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20,000 march in Dublin against next Irish budget

November 26, 2012
20,000 march in Dublin against next Irish budget

ShareTweet       DUBLIN Saturdays protest called by the Dublin council of Trade Unions saw 20,000 people from all over Ireland coming out to oppose the forthcoming budget 2013, which will be introduced on December 5th 2012. While many on Saturday’s march called for sterner action such as national strikes, labor leaders here have…
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Greece Solidarity Campaign Update 13

November 24, 2012

ShareTweet GSC UPDATE 13 (24th November 2012) To GSC supporters and members – please forward on. N.B the first event is tomorrow Sunday 25 November! Thanks to everyone who came to the rally in Smith Square and the fantastic meeting in the Emmanuel Centre on Wed 14 November, in support of the workers across…
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Greece Solidarity Campaign update 12

November 14, 2012

ShareTweet GSC UPDATE 12 (14th November 2012)   ETUC’s day of action – London Protest and Rally – flier can be downloaded here Please use the link to Guardian letter below or to encourage people to attend the ETUC day of action events – organised by the Coalition of Resistance and the Greece…
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14N – International message from Greece | Video

November 14, 2012

ShareTweet By InformationLibre     Naya Nikolaou and Vasilis Sylaidis, both militant unionists, talk about the situation in Greece and the importance of the international general strike at 14 of November
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EU’s day of action – Guardian Letter

November 14, 2012

ShareTweet From today’s Guardian   Today millions of trade unionists across Europe are responding to the European TUC’s call for a day of action against the austerity policies which are destroying public services and jobs, and blighting the lives of ordinary people. The suffering we see in Greece is the most extreme example…
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Europe still vulnerable to breakaway governments

November 13, 2012
Europe still vulnerable to breakaway governments

ShareTweet By Barry Eichengreen     Investors are missing the real risk: the collapse of public support for, or at least acquiescence to, austerity policies Is Europe‘s crisis over? Investors, policy analysts, and even officials are quietly beginning to suggest this might be the case. The euro has strengthened by nearly 10% against the…
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14 November : European Day of Action and Solidarity – Large scale trade union mobilisation for jobs and solidarity and against austerity

November 12, 2012
14 November : European Day of Action and Solidarity – Large scale trade union mobilisation for jobs and solidarity and against austerity

ShareTweet By ETUC     In response to an appeal by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), a large-scale mobilisation will be held across Europe on 14 November. The aim of this European day of action and solidarity is to call upon Europe’s leaders to demonstrate their determination to really get to grips with…
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ETUC map of actions for N14

November 12, 2012
ETUC map of actions for N14

ShareTweet By ETUC     Google map produced by ETUC showing national actions taking place on the European Day of Action and Solidarity, 14 November The list of actions shown on this map is not definitive. The map will be updated regularly. Carte des actions nationales qui auront lieu dans le cadre de la…
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More than solidarity: European movement against Austerity gathers strength

November 11, 2012
More than solidarity: European movement against Austerity gathers strength

ShareTweet By Chris Nineham   European trade unions and movements are taking the fight against austerity to a new level on November 14 reports Chris Nineham from Florence The meeting of two or three thousand European activists and trades unionists in Florence headlined ‘Firenze 10 + 10’ has been lifted by plans for a…
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Firenze 10+10: Back to Florence

November 9, 2012
Firenze 10+10: Back to Florence

ShareTweet By Rossana Rossanda     As Firenze 10+10 begins, Rossana Rossanda discusses how the Left can open a breach in the neoliberal wall It is a long time since we met in Florence on 9 December 2011 at the forum on ‘La via d’uscita’ (‘The way out’) and it seems even longer because…
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