On Wednesday, thousands of Opel workers took part in protests throughout Germany directed against the massive job cuts to be implemented following General Motors’ decision earlier this week not to s...

Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

November 7, 2009

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