Today close to 400,000 public sector workers took part in a 24-hour nationwide strike against the government’s pension changes. The government’s proposals mean workers will have to pay higher contributions and work longer hours and yet get lower pensions at the end of their working life. Civil servants, health workers, border force staff and lecturers were among the sections involved in the strike.

A 20,000 strong demonstration on Friday, April 27, was the response of the Quebec students movement to an "offer" from the government which was really a provocation. It is increasingly clear that only the strength of organised labour can break the stalemate through a 24h general strike.  

We have just received news about a Salafist attack against the offices of the Workers' Communist Party of Tunisia (PCOT) in the Al Kabaria neighbourhood, South of Tunis. We ask our readers to send messages of support.

The massive student movement against tuition fee increases in Quebec has received widespread solidarity from the trade union movement. The unions in Queebc should now call a 24h general strike.

On April 25, Quebec education minister barred studen coalition CLASSE from participating in the talks. This was a clear provocation. Thousands of students responded by marching on the streets. 

For 71 days, tens of thousands of students in Quebec have been involved in an all out strike against tuition fee increases, the longest and largest in their history. The government use of injunctions and police brutality has failed to break the movement. Here we provide some reports from comrades on the ground which give a flavour of this extraordinary movement.

Por primera vez en 38 años la Asociación Abril 25, que agrupa a la mayoría de los militares que participaron en la revolución de 1974 se ha negado a participar en las celebraciones oficiales y ha lanzado un llamado a la movilización.

For the first time the April 25 Association, organising the military officers which played a key role in the Portuguese revolution in 1974, has decided not to participate in the official celebrations of its anniversary and has called, instead for a mobilisation of the Portuguese people.

In an ironic twist to China's capitalist conversion, the website of the "Communist" Party People's Daily has announced it aims to sell 69.1 million shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

A 77-year old Greek pensioner, retired pharmacist Dimitris Christoulas, wen down to Syntagma square in Athens and committed suicide on Wednesday, April 4, leaving a note explaining his reasons.