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GERMANY “Nahles is gone: the Grand Coalition must go!” An interview with Heinz-Werner Schuster, president of the Dusseldorf Workers Commission of the SPD (Social-Democrat Party)
On the 26th of May, in the European and regional elections, the SPD labour voters refused to give their votes to the Social-Democrat Party, thus expressing their rejection of the SPD’s participation in the “Grand Coalition” government with Merkel. The head of the SPD, Andreas Nahles, has just resigned. This resignation has resolved nothing, because…
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ALGERIA « The Workers are Determined to Take Back the UGTA »
An interview with Abdelkrim Messis, member of the National Committee to Reclaim the UGTA, for the Mimbar El Oummel (Workers Tribune)
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PHILIPPINES Partido Manggagawa Labor group condemns killing of union organizer in Cavite
Dennis Sequena was shot and killed in Brgy. Bunga, Tanza, Cavite earlier today while meeting a group of workers. The group called on the authorities to investigate and solve the killing.
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ALGERIA Appeal from United States endorsed by representatives of the labour and democratic movement
Dear friends and comrades The repression in Algeria against activists from all political backgrounds is being stepped up, while at the same time the movement of millions of Algerians to get rid of the regime is continuing and gaining momentum. On 28 May, we received the news of the tragic death of democratic rights activist…
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ALGERIA The Independent and Democratic Workers Party of France (POID) is forwarding a message received from Algeria
The POID (Independent and Democratic Workers Party of France) is hereby forwarding this message received from Algeria: “On this 28th of May, at midday, we were saddened and angry to learn of the death in jail of Dr. Kameleddine Fekhar. An activist in defence of the democratic rights of the Mozabite population of the Algerian…
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FRANCE After the 26 May European elections Communiqué of the Independent and Democratic Workers Party (POID) « the only kind of unity that makes any sense is unity for the defence of the workers’ interests, in their class struggle and through their class struggle »
On this 26 May, a majority of registered voters (over 52%) either abstained or handed in blank or void votes. This rejection by the majority — though it was indeed a lesser proportion than had been announced in the polls — was higher in the popular and working-class neighbourhoods. It was 60% in the French…
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BRAZIL Massive Strike of Teachers and Students
Hundreds of thousands of strikers in Brazilian K-12 schools and universities answered to the call from trade union organisations on 15 May. They invaded the streets in over 2000 cities and towns across the country (see photo), against the brutal measures that the Bolsonaro government has just announced: a 30% reduction of the public education…
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UNITED STATES war drums are beating louder and louder
We are reprinting herewith excerpts from the editorial of the May 2019 issue of The Organizer, published in the United States by supporters of the campaigns of the International Workers Committee Against War and Exploitation, For the Workers International (IWC). As part of a mounting series of U.S. provocations against Iran, the U.S. State Department…
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AZANIA/SOUTH AFRICA Black Voters Punish the ANC
One of the key lessons from the 8 May General Elections was that the ANC, which has been in power since 1994 in alliance with the Communist Party and the COSATU trade union federation, has lost 1.4 million votes [1]. This was the ANC’s lowest vote share since 1994; it lost votes in every province.…
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PAKISTAN Repression on workers is increasing in Imran Khan government
Every day repression on workers are increasing specially APTUF Affiliated unions. Workers at Escort Meter Works Pakistan affiliated with APTUF held a protest in front of the owners house. The illegal lockout factory since one year, 300 workers lost their jobs. After 4 hours agitation management call a meeting with office bearers and General secretary…
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