Greece: last opinion polls before the election
As the June 16 elections in Greece are getting closer, the last opinion polls are being published. They reveal a number of interesting things.
As the June 16 elections in Greece are getting closer, the last opinion polls are being published. They reveal a number of interesting things.
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.