French unions called their eleventh day of action against the Work Law as it finished its passage through parliament’s upper house on Tuesday.
The French Labour-type government was threatening to ban unions from demonstrating against its attack on workers’ rights as Socialist Worker went to press. But it was facing threats of defiance.
Thousands of people are fleeing the Iraqi city of Fallujah despite claims by the Iraqi government to have liberated it from Isis last Friday.
A new left alliance is poised to replace the Labour-type Socialist Party (PSOE) as the main force on the parliamentary left in the coming Spanish election.
Hillary Clinton has proclaimed herself the winner of the contest to be the Democratic Party candidate for the US president in November.
Workers from all over France marched in Paris on Tuesday. Many of them were also on strike against the Labour-type government’s Work Law.
Workers bring France to a standstill days before the Euro 2016 football tournament, reports Dave Sewell
Italy’s populist 5-Star Movement moved one step closer to governing the capital Rome on Monday.
An indefinite strike at Verizon has made some gains—and has shown workers everywhere that it’s possible to fight back, says Charlie Kimber
Workers at the Greek port of Piraeus near Athens struck for two days last week against privatisation.
A wave of strikes and protests to defend workers’ rights is causing a crisis for France’s Labour-type government.
Electricity production across France dropped yesterday, Thursday, after workers in all 19 nuclear power stations voted to begin strikes to defend workers’ rights.
