European Workers Issues
Royal Mail strike: Britain’s Socialist Party defends union capitulation
By Tony Robson, November 21, 2009
The Socialist Party has mounted a vociferous defence of the sellout of the national postal strike by the Communication Workers Union.
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
November 20, 2009
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German Social Democrats invoke failed and abandoned reformist program
By Ulrich Rippert, November 16, 2009
The German Social Democratic Party, having suffered its worst ever result in September's national elections, pledged at its just completed congress to “return to the program of social democracy.”
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: 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.
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...
Fire Brigades Union capitulates to South Yorkshire management
By Simon Whelan, November 7, 2009
With just two hours to go before the next in a series of strikes by South Yorkshire firefighters, the Fire Brigade Union capitulated to management demands and called off the stoppages.
Britain: Communication Workers Union sabotages postal strike
By Chris Marsden, November 7, 2009
All strikes by Britain’s 120,000 postal workers were called off until at least the New Year, on the evening that two days of action were about to begin.
The Opel-Magna fraud
A betrayal of GM employees in Europe
By Ulrich Rippert, November 5, 2009
The refusal of German and European trade unions to organise a common defense of jobs and wages has encouraged GM to impose restructuring measures in Europe along the lines of the American model.
Britain: Network Rail threatens mass sackings
By Paul Mitchell, November 3, 2009
According to rail unions, Network Rail has threatened to sack all its maintenance workers before re-employing a reduced number on more onerous terms and conditions.
No compromise possible in UK post strike
A political and industrial offensive against Labour government is required
By Socialist Equality Party (UK), October 31, 2009
Striking postal workers in Britain are involved in a fundamental political struggle, against not just Royal Mail but also the Labour government.
