As the Olympics get closer, the resistance mounts.
Greece: This is Just the Beginning!
Contributed by blackandred on Wed, 2010/03/17 - 5:15pm.
By Christakis Georgiou
Behind Greece, a group of other countries are waiting to take their turns. The Greek deficits aren't much higher than those of Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Italy, or even Great Britain...If Greece receives aid, it's a signal that the major European powers...will do the same for others. That would diminish the pressures put on them to impose austerity measures.
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International Solidarity Bulletin #1 - February 2010
Syndicated from Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) on Mon, 2010-03-01
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Greek Fire: Protests Boom as the Economy Busts
Contributed by blackandred on Sun, 2010/02/28 - 11:07pm.
SchNEWS - Friday 26th February 2010 | Issue 711
Greece has once again been rocked by protests, strikes and civil unrest. This time in response to a series of swinging government cutbacks aimed at bringing the country into line with neo-liberal dogma and reducing its budget deficit. In response to proposed attacks on workers’ rights and pensions, virtually the entire country came out on strike on Wednesday. 30,000 marched through Athens and violently clashed with police.
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A Turning Point in Europe
Contributed by blackandred on Sat, 2010/02/27 - 12:54pm.
By Chris Marsden - February 27, 2010
Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain...have been targeted by the banks and financial speculators and ordered by the European Union to drastically slash their budget deficits. This will set a precedent for similar cuts across Europe. But the fact that industrial unrest has spread to Germany, France and the UK indicates the potential development of a truly pan-European movement.
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Sweatshops on U.S. Soil: Chicken Feathers and Garlic Skin
Contributed by Anonymous on Sat, 2010/02/27 - 12:35pm.
New book chronicles inner workings of Saipan's garment factories from first ever first-hand perspective of a former garment factory worker.
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Global Sweatshop Wage Slavery
Contributed by Stephen Lendman on Thu, 2010/02/25 - 8:08pm.
Worker exploitation in America and globally.
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The Industrial Worker needs your support!
Syndicated from Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) on Sun, 2010-02-21
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The Wal-Mart Counter-Revolution
Contributed by blackandred on Fri, 2010/02/19 - 1:17pm.
By ADAM TURL - February 19-21, 2010
Today the largest employer in the U.S. (and the world) is the anti-union behemoth Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart's 1.4 million U.S. "associates" often earn poverty or near poverty wages...It was during the economic crises of the 1970s and the right-wing "Reagan Revolution" of the 1980s that Wal-Mart first blossomed into a retail giant. As recession and free-market policies rolled back [previous working class] gains...Wal-Mart thrived [and]...reproduced the conditions of its origin as it spread outward from Arkansas through the South and Midwest.
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Kati Moore Inspires Starbucks District Managers to Expose High-Level Sexual Harassment
Syndicated from Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) on Mon, 2010-02-15
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March 4th: Occupy Everything! [California]
Contributed by Anonymous on Sat, 2010/02/06 - 4:56pm.
The call has gone out. On March 4th, students, workers and teachers throughout the nation and across the globe will strike.
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Workers Rights' Group Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Beverage Distributor Over Alleged Labor Violations
Syndicated from Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) on Thu, 2010-02-04
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A Cup of Union: Local baristas say the fight for better conditions is uphill but necessary.
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Panhandlers Claim Victory
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Industrial Worker - Issue #1723, February/March 2010
Syndicated from Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) on Sun, 2010-01-31
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Solidarity with FAU Berlin
Syndicated from Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) on Sat, 2010-01-30
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