General strike

Illustration of the Chartists revolt
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The general strike of 1842—‘Charter or no return to labour’

180 years since Britain's first general strike
31 July 2022
Gandhi India British
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A general strike that helped India win freedom

Workers fought back
08 July 2022
Sri Lankan university students protest
International

Prime minister goes in Sri Lanka as strikes grow

PM Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned
10 May 2022
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Socialist Review Archive

Greece: the battle lines sharpen

Last month's general strike in Greece was an impressive response to attempts by the government to crack down on strikes and protests against austerity. Nikos Loudos, a Greek revolutionary socialist, spoke to Despina Karayianni and Mark L Thomas about the developing movement
01 March 2013
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Crisis and resistance in Portugal

Mark Bergfeld recently attended the congress of the Left Bloc in Portugal and witnessed the general strike there a few days later. Here, he argues that Portugal is currently experiencing its biggest social and political upheaval since the 1974-5 Revolution
01 December 2012
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Louder echos at the TUC

It is sometimes said that trade union conferences are merely the echo of the battle rather than the battle itself. If so then the TUC conference is the echo of the echo of the battle.
01 October 2012
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Eurozone crisis: can Greek workers defy the bankers?

Greeks must accept austerity, it is often argued, because the alternative would be worse. Sotiris Kontogiannis argues for a workers' default against the bankers
01 March 2012
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The workers’ movement in Egypt

A call for a general strike in Egypt on 11 February didn't produce the desired effect. Yet the current strike wave shows no signs of abating. Anne Alexander looks at the strengths and weaknesses of Egypt's new workers' movement and the different forces attempting to shape it
01 March 2012
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Letter From Chile

Mike Stanton reports on Chile's explosive student movement following the two day general strike
01 October 2011
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Pension Battles

The autumn is likely to see a renewal of strikes over the assault on public sector pensions. Charlie Kimber looks at the pressures on the big unions to join the fight.
01 September 2011
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Greece: austerity and workers’ resistance

Mark L Thomas spoke to revolutionary socialist Nikos Loudos about the explosive resistance to austerity in Greece
01 July 2011
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The minority movement

As major industrial struggle seems set to make a return to Britain, Dave Sherry looks at the strategy and tactics of the revolutionary left during the period of intense class conflict which gripped Britain between the end of the First World War and the General Strike of 1926
01 July 2011
Socialist Review Archive

Greece and Ireland: A Tale of Two Crises

Across Europe austerity is being imposed - but it is often met with resistance. Nikos Loudos draws lessons from the explosive struggles of Greek workers, while Marnie Holborow exposes the desperation of Ireland's ruling class, whose neoliberal economy has become Europe's weak link.
01 November 2010
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Eurozone crisis: new ideas of resistance as Greek fight grows

The revolt against the IMF-EU austerity package in Greece escalated with two general strikes in May.
01 June 2010
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Greece: the fightback against austerity

Greece has been a focal point of crisis and resistance in Europe since exposure of its ballooning debt. Panos Garganos, editor of Socialist Worker's sister paper in Greece, spoke to Ian Taylor about the situation
01 May 2010
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‘No self-restraint’ – Greek workers striking

The working class in Greece is entering March in a very militant mood.
01 March 2010