general strikes
Strikes in Palestine: latest news
Over 80,000 Palestinian civil servants have walked out on a general strike over 6 months non-payment of wages by the Hamas government.
Previous coverage on libcom.org here.
General strike brings Guinea to its knees
A general strike over falling living standards paralysed Guinea on Thursday with activity grinding to a halt in spite of government warnings and the presence of armed riot police on the streets.
Banks, businesses, schools and offices shut while streets were virtually deserted as a result of industrial action aimed at forcing a reduction in the price of oil-based fuels and the quadrupling of wages, among other demands.
General strike in South Africa
Hundreds of thousands of workers yesterday (Thursday 18th) supported trade union giant Cosatu’s one-day general strike in protest against job losses.
Huge marches brought the central business districts of Johannesburg and Durban to a standstill as police sealed roads and businesses closed shop. The strike also crippled some gold mines and shut numerous schools, but other sectors of the economy were largely unaffected.
National co-ordination in Lille calls for unlimited general strike
The National Coordination sets out a strategy for a week of actions against the CPE.
update: see full text at the bottom of this post.
France in the streets: Largest demonstrations yet
Full coverage of today's demonstrations, strikes and riots as public transport and services crippled and nearly 3 million take to the streets in protest against the CPE.
Tuesday 28th of March - Summary
Strike of 28th March: Update
On Monday evening, along with the mainstream English language media, we incorrectly reported that unions had announced a General Strike for the 28th of March.
This was wrong, in fact the unions had who met on Monday had only called for strike action to take place on the 28th of March. In the days since, individual unions (specific to their sector) have since been announcing their intentions with regard strike action on the 28th. This is a list of those union sector/ branches who will strike next Tuesday:
Unions set to announce next step Monday, 5pm
Unions are meeting Monday at 5pm local time to decide whether to call for a general strike.
Unions represented will include the powerful CGT General Labour Confederation), the FO, CFDT, Solidaires, the students union UNEF, and the UNL. They will meet in the late afternoon at the Rue des Ecluses, Saint-Martin in the 10th arrondissement (district) of Paris.
General Strike in France next week?
We've had reports that a general strike against the CPE employment law is being organised for next week.
The Herald News Daily reported:
Guinea: Five day general strike begins
The capital of Guinea was brought to a standstill today on the first of a five-day general strike over wages and pensions.
The National Confederation of Guinean Workers (CNTG), and the Guinean Workers Trade Union (USTG), called the strike action after months of talks broke down. The two unions have around 80,000 members between them.
The government ordered all educational institutions closed on Sunday itself, most government workers, taxis, and minibuses stayed at home, whilst shops and businesses were closed.
Nepal shut down by general strike against bogus election
A nationwide strike has been declared across Nepal in protest against dictator King Gyanendra's "elections" to be held on Wednesday.
The elections have been organised to legitimise his dismissal of Parliament and seizure of power last year, but have been largely boycotted.
