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European Workers Issues Trade unions in lock step with the German government By Ulrich Rippert, 16 May 2018 The unions act as company police, intimidating workers and developing their own rationalization plans. French students blockade universities in struggle against selective admissions By Guillaume Garnier, 15 May 2018 After the March 22 protest of rail and public workers against the privatisation of railways, students launched a movement to blockade universities across France. The referendum at SNCF: The unions seek to strangle French rail strike By Alex Lantier, 12 May 2018 The referendum on Macron’s reforms being prepared by the unions for May 14-21 represents a dead-end for railway workers. Defying the trade unions, Air France workers vote to reject contract By Alex Lantier, 8 May 2018 Workers defied not only threats from Air France and the government, but also from the union bureaucrats, who demanded that they approve the contract. French rail workers, teachers protest Macron’s social cuts By Anthony Torres, 5 May 2018 Rail workers and high school teachers on strike Thursday spoke out against the social cuts and military spending proposed by President Emmanuel Macron. Germany: IG Metall union sabotages workers’ struggle to defend jobs By Ulrich Rippert, 27 April 2018 Opel auto workers in Germany are confronting corporate management’s demand for massive cuts in jobs and wages combined with a drastic deterioration of working conditions. French students, workers march in April 19 protests against Macron By Anthony Torres, 21 April 2018 The first protest of strikers from multiple professions since November 2017 took place amid spreading blockades of universities by students opposed to Macron. German public service union closes ranks with the government By Marianne Arens and Christoph Vandreier, 20 April 2018 The contract deal presented by unions and employers’ associations on Wednesday after a third round of negotiations is a slap in the face to Germany’s 2.3 million public service workers. University and College Union sells out UK lecturers strike By Robert Stevens, 18 April 2018 It was to demobilise opposition to its rotten deal with the employers that the UCU cut the number of universities due to walk out this week, before suspending strike action altogether “Berlin is Burning”: Berlin firefighters’ campaign of resistance raises political issues By the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei, 18 April 2018 The protests by Berlin firefighters are part of a growing international mobilisation involving teachers, railroad and other workers. Anti-academy schools protests in UK curtailed by trade unions By Tom Pearce, 17 April 2018 Any strikes called by the teaching unions, as a way of maintaining control over the anger of staff at the consequences of becoming academies, are being confined to a few single schools. German public service strikers fear sell-out By Marianne Arens, 13 April 2018 Public sector workers are demanding real change. However, many fear a sell-out by their union, Verdi. Strikes in Germany’s public sector as anger mounts over wages and working conditions By our reporters, 12 April 2018 Amidst a broad mobilization of worker throughout Europe, the unions are doing everything in their power to suppress this anger and prevent a genuine struggle. Students protest against Macron as strikes against austerity mount in France By Johannes Stern and Alex Lantier, 11 April 2018 All over the country, students are occupying campuses and holding general assemblies and demonstrations. Strikes mount as National Assembly opens debate on French rail privatization By Alex Lantier, 10 April 2018 Air France workers are taking strike action today over wage demands, after rail workers mounted a fourth day of rotating strikes yesterday. As the unions continue talks with the government French rail workers, students resume strike action against Macron By Kumaran Ira, 9 April 2018 The trade unions are coordinating with the Macron government to contain the rail workers’ strike movement against the planned privatisation of the French National Railways. UK: Metropolitan Police admit role in construction blacklist By Paul Bond, 7 April 2018 As police admitted involvement in the blacklisting of building workers, around 60 campaigners and victims walked out of the Undercover Policing Public Inquiry, angered over a continuing cover-up. Teachers across the UK vote for industrial action By Thomas Scripps, 4 April 2018 Representing the vast majority of teachers in the UK, the votes are a response to the catastrophic conditions prevailing in primary and secondary schools across the country. Germany: Public service trade union announces extension of protest strikes By Ulrich Rippert, 4 April 2018 Verdi is responding to growing anger and militancy among public employees, who refuse to accept staff reductions and increased workloads while their wages stagnate or decline. Vote “No” to University and College Union sellout of UK lecturers pension strike By Robert Stevens, 29 March 2018 The University and College Union’s Higher Education Committee voted to put an inferior pensions’ offer from Universities UK to a ballot, in the face of lecturer’s opposition. The UK Further Education strike: Lessons of the lecturers’ revolt against the University and College Union By the Socialist Equality Party (UK), 27 March 2018 The attacks on Further Education staff are central to the Conservative government’s plans to turn education over to the private sector. Major protests against French President Macron’s austerity measures By Kumaran Ira, 24 March 2018 The strikes and protests express the social opposition that is developing against the Macron government. Attend online and call-in forum March 27 The way forward for UK lecturers after the revolt against the University and College Union The Socialist Equality Party (UK) is hosting an online and call-in forum for lecturers, college staff, other education workers and students on Tuesday, March 27, at 7:30 p.m. No to talks with Macron on the privatisation of French railways! For a political struggle against austerity and militarism in Europe! By Alex Lantier, 22 March 2018 Workers taking part in a nationwide strike in France on March 22 are confronted with an international political struggle. Spain’s Amazon workers call first ever strike at Madrid hub By Alejandro López, 19 March 2018 For more than a year, Amazon has been negotiating with the unions to impose a new agreement that would drastically reduce workers’ rights. The role of the UCU Left in the effort to shut down the UK lecturers strike By Robert Stevens, 17 March 2018 From its formation, the UCU Left pledged to work with the right wing within the UCU leadership, and has served to suppress opposition and bolster the authority of the unions. UK: Lecturers and students speak on struggle to fight savage pension cuts By our reporters, 17 March 2018 WSWS reporters spoke to striking lecturers and students on picket lines and at rallies Thursday and Friday in London and Glasgow. UK lecturers resume strike following rebellion against UCU sellout agreement By Robert Stevens, 15 March 2018 From the beginning of the dispute, the SEP has insisted that the UCU is not an organisation fighting in the interests of workers. It is a tool of management and, as with all the unions, cannot be reformed through rank and file pressure. UK university lecturers revolt against union sell-out agreement By Robert Stevens, 14 March 2018 Thousands protested nationally and hundreds of lecturers lobbied outside the union’s headquarters in London Tuesday to demand rejection of a deal reached the previous evening. “I’m delighted with the voices of solidarity from West Virginia” Students and lecturers at the University of Aberdeen speak about the issues in the strike By our reporters, 14 March 2018 Members of the IYSSE spoke to students and striking lecturers at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland about the issues in the lecturers’ struggle. Striking UK lecturers speak out to denounce attempted UCU sell-out: “I’d like to see the membership taking control more as it has done today” By our reporters, 14 March 2018 World Socialist Web Site reporters interviewed striking lecturers at an all-day protest of several hundred lecturers, students and university workers outside UCU’s headquarters in North London. Argentine teachers, public workers unions call another limited strike Workers Struggles: The Americas The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature. Britain: 15,000 jobs in retail and leisure under threat, as jobs go throughout economy By Richard Tyler, 10 March 2018 The high street retail and leisure sectors have been impacted by uncertainty over the consequences of Brexit and online shopping. UK lecturers speak in support of West Virginia teachers By our reporters, 7 March 2018 World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke to striking UK lecturers and other university staff during the first two days of this week’s four-day strike in Leeds, Glasgow and Manchester. French unions negotiate rail privatization with Macron government By Anthony Torres, 2 March 2018 The unions and the Macron government plan to discuss for two months how to implement the EU-mandated opening of French railways to private competition by privatizing the SNCF and gutting the rail workers’ statute. UK university lecturers, college staff and students hold joint protest in London By our reporters, 1 March 2018 The rally followed the previous day’s talks during which the union signalled its intention to capitulate by offering further concessions over pensions. The UK lecturer’s dispute and the marketisation of higher education By Thomas Scripps, 1 March 2018 The attack on university lecturers is one element in a far advanced programme aimed at the destruction of higher education as it has been known for decades. Skoda workers in the Czech Republic prepare to strike By Ulrich Rippert, 1 March 2018 The strike preparations at Skoda are part of a growing radicalisation of workers in Eastern Europe, who are no longer willing to accept conditions of extreme exploitation. French President Macron turns his labor decrees against rail workers By Alex Lantier, 28 February 2018 On Monday, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced plans to end the French rail workers' statute and privatize the French National Railways. UK lecturers stage second day of national strikes By Robert Stevens, 24 February 2018 In contrast to the stand by lecturers and students, the University and College Union has insisted that the strikes give way as soon as possible to resumed negotiations. Lecturers and students stage united protests in Sheffield and Southampton By our reporters, 24 February 2018 World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke to lecturers and students at universities around the UK. Air France workers strike to demand pay increase By Anthony Torres, 23 February 2018 Rejecting a miserable sweetheart contract negotiated by a group of trade unions closely allied to management, Air France workers took strike action yesterday. Amazon set to open new depot in Sheffield—“low pay capital of the UK” By Danny Richardson, 20 February 2018 Sheffield and its surrounding area was previously a major steel producing region with Amazon building its “Fulfilment Centres” in the South Yorkshire area on shuttered steel plants. UK “gig economy” worker’s death tied to no sick pay, no sick leave By Margot Miller, 17 February 2018 According to the McKinsey Global Institute, five million people are employed, either full or part-time, for courier firms, minicab apps such as Uber or takeaways such as Deliveroo. IG Metall union shuts down strike by hundreds of thousands in Germany By Christoph Vandreier, 7 February 2018 The suppression of the strike paves the way for the formation of a grand coalition government that will slash workers’ wages and benefits to pay for military rearmament. Half a million metalworkers participate in strikes in Germany By our reporters, 3 February 2018 On Friday, the all-day warning strikes in the metal and electrical industries culminated with hundreds of thousands of workers on strike. French workers support growing mass strikes in Germany By V. Gnana and Alex Lantier, 3 February 2018 “If we support their struggle today, they will support our struggle tomorrow,” said a day laborer working multiple jobs in Paris. German industrial workers shut down auto sector as strikes spread By our reporters, 2 February 2018 Workers in the automotive and electrical industries are striking for a third consecutive day for higher wages and the voluntary reduction of the workweek. “Our job is like working in a slaughterhouse” French retirement home workers strike to defend elderly, working conditions By Anthony Torres, 2 February 2018 In an unprecedented event on Tuesday, workers at retirement homes (Ehpad) across France overwhelmingly followed calls for strike action. Tens of thousands of German industrial workers on strike By our reporters, 1 February 2018 Up to 500,000 workers are participating in one-day strikes in Germany’s automotive and electrical industries, the largest strikes in the sector for 15 years. Hundreds of thousands of industrial workers strike in Germany By Peter Schwarz, 31 January 2018 Germany’s biggest strike wave in 15 years is another sign that 2018 will see an intensification of class struggle internationally. German industrial workers poised to launch massive strikes By Dietmar Henning, 29 January 2018 Due to the militant atmosphere in the plants, the IG Metall union was compelled against its wishes to break off the fifth round of collective bargaining talks in Baden-Württemberg. Germany: IG Metall greets far-right AfD participants at union protest By our correspondents, 23 January 2018 The reactionary orientation of the union was most evident when an IGM functionary greeted the participation of the far-right AfD on the demonstration. Carillion collapse in UK leaves pension scheme deficit of £2.6 billion By Robert Stevens, 22 January 2018 A Sky News investigation revealed that Carillion’s debts and pension liabilities were almost double the amount initially cited. UK: The political lessons of Carillion’s collapse By Julie Hyland, 17 January 2018 When CEOs, accountants, regulators and governments are all implicated in such events, it is not the corruption of a single corporate entity that is at issue, but the capitalist profit system itself. UK: Carillion collapse threatens jobs and pensions, exposing plunder of social assets By Julie Hyland, 16 January 2018 There are reports of banks shifting Carillion off their balance sheets over the last months in anticipation of its inevitable folding. The merger of Germany’s Thyssen with Tata Steel Vote “No” on union-backed steel contract! Defend all jobs! By the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei, 16 January 2018 The Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei calls upon steelworkers at ThyssenKrupp to reject the contract negotiated by the IG Metall trade union and to take measures to prepare a struggle to defend all jobs. German industrial workers continue strikes By Ulrich Rippert, 13 January 2018 The IG Metall trade union is increasingly concerned by the unrest and radical atmosphere in the plants, but has indicated its readiness to compromise and reach a sell-out deal. Greek workers stop work in opposition to Syriza anti-strike and austerity measures By Robert Stevens, 13 January 2018 Strikes shut down the Athens rail system, ships were unable to sail, and state-run hospitals were forced to rely on reserve staff. 160,000 industrial workers strike in Germany By Peter Schwarz, 11 January 2018 Amid widespread anger over social inequality and corporate job-cutting, there is a growing determination to fight for improvements in wages and working conditions. French automaker PSA colludes with unions to prepare mass job cuts By Alex Lantier, 10 January 2018 PSA Peugeot-Citroën is slashing jobs across Europe and in France, where it is using provisions of President Emmanuel Macron’s antidemocratic labor decrees. French chemical industry unions back contract violating minimum wage laws By Alex Lantier, 8 January 2018 Backed by the European Union, President Emmanuel Macron is using his labor decrees to try to scrap basic social rights won by the working class. Volkswagen plans to dismiss all temporary contract workers in German plants By Dietmar Henning, 8 January 2018 VW’s mass firing of temporary contract workers is the prelude to sweeping job cuts and attacks on the gains of all autoworkers. UK rail workers continue strikes against Driver Only Operated train plans By Michael Barnes, 8 January 2018 As dangerous incidents begin to escalate, the rail companies and the Tory government refuse to retreat in their war against conductors’ jobs. UK workers confront rising job losses in 2018 By Tony Robson, 8 January 2018 At no point have Unite, GMB, the retail workers union, USDAW, or any other, even mooted a fight in defence of a single job. Regional transport workers strike in Netherlands Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa 5 January 2018 A 24-hour strike involving some 12,000 workers hit bus and train service on Thursday in the Netherlands to demand better pay and working conditions. Macron turns France’s labor decrees on auto workers By Alex Lantier, 29 December 2017 The announcement of mass layoffs by Europe’s second-largest automaker is part of a relentless international assault on workers' jobs, working conditions and social rights. Israeli workers protest job cuts Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa 29 December 2017 The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature. Massive job cuts at Opel and Vauxhall By Marianne Arens, 23 December 2017 The management board, works council and IG Metall union have agreed on a drastic reduction in staff and labour costs at Opel to make the company more profitable. Engineering workers occupy three BiFab yards in Scotland By Darren Paxton and Sandy Campbell, 23 December 2017 Although workers effectively took control of the yards, the GMB and Unite trade unions were at pains to insist the action was a “work-in.” Wildcat strike stops production as workers eject union leaders at Ford Romania By Eric London, 23 December 2017 The spontaneous walkout took place the day after Ford and the union agreed to a sellout contract with similar terms as those imposed on workers in the US and Canada. General Electric follows Siemens in announcing mass layoffs By Gustav Kemper, 12 December 2017 The American conglomerate General Electric announced the layoff of 12,000 workers last week, including 4,500 in Europe. Protesting workers at bankrupt Air Berlin denounce Merkel government By Gustav Kemper, 27 November 2017 More than a thousand employees of the insolvent airline gathered Wednesday in front of Berlin Central Station for a demonstration against imminent mass redundancies. Bus workers in northwest England escalate strikes for pay parity By John Newham, 27 November 2017 As more disputes erupt, the unions are doing everything to contain the situation and oppose any united offensive by transport workers. Strikes at five UK rail companies By our reporter, 13 November 2017 Outside London Waterloo, the UK’s busiest train station, large pickets were mounted as up to half of all services were cancelled. Plant closures and layoffs on the agenda at German conglomerate Siemens By Elisabeth Zimmermann, 9 November 2017 Several thousand job cuts will hit Siemens Group's Power Generation sector as well as its subsidiary, Siemens Gamesa, which manufactures wind turbines. Siemens and Alstom rail train units merge as corporations prepare for trade war By Gustav Kemper, 6 October 2017 The merger of the two companies, with 62,000 employees and an annual turnover of around 15 billion euros, creates the world’s second-largest railway technology company. Monarch Airlines collapse causes air travel chaos By Steve James, 3 October 2017 Monarch is the third major European airline to go under this year. Millions of European workers in precarious employment By Verena Nees, 26 September 2017 On the 150th anniversary of Marx’s Capital, a new report reveals how European capitalism has created a huge army of precarious workers, plunging millions into poverty. Portuguese nurses strike against an 11-year pay freeze By Ajanta Silva and Paul Mitchell, 20 September 2017 Despite Socialist Party government threats, some 85 percent of the 70,000 nurses in the country took part in the strike, bringing services to a halt. French unions try to strangle workers’ opposition to Macron By Anthony Torres and Alex Lantier, 19 September 2017 The unions, whose strike calls are carefully prepared beforehand with the government, are terrified of being outflanked on their left by an eruption of workers’ struggles. UK: Pay cap for majority of public sector workers to continue, despite government defeat By Robert Stevens, 14 September 2017 August saw a further precipitous decline in living standards for all workers, due to the rising cost of fuel, clothes and food imports, with wages as a share of national income the lowest since the Second World War. Royal College of Nursing union holds rally in London No answers to attacks on public health care By Ajanta Silva and Paul Mitchell, 8 September 2017 The “Summer of Action” was largely restricted to appeals to MPs and photo opportunities for RCN bureaucrats and union officials making occasional media appearances. Rank-and-file committees needed to take forward UK rail workers' safety fight By Tony Robson, 6 September 2017 Workers need to take the dispute out of the hands of the ASLEF and the RMT and link it with a broader struggle against austerity and cost-cutting in the public and private sectors. Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa Portuguese Volkswagen workers rebel against Workers Commission collaboration 2 September 2017 Volkswagen workers in Portugal launched a strike against the German-based automaker the week over extended Saturday working. Unions help Caterpillar restructure with closure of Belgian operations By Ross Mitchell, 30 August 2017 The Caterpillar plant in Gosselies was the biggest industrial site in Wallonia, Belgium’s southern, primarily French-speaking region. Conservative government review of UK “gig economy”—a whitewash for the corporations By Thomas Scripps, 28 August 2017 The report’s bias in favour of employers is not an oversight, as the political establishment that Matthew Taylor speaks for has no intention of bringing “precarious employment” under control. Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa British Airways cabin crew extend strike 11 August 2017 The dispute is one of the longest running in the history of the European airline industry. Union ends strike by Fiat Chrysler workers in Serbia Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute at comments@wsws.org to this regular feature. New strikes in the UK against Driver Only Operated trains By Thomas Scripps, 15 July 2017 Recent talks have enabled Southern, Northern and Merseyrail management to escalate strikebreaking plans and impose regimes of intimidation. “The glamour of the job is just a mask” British Airways crew members defy strikebreaking operation By Ross Mitchell, 7 July 2017 Prior to the strike, the union drafted up a "final compromise position" behind the backs of its members, which has not been made public. Historic strike vote by Bank of England staff; Kenyan doctors’ union signs agreement to end dispute Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature by writing to comments@wsws.org. The importance of the VW Strike in Slovakia By Ulrich Rippert, 1 July 2017 Auto workers at the Volkswagen plant in Bratislava, Slovakia resumed work at the beginning of this week. Eight thousand of the 12,300 workers at the plant had struck for six days and paralyzed production. Manchester Metropolitan University staff oppose site closure, redundancies By Margot Miller, 1 July 2017 University bosses plan to shut the Crewe campus, threatening 370 jobs, on the grounds that it is “no longer academically or financially sustainable.” Support the strike by VW workers in Slovakia! By Ulrich Rippert chairman of the SGP and SGP candidate in North Rhine Westphalia, 26 June 2017 The 8,000 striking Volkswagen workers in Slovakia deserve the support of VW and all autoworkers throughout Germany and the world. UK: Sheffield Jobcentre workers continue fight against job losses and relocation By Danny Richardson, 24 June 2017 The dispute centres on a national plan to close more than 1 in 10 Jobcentres around the UK, with the loss of up to 750 jobs. Over 8,000 VW autoworkers launch unlimited strike in Slovakia By Dietmar Henning, 22 June 2017 The autoworkers are engaged in the first strike since VW began operations in the Eastern European country in 1991. UK unions suppress strikes for duration of general election campaign By Margot Miller, 6 June 2017 The unions have performed this service on behalf of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who wants no association with actual struggles of the working class. “It’s sheer slavery” Amazon warehouse worker in Manchester UK “enterprise zone” speaks of intolerable working conditions By our reporters, 19 May 2017 Amazon’s warehousing operations have become a byword for ultra-high levels of exploitation of a largely minimum wage workforce, who carry out highly demanding physical work. VW trade union boss pockets €750,000 per year By Dietmar Henning, 17 May 2017 It has just been revealed that the salary of Bernd Osterloh, chairman of the joint works council of the Volkswagen Group, totals around €750,000 per year.
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İşçi Mücadeleleri Fransa’da kemer sıkmaya karşı mücadeleleri birleştirmek için taban komiteleri inşa edin! Alex Lantier, 12 Ekim 2018 Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi destekleyicilerinin, 9 Ekim’de, Fransa genelindeki kentlerde, işçi ve öğrenci sendikalarının Devlet Başkanı Emmanuel Macron’un politikalarına karşı çağrısını yaptığı eylemlerde dağıttığ ı açıklama. UPS işçilerinin “hayır” oyunun ardından, sendika toplu sözleşmenin onaylandığını açıkladı Jerry White, 10 Ekim 2018 United Parcel Service’de (UPS) çalışan işçilerin, şirket yanlısı bir toplu sözleşmeyi oylamayla reddetmelerinin ardından, sendika, beş yıllık anlaşmanın yine de onaylanmış olduğunu açıkladı. İstanbul 3. Havaalanı’ndaki eylemin ardından yüzlerce inşaat işçisi gözaltına alındı Jerry White, 19 Eylül 2018 Türkiye’deki yüzlerce inşaat işçisi, İstanbul’daki yeni havaalanı şantiyesindeki ölümcül çalışma koşullarına karşı kitlesel protestolar düzenlemelerinin ardından, polis ve jandarma tarafından gözaltına alındılar. Avusturya: Viyana’da 100.000 kişi çalışma “reformları”na karşı gösteri yaptı Markus Salzmann, 9 Temmuz 2018 Hükümet politikaları halkın büyük kısmı tarafından reddedilirken, sendikalar ve sosyal demokratlar toplumsal muhalefeti ve öfkeyi zararsız kanallara yönlendirmeye çalışıyor. Fransız demiryolu işçileri bir yol ayrımında Kumaran Ira ve Alex Lantier, 4 Haziran 2018 İleriye giden yol, işçi sınıfının kemer sıkma politikalarını ve Ortadoğu’daki savaşlarını daha önce reddettiği Macron’u alaşağı edecek bir siyasi mücadeledir. Tuticorin katliamı ve Modi’nin Hindistan’ı Keith Jones, 31 Mayıs 2018 Hindistanlı işçilerden ve emekçilerden yükselen toplumsal muhalefet, devlet baskısıyla ve topluluksal gericiliğin ve tehlikeli kast politikasının kışkırtılmasıyla karşılaşmaktadır. Fransa işçileri için ileriye giden yol Macron’un kemer sıkma önlemlerine karşı koymak için taban komiteleri kurun! Alex Lantier, 28 Mayıs 2018 Fransız Ulusal Demiryolları işçileri, şirket genelinde yapılan oylamada, ezici çoğunlukla, Macron’un ulusal raylı sistemi özelleştirme planını reddetme yönünde oy verdiler. ABD’de sınıf mücadelesinin yeniden canlanmasının küresel önemi Jerry White, 19 Mayıs 2018 Aşağıdaki konuşma, Dünya Sosyalist Web Sitesi’nin işgücü editörü Jerry White tarafından, DEUK’un Uluslararası Çevrimiçi 1 Mayıs Toplantısı’nda yapıldı. ABD’deki eğitimcilerin mücadelesi devam ediyor Jerry White, 10 Mayıs 2018 Acil görev, ABD’de ve dünya çapında, işçi sınıfının her kesimi içinde sosyalist bir siyasi önderlik geliştirmektir. 1 Mayıs 2018: Uluslararası İşçi Bayramı’nda milyonlarca kişi yürüdü Muhabirlerimizden, 3 Mayıs 2018 1 Mayıs’ta, dünya genelinde milyonlarca insan, uluslararası işçi sınıfının tarihini, mücadelelerini ve taleplerini kutlayan işçi bayramında protesto yürüyüşlerine ve grevlere katıldı. Fransız demiryollarının özelleştirilmesi üzerine Macron ile görüşmeye hayır! Avrupa’da kemer sıkmaya ve militarizme karşı siyasi bir mücadele için! Alex Lantier, 24 Mart 2018 SEP, işçilerin, onlarca yıldır eski Devlet Başkanı François Hollande’ın Sosyalist Parti’sinin (PS) yörüngesinde dönen eski siyasi partilere teslim olamayacaklarını vurgular. Batı Virginia, sınıf mücadelesi ve internet sansürüne karşı mücadele Jerry White, 15 Mart 2018 İnternette haberleşme ve bilgi paylaşma özgürlüğünün korunması, işçi sınıfı için olmazsa olmazdır. Oklahoma, Kentucky, New Jersey ve Arizona’daki öğretmen grevleri hareketi Batı Virginia öğretmenler grevinin ardından ABD’de yayılan işçi sınıfı huzursuzluğu dalgası Will Morrow, 13 Mart 2018 ABD genelinde öğretmenler ve işçi sınıfının diğer kesimleri tarafından yapılan ve sendikaların denetiminden kurtulma tehdidi oluşturan grev ve protesto çağrıları artıyor. Batı Virginia öğretmenler grevinin dersleri Jerry White ve Joseph Kishore, 9 Mart 2018 Öğretmenler, eyalet meclisinden geçen sendika destekli anlaşmanın şartlarına yönelik artan öfkenin ortasında, tüm eyalette işe döndüler. Grevi yaymak için taban komiteleri kurun! Batı Virginia öğretmenleri için ileriye giden yol Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi (ABD), 9 Mart 2018 Grev, şu en temel siyasi soruyu gündeme getirmektedir: Toplumsal ve ekonomik politikayı kimin çıkarları belirleyecek? Batı Virginia öğretmen sendikaları greve son vermek için satış anlaşmasını dayattı Will Morrow, 9 Mart 2018 Sendikaların onayladığı ve bir zafer olduğunu iddia ettiği anlaşma, 33.000 okul çalışanının cesur mücadelesine bir ihanettir. Britanya’daki öğretim üyeleri Batı Virginia’daki öğretmenleri destekliyor Muhabirlerimizden, 9 Mart 2018 WSWS muhabirleri, bu haftaki dört günlük grevin ilk iki gününde, Britanya’da grevde olan öğretim üyeleri ve diğer üniversite çalışanlarıyla konuştular. Batı Virginia’daki öğretmenlerin başkaldırısı Joseph Kishore, 6 Mart 2018 Batı Virginia’daki 30.000 öğretmeninin ve devlet okulu çalışanının artık yedinci gününe giren grevi, tüm işçi sınıfının acil ve aktif desteğine gerek duyuyor. Tunus’ta Bin Ali’nin devrilmesinin yıldönümünde binlerce kişi yürüdü Alex Lantier ve Kumaran Ira, 17 Ocak 2018 Tunus’ta ve uluslararası ölçekte diğer tüm yollar tükenirken, işçi sınıfına devrimci bir önderlik inşa etmekten ve doğrudan iktidar mücadelesine girişmekten başka bir seçenek kalmıyor. Slovakya’daki Volkswagen grevinin önemi Ulrich Rippert, 4 Temmuz 2017 Slovakya’da bulunan Volkswagen tesisindeki otomotiv işçileri grevi, Doğu Avrupa’daki işçi sınıfının artan radikalleşmesini göstermekte ve sınıf mücadelesinde yeni bir evreye işaret etmektedir. Slovakya’daki Volkswagen işçilerinin grevini destekleyin! SGP'nin Genel Başkanı ve Kuzey Ren Vestfalya adayı Ulrich Rippert, 4 Temmuz 2017 Almanya’daki ve diğer ülkelerdeki VW işçileri, Bratislava’daki iş arkadaşları ile aktif dayanışma eylemine girişmelidir. Hindistan’da 13 işçi ömür boyu hapse mahkum edildi Komplo kurulan Maruti Suzuki işçilerine özgürlük! Dördüncü Enternasyonal'in Uluslararası Komitesi, 22 Mart 2017 Dünya Sosyalist Web Sitesi, okurlarını, komplo kurulan 13 Maruti Suzuki işçisinin serbest bırakılmasını talep eden çevrimiçi dilekçeyi imzalamaya çağırıyor!