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Greeks stage 24-hour anti-austerity general strike

A general strike against tough austerity measures is under way in Greece, with trade unions calling for "mass mobilisation" of protesters.The 24-hour action caused some disruption to public transport and reduced staffing at hospitals.Organisers...Show More Summary

Don’t listen to me about a general strike, listen to the ‘proper’ left.

I was going to write about why a general strike would be a terrible idea for the left. I bet you’re amazed, eh? Me, a moderate social democrat, saying I think that the Trade Union movement embracing a tactic of … Continued

Anti-government protests held in Egypt on anniv. of 2008 general strike

Palestinian prisoner’s death sparks West Bank demonstrations, but protests likely to end without leadership

The death of Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, a prisoner who succumbed to cancer, has sparked demonstrations and clashes in occupied Palestine. Palestinians launched a two-day general strike, closing shops in East Jerusalem with light clashes breaking out by the Qalandia checkpoint. Show More Summary

UK unions to strike against austerity

The proposed walkout would be the first time since 1926 that private and public-sector workers have taken coordinated action. ||| London - The possibility of a general strike by U.K. workers grew as Unison, representing 1.3 million public-...Show More Summary

Unions call for 3million workers to walk out in protest at austerity measures in first general strike since 1926

Britain could face the first general strike in 87 years after the country's two biggest unions backed plans for a co-ordinated mass walkout.The measure would see public and private-sector workers stay away from work for 24 hours in protest...Show More Summary

South Yemen radicals stage strike in Aden, call protests

Hardline southern separatists staged a general strike in the port city of Aden on Sunday and called for protests later in the day against a national dialogue that they are boycotting, activists said.A six-hour general strike, mostlyShow More Summary

Massachusetts Attorney General Strikes Down Local Medical Marijuana Bans

In the months since Massachusetts passed a ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana, several towns and cities have enacted zoning and other laws to ban or limit medical marijuana dispensaries in their jurisdictions. In a ruling Wednesday that focused on a Wakefield, Mass. bylaw banning dispensaries, state Attorney General Martha Coakley said flat-out bans are [...]

Fatal violence in strike-hit Bangladesh

Three are killed in clashes between activists Jamaat-e-Islami party and police, as general strike enters fifth day.

general strike - athens - feb 20 2013

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James Dorsey: Port Said Unites Key Egyptian Government Critics: Workers and Soccer Fans

Military troops are protecting factories and government offices on the ninth day of a general strike in the Suez Canal city of Port Said that has brought together two groups with working class roots.

Strikes Have Paralyzed India's Banks And Government Offices

India's public-sector banks and many government offices were shut Thursday on the second day of a general strike called to protest against the government's planned pro-market reforms. Eleven unions called the strike in protest at the measures which they condemn as "anti-poor" and likely to cost jobs and raise prices. Show More Summary

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Statements on All India Workers’ Strike on 20-21 Feb-RDF

      Observe All India Workers’ Strike on 20 and 21 Feb. 2013! Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF) extends its solidarity with the workers who are going on a two-day All India general strike on 20 and 21 February. While all the major trade union centres affiliated to various ruling class parties [...]

Greece hit by general strike against austerity

Thousands of anti-austerity demonstrators took to the streets of Athens as unions staged a general strike.

Greece Hit by New Strikes as Jobless Rate Soars

(ATHENS, Greece) — Unions have launched another general strike against austerity measures in Greece, amid predictions unemployment in the crisis-hit country will reach 30 percent this year. The 24-hour protest Wednesday by unions representing...Show More Summary

Previewing Tomorrow's First Greek General Strike Of 2013

Today was one of those rare days when there were no media reports describing in gruesome detail what another 24 hours in the complete social de-evolution of Greece looks like. The reason for that is that the Greek media and journalists...Show More Summary

Strike, Protests Hit Egypt’s Port Said for 3rd Day

(PORT SAID, Egypt) — Hundreds of protesters in the restive city of Port Said have pressured government employees to leave work early as they enforced the third day of a general strike. Thousands also rallied in a main square in the city on Tuesday, chanting against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. Show More Summary

Nepal appoints new head of interim government

Major parties agreed on interim government lead by chief justice Khilraj Regmi as Maoist party calls general strike.

Crowds in Tunisia await funeral of slain opposition leader

A general strike gripped Tunis on Friday as mourners gathered for the funeral of opposition politician Chokri Belaid, whose assassination has plunged Tunisia into a deep political crisis.