Wednesday, November 14, 2012

The Strike in Southern Europe

Click here to access article by Sahra Wagenknecht from MRzine.
A storm is brewing in Southern Europe.  In Greece on November 6 and 7 another general strike will take place.  On November 14 Portuguese, Cypriot, Spanish, and Italian trade unions intend to go on strike in opposition to the austerity policies of the European Union.  Belgian and British trade unions, as well as the European and German trade union confederations, are also calling for action.  If the mobilization is successful, this transnational strike will be a milestone in the formation of a European protest movement desperately needed to prevent the final demolition of the European welfare states. 
See this, this, and this for an update and more details on this protest.