On Monday, February 18, Iberia workers in Spain started the first of 15 days of strike against the company's "restructuring" plans which involve making 20% of the workforce (3,800 workers) redundant.
At the end of January, workers at Libya's main oil refinery, Ras Lanuf, went on strike for five days. Their demands included overtime pay and equal salaries for local and foreign workers. The strike was part of a wider movement of oil workers.
After two days of mass demonstrations, regional strikes, clashes with the police and the occupation of some government buildings, today a general strike has been called in Tunisia to coincide with the funeral for Chokri Belaïd. For background read: Tunisia: towards a second revolution?"
A chronicle of the October 7 presidential election day in Venezuela and the huge turnout which gave Chavez and the Bolivarian revolution yet another victory. We will be publishing a more detailed analysis.