European Workers Issues
Britain: Three days of post strikes under way
By our reporters, October 30, 2009
Yesterday saw the start of three more days of postal strikes after days of talks failed to broker a deal.
Britain: Post workers speak to SEP during second day of national strike
By our reporters, October 26, 2009
The second day of national strike action by postal workers on October 22 involved 76,000 postal delivery workers.
German building cleaners strike against wage cutting
By Ludwig Weller, October 26, 2009
On Thursday of last week 96.7 percent of union members active in the building cleaning branch voted in favor of the first national strike in the history of the industry. The response of the union, how...
Paris CGT jobs protest dominated by nationalist politics
By Antoine Lerougetel, October 26, 2009
Some 20,000 industrial workers from all over France converged on Paris last Thursday, in a protest against the wave of plant closures and sackings engulfing their sector. The demonstration was dominat...
Britain: Postal strikers speak to SEP campaign teams
By our reporters, October 24, 2009
Postal workers yesterday staged their second of two 24-hour strikes, the first major national strike since 2007.
Britain: South Yorkshire firefighters threatened with mass sackings over new shift patterns
By Simon Whelan, October 23, 2009
At 18.00 hours (GMT) today, firefighters in South Yorkshire, England, will carry out the second of two 24-hour stoppages.
Britain: Leeds refuse workers vote to continue strike
By Barbara Slaughter, October 23, 2009
At a mass meeting on October 21, striking Leeds refuse workers voted by a massive 92 percent majority to reject the “final offer” from Leeds City Council and continue their seven-week strike.
British postal workers launch two-day national strike
By Chris Marsden, October 23, 2009
Britain’s postal workers began two days of strike action yesterday, the first major national strike since 2007.
France: CGT’s industrial policy means workers will pay for the crisis
By Pierre Mabut and Antoine Lerougetel, October 22, 2009
The French General Confederation of Labour national day of action, in collaboration with the Sarkozy government, is an attempt to deal with the economic crisis at the expense of the working class.
Britain: Postal workers face a political struggle against Labour government
By Socialist Equality Party, October 20, 2009
Postal workers confront a coordinated campaign to defeat their strike in defence of jobs and conditions, drawn up and executed by Royal Mail and the Labour government.
BBC reveals plan by Royal Mail and Labour government to break postal strike
By Julie Hyland, October 17, 2009
BBC Newsnight has revealed a secret document by Royal Mail setting out plans to break the upcoming strike by Britain’s postal workers, with the support of the Labour government.
Norwegian pension fund breaks silence on Volkswagen-Porsche takeover scandal
By Patrick Richter, October 15, 2009
Volkswagen is rescuing the oligarch clan Piëch/Porsche from its failed speculation and giving it more than €4.5 billion.
