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FRANCE Macron declares war on workers and the youth He must go, his 12 July plan and his government with him — Statement by the Steering Committee of the POID
The measures announced by Macron on 12 July constitute a genuine declaration of class war: The counter-reform of the pension system, aiming at the destruction of the various specific systems and extending the average age of retirement by two years; Application on 1 October of the counter-reform of unemployment insurance, depriving hundreds of thousands of…
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CHINA Killing the Hong Kong Teachers’ Union
On 30 July, The People’s Daily, organ of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), called the Hong Kong Teachers’ Union (HKPTU) a « malignant tumour » that should be « eliminated ». The very next day, the Hong Kong government’s Education Bureau declared that it no longer recognised the HKPTU, accusing it of spreading political propaganda. This 95,000-member union, affiliated…
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UNITED STATES 800 nurses have been on strike for 122 days !
In the United States, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in the state of Massachusetts (whose capital is Boston), nurses have been on a massive strike for 122 days to get the powerful Tenet company, which owns the hospital, to respond positively to their demands, a strike carried out with the support and participation of the trade…
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HAITI The Assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse: A Bloody Settling of Accounts Within the Ruling Class
On the night of July 6 to 7, around one o’clock in the morning, the private residence of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was attacked by an armed commando. A few hours later, the Prime Minister reported that the president had been assassinated. In the days that followed, it was announced that the commando was composed…
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PUERTO RICO ¡Apoyo a los trabajadores de servicios públicos del sindicato UTIER en Puerto Rico!
Artículo publicado originalmente en el n°30 de la Carta semanal The Organizer de los Estados Unidos, firmado por Carol Wheeler. Al momento en que la Unión de Trabajadores Eléctricos y de la Irri- gación de Puerto Rico (UTIER), sindicato que festeja su 79o aniver- sario, sus miembros libran una feroz batalla para salvar la red…
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PUERTO RICO Support the Striking UTIER Utility Workers in Puerto Rico!
Article by Carol Wheeler first published in issue 30 of The Organizer Weekly Newsletter As the Puerto Rican Electrical Industry and Irrigation Workers Union (UTIER) celebrates its 79th year, its union members are waging a fierce battle to save Puerto Rico’s power grid from the devastating effects of privatization. On June 22, 2020, the public…
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FRANCE Communiqué of the Independent Democratic Workers Party (POID) Macron in the ultra-minority; he has to go, and his policies with him, now!
The second round of the regional and departmental elections confirmed the first: Macron is in the ultra-minority. In the first round, his lists received 3 % of the votes of registered voters. Where they could have held their own in the second round, they finished last. If democracy is the law of the majority, then…
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UNITED STATES Amazon : When profits rise, so do occupational injuries
According to a study by the trade union institute Strategic Organizing Center* based on data reported to the US Department of Labor, Amazon’s phenomenal growth in profits is closely linked to a high level of occupational injuries (OI). From 2010 to 2020, Amazon has grown from 33,700 to 1.3 million employees. Its annual net income…
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TUNISIA « We are at a turning point”
Interview with Jalel Ben Brik Zoghlami, communist activist, former political prisoner, one of the founding members of the organisation called Popular Front. What is your assessment of the situation in Tunisia? The political and social situation has suddenly worsened. It was already in crisis, but the government’s announcements have made things worse. After the revolution…
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ALGERIA « No to the 12 June elections! »
An interview with Abdelkader Bentaleb, of the Organising Committee of Internationalist Socialists of Algeria (COSI) What is the situation on the eve of the 12 June legislative elections? The regime knows perfectly well that these elections are and will be massively rejected. When he called them, the president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, had clearly indicated that the…
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