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Autoreduction movements in Turin, 1974

Submitted by Steven. on Nov 17 2009 11:56

Eddy Cherki and Michel Wieviorka's account of the workers' self-reduction of prices movement in the Italian city of Turin in the 1970s.

Subway workers hold 'no fare' protest and strike in Buenos Aires

Submitted by Ed on Sep 11 2009 18:25

This week employees on the Buenos Aires subway freed turnstiles for two hours in a move to press the government to grant legal status to their recently created trade union as well as taking strike action.

1980: Poland mass strikes - Henri Simon

Submitted by Ex-temp on Apr 3 2009 17:22

Strike in the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk. 1980. Photo by T. Michalak.

Henri Simon's account of the successful strike wave which swept Poland in the summer of 1980 when the government raised the price of meat.

Martinique general strike called off

Submitted by Ed on Mar 15 2009 16:56

The first day of demonstrations on 5 February 2009 in Fort-de-France, Martinique.

Organisers of a crippling 38-day anti-inflation strike in the French island of Martinique lifted their protest Saturday with the signing of a protocol with the government.

Guadeloupe general strike comes to an end

Submitted by Ed on Mar 7 2009 13:30

Union leaders on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe have agreed to end a 44-day-old general strike after most of their demands were met.

The working class struggle against the crisis: self-reduction of prices in Italy - Bruno Ramirez

Submitted by Ed on Mar 5 2009 17:36

Bruno Ramirez's analysis of the Italian working class' response to the economic crisis of the 1970s, with particular focus on "the refusal to comply with price increases of essential services", also known as 'self-reduction'.

One dead in Guadeloupe strike

Submitted by libcom.org on Feb 18 2009 14:09

Aftermath of the night of rioting in Guadeloupe

As Guadeloupe's general strike against rising prices spreads across the Caribbean, a union official is shot dead.

Revolt continues in French Caribbean

Submitted by Ed on Feb 16 2009 11:58

The leader of the general strike crippling Guadeloupe has accused the French government of preparing to kill protestors to bring an end to the stoppage on the French Caribbean island.

General strike hits France

Submitted by Ex-temp on Jan 29 2009 12:56

As the recession begins to bite in France, transport, education and other services are brought to a halt by a national strike demanding action on unemployment and the rising cost of living.