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In France,
the POID participated in rallies in many cities, developing its positions « Our own government, the war-mongering Macron government, is making workers foot the bill through his counter-reform of pensions, through his reform of unemployment benefits and through the freeze on wages and the strangling of public services, through this record-breaking €413 billion provisional defence budget…
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In the Spanish State,
« socialist » Prime Minister Sanchez has promised the delivery of six to ten Leopard tanks to Ukraine. Podemos, as well as Communist Party ministers, remain members of the government. Rallies were held in many cities, as for instance, on 23 February in Bilbao, called by the « No to War » coalition, which condemns « Russia’s aggression and NATO’s…
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24-25 February 2023 Throughout the world, we need to multiply our initiatives to say: No to war! No to any “Sacred Union” with war-mongering governments!
War is spreading; it is taking root. Every passing day sees the call made by workers, young people, activists of the labour and democratic movement from 47 countries at the World Conference Against War and Exploitation (29 and 30 October 2022, Paris) become more urgent. « In 2022, wars are ravaging all continents, causing massacres, devastation,…
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Follow-up Committee of the International Workers’ Committee Amplifying the International Campaign against War
The Follow-Up Committee of the International Workers’ Committee against War and Exploitation (IWC) met on 12 January. Participants included activists from Benin, Burkina Faso, China, Germany, France, Haiti, India, Mexico, Pakistan, the Philippines, Romania, Russia, South Africa/Azania and the United States. In his introduction, Daniel Gluckstein made the following point: the World Conference against War…
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FRANCE Millions on Strike, Millions in the Streets
On January 19, the people expressed themselves with one voice: Withdraw the Macron-Borne Plan Against Our Pensions! Millions were on strike, in the public and private sectors. They demonstrated by the millions in hundreds of cities across the country. The working people and the youth have mobilized. The debate is clear: This reform is illegitimate…
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December 9, 10 and 11, 2022 : International Days against War
On 9, 10 and 11 December, in more than twenty countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe, rallies, demonstrations, information pickets, public meetings and press conferences took place in response to the call by the World Conference Against War and Exploitation, for a Workers’ International, held in the Paris region on 29 and 30…
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FRANCE 22 October International rally against the warNeither Putin nor Biden, nor Macron!
On Saturday 22 October in Paris, the Independent and Democratic Workers’ Party organised a large international rally against the war. Its newspaper, La Tribune des Travailleurs, reports. It was not yet 2.30 pm, at the entrance to the Espace Charenton in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, when hundreds of workers, activists and young people were already hurrying to…
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HUNGARY Historic Mobilisation of Teachers, Youth and Parents
Half a year after the local elections, a huge movement mobilising 30,000 to 40,000 teachers, together with students and parents, is underway. At the same time, a major strike of garbage collectors is taking place. Teachers have been demanding pay rises for years. Their salaries are far below the average salary of other professionals. Teachers…
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Behind the War… the Gas War
Eight days before the invasion of Ukraine on February 16, 2022, La Tribune des Travailleurs published a contribution by American anti-war activist Jack Rasmus, entitled: « Ten reasons why the United States would want Russia to invade Ukraine. » Among these reasons, Rasmus mentioned the gas war: « Russian gas is significantly cheaper than natural gas purchased from…
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SRI LANKA Delegation to the IMF : « We were received, we are hereby reporting back as per our mandate »
On September 21, 2022, a meeting took place between IMF representatives in Washington and a delegation of unionists and activists from the United States and France. This meeting followed the response of the IMF office in Paris: « It is Washington that decides ». The U.S. delegation included Baldemar Velasquez, President, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Executive Board member, AFL-CIO…
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