European Workers Issues
British Airways strike provokes fury in media and political establishment
By Julie Hyland, March 19, 2010
A ferocious campaign is under way by the political establishment and the media against the strike by British Airways cabin crew, scheduled to begin this weekend.
Britain: Communication Workers Union sells out postal workers
By Tony Robson, March 16, 2010
Postal workers should vote decisively against acceptance of “Business Transformation 2010 and Beyond,” the agreement worked out between Royal Mail (RM) and the Communication Workers Union (CWU).
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
March 12, 2010
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Irish airline Air Lingus sacks hundreds of workers
By our correspondent, March 12, 2010
On Tuesday Republic of Ireland airline Aer Lingus announced 670 job cuts in a major attack on its workforce.
Britain: Civil servants strike for two days
By Richard Tyler, March 8, 2010
Civil servants are beginning a 48-hour walkout today against government attempts to seriously undermine their redundancy terms, the Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS).
Britain: Railworker Graham McMillan imprisoned
By Paul Barnes, March 6, 2010
The imprisoning of Network Rail worker Graham McMillan for two years is an act of cruel and callous indifference towards someone who is clearly suffering from mental difficulties brought on by a serie...
The European strikes and the trade unions
By Ulrich Rippert, March 5, 2010
The response of the trade unions in all countries to the wave of strikes and protests across Europe has been to isolate and suppress the workers’ resistance to austerity measures, block the developm...
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
March 5, 2010
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WSWS speaks with leader of GSSE union federation
The Greek trade unions: Partners in the government’s austerity program
By Markus Salzmann and Robert Stevens, February 27, 2010
As the crisis intensifies in Greece, the country’s trade unions are playing a crucial role in ensuring that the government of Prime Minister George Papandreou is able carry out its austerity program...
France: Total workers in Dunkirk continue walkout after CGT calls off national strike
By Antoine Lerougetel, February 27, 2010
Total workers in Dunkirk voted Thursday to continue their strike and occupation of the Total refinery there, despite the CGT’s calling off of national srike action against Total the previous day.
A turning point in Europe
By Chris Marsden, February 26, 2010
Wednesday’s general strike in Greece, involving 2 million workers in the public and private sectors, marks a turning point in the political situation throughout Europe.
Britain: Strike mandate at British Airways put “on hold” by Unite union
By Julie Hyland, February 26, 2010
On Thursday, the Unite trade union announced that it had put any industrial action against British Airways “on hold” while it continues negotiations with airline management under the auspices of t...
