assemblies
France: Strikers paralyse Paris region
Transport workers brought most of Paris and the Ile de France region to a halt today, they were joined at demonstrations by other workers and strikers.
The one-day strike was originally called by the main rail unions in protest at the end of 'special regimes' for pensions.
Ivory Coast: hospital workers win strike over benefits and bonuses
Workers at the University hospital in Treichville have ended a three-week strike after management agreed a series of concessions.
The strike brought together members of different unions and non-unionised staff. The suspension of the strike was announced after a general meeting held by strikers.
The strikers won bonus pay for handling hazardous materials and some undisclosed improvements in working conditions. They also won the right to free medical care for themselves and their families, including operations.
France: strikes at financial paper Les Echos
Staff at the Daily paper voted to strike for a third time in three weeks after management reneged on promises.
Workers at the paper are concerned about plans by its owner Pearson, to sell it to LMVH. LMVH is currently the owner of La Tribune, Les Echos' less popular rival. Although LMVH is currently trying to sell La Tribune and its head, Bernard Arnault has pledged to sell La Tribune if he does buy Les Echos.
Argentina: What is the MTD 'Anibal Veron'?
2003 organizational document of a now defunct national coordination of unemployed workers assemblies. The majority of the assemblies are now integrated in the Frente Popular Darío Santillán.
Agreements drawn up collectively by the unemployed workers movements of Lanus, "Dario Santillan" De Alte, Brown, San Telmo y Lugano de Capital Federal, Berriso and "Oscar Barrios" de Jose C. Paz, members of the Unemployed Workers Movement "Anibal Veron"
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Congo: journalists attacked by police
A meeting of 100 journalists in Mbuji-Mayi was broken up by police on May 31st
The general assembly had been called by the local of the Congolese Press association (UNPC) to discuss the suspension of the co-ordinator of the local due to financial irregularities.
Argentina: wildcat strike on Buenos Aires Metro
Metro Workers in Buenos Aires launched a 24-hour wildcat strike in protest at an agreement between management and their union.
The strike was virtually 100% observed and shut down the entire network, which is used by over a million people every day. The workers called the strike in protest at the salary increase negotiated by the rail workers' union (UTA). Buenos Aires was chaotic with traffic jams blocking most of the city as hundreds of thousands of people tried to use the roads instead.
Senegal: seven teachers injured by police
The teachers were on the way home from a general meeting that had been held in the state capital Ziguinchor when they were attacked by police.
The teachers who are currently involved in a dispute over pay and conditions had asked for authorisation for a march. This request was denied by the state governor. The teachers met in the town and held a general assembly (AG) they agreed on a protest motion that was to be passed to the governor but he refused to enter into any contact with them.
France: university strikes and occupations against Sarkozy
After the election of Nicolas Sarkozy as President of France there have been successive protests each night, mostly ending in confrontation with the police.
The has been a lot of unrest in France and yesterday; at an general meeting (AG) students at Tolbiac in Paris voted to go on strike and occupy the university. Some 700 of the campus's 10,000 students were present at the AG. It is being reported that some 500 students occupied the buildings overnight.
Strike and occupation of IT workers at Schneider Electrics, France, 2004
Article about the strike and occupation of offices by IT workers in France, which was co-ordinated by directly democratic methods.
An account of setting up workplace assemblies
A short account by Raul, a ceramics worker, of how workers won the right to hold mass assemblies in the factory during work time.
His factory was Zanon in Argentina, made famous when workers later occupied it in 2001 and began running it themselves.
