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News and articles about work, policy and struggles in the communications sector, from telecoms to postal and delivery services around the world.
Vodafone and Wind workers strike in Greece
Workers of Vodafone and Wind telecoms are going on strike denouncing transfers and forced resignation of employees in Greece.
Vodafone and Wind workers in Greece have called a 24h strike, the former for Wen. 14/10 and the latter for Thursday 15/10.
Solidarity walkout by France telecom workers
Workers spontaneously walked out today in solidarity with a colleague who committed suicide.
There were a series of walkouts across the country today as workers showed solidarity with their dead colleagues and protested against the work pressures that lead to his death.
24th suicide in 18 months at France Telecom
A 51-year-old father of two threw himself off a viaduct after leaving a note for his wife blaming his work situation for his decision.
This was the second suicide in three weeks by a France Telecom employee. The first, of a 32-year-old woman, took place on September 11 and has been officially recognised as a work accident. Unions have announced that they will be instigating legal action to have the most recent death recognised as a workplace accident.
Hunger strikes, pickets and urban guerillas in Greece before critical weekend
In the run-up to the huge protest marches of the coming weekend in Salonica, Greece sees immigrants' hunger strikes, Wind workers take up pickets for national strike, as well as the Athens Stock Market and one Ministry hit by guerrillas.
Tension is building across Greece in expectation of the International Exibition of Salonica, the annual start of the protest season in the country when the PM usually announces the new year's programme. As this time around the PM is expected to either announce the dissolution of his government and immediate elections or make some life-saving surprise move, the stakes are high.
Belfast protests continue for sacked Nortel workers
Sacked Nortel workers and supporters continued their protests in Belfast today rallying for their redundancy packages.
Pickets of Nortel administrators continued in Belfast today outside the offices of Ernst & Young on Bedford Street.
Protests continue in Belfast for sacked Nortel workers
Protests continued today in support of 87 workers sacked with no redundancies at the Nortel plant outside Belfast last March.
Workers and protestors gathered outside the Bedford Street offices of Nortel's administrators, Ernst & Young, in Belfast. Members of Organise! joined the sacked workers as they unfurled banners and handed information lealfets to shoppers and workers in central Belfast.
Strikes, hunger strikes and clashes in Greece
Strikes, hunger strikes and environmental action leading to clashes with riot police open week after weekend of state terror in Greece.
After the weekend of terror in Greece, the mid-summer week has started with a wave of strikes and environmental actions, underlining that the spine of the movement is too strong to break.
Nationwide general strike in India
The nationwide general strike in India has affected West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura almost completely and other States partially with industrial establishments remaining closed across the country and the functioning of the public sector banks was hit at most places.
“The strike was spontaneous with eight crore people participating in it. It is an expression of deep indignation of the masses against the pernicious economic and labour policies of the United Progressive Alliance government,” Gurudas Dasgupta, general secretary of the All-India Trade Union Congress, told reporters.
Korean three-year struggle against precariousness
Female precarious workers at Kiryung Electronics Satellite Radio plant in Seoul enter their 1,100th day of struggle.
Female precarious workers for the Korean firm Kiryung electronics today enter their 1,100th day of action in demand of direct employment.
Manx Telecom workers to strike this Friday
Non-management staff at Manx telecom are to strike over pay on Friday.
The workers, represented by the Communication Workers Union, have been offered a 4.1% pay rise by the company, meaning in real terms a pay cut. Official inflation in the Isle of Man is running at 6.5%, though as workers spend more on necessities such as food and gas, which have seen global price hikes in the past year, they are more severely hit by inflation in necessities.
