Netherlands

Netherlands: Thousands walk out against school hours

Steven. — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:22:54 +0000

There were walk outs in at least 15 cities and there were a number of incidents, with 20 teenagers arrested. In Middelburg 500 pupils occupied a crossroads, after which they clashed with police with batons.

Word about the demonstrations - against the official 1,040 hours of lessons a year - was spread using MSN and email.

Audrey Hepburn - Dutch Resistance courier

Steven. — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:21:01 +0000

Her father was Joseph Anthony Hepburn-Ruston, a wealthy British banker and Mosleyite. Her mother was Ella van Heemstra, a Dutch baroness who descended from French and English kings.

Her father abandoned her, and her mother abandoned her fascist views following the Nazi occupation.

Dutch Council Communism and Van der Lubbe Burning the Reichstag - The question of "exemplary acts"

Steven. — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:39:50 +0000

Feb 2003

It was the significance of the young Dutch council communist Van der Lubbe's torching of the Reichstag (27 Feb. 1933), more than Hitler's coming to power, which focused the debates within Dutch council communism. The latter was profoundly divided on the question of 'exemplary acts' and of individual violence against symbols of bourgeois order.

Bus drivers strike in Holland

Steven. — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:46:05 +0000

dutchnews.nl reported that a spokeswoman for the bus company told ANP this afternoon that the action had been called just before the weekend and that she could not say how long it would last.

The drivers are unhappy with the bus timetables which were changed when new train schedules were introduced in December.

Cargo shipping halted by Dutch wildcat strike

Steven. — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:30:06 +0000

The International Herald Tribune reported that movement of containers at the European Container Terminals (ECT) — usually up to 70,000 per week — nearly came to a standstill because of the lack of workers, said the company's director, Jan Westerhout.

"We are trying to keep truck treatment alive, but there is hardly anybody at work," he said. "Throughput is almost frozen."

Lubbe, Marinus van der 1911-1934

Steven. — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 10:32:04 +0000

Marinus van der Lubbe Born 13 January 1911 - Leyden, Netherlands, died 10 January 1934 – Leipzig prison, Germany

Appel, Jan, 1890-1985

Ed — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:11:03 +0000

Appel's experiences during the 1918 Revolution drove him out of the Communist Party, and he subsequently helped found the more radical Communist Workers Party (KAPD).

Holland: Mitsubishi workers wildcat strike over plant closure

Steven. — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:00:00 +0000

Forbes news reported the DaimlerChrysler last week confirmed it will halt production of the model, which is manufactured in the Netherlands through a partnership arrangement with Mitsubishi.

Netherlands: Wildcat strike at DaimlerCrysler

Steven. — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 17:32:28 +0000

In the plant in Born near Maastricht about 3,000 workers produce the Smart-ForFour and Mitsubishi Colt.

Daimler Crysler decided to stop selling the Smart-Forfour and Mitsubishi announced cutting one of the two shifts in the factory, in order to save 4.5 Million Euros a month.

Autobiography of Jan Appel

libcom — Fri, 22 Jul 2005 22:34:51 +0000

Joining the more radical Communist Workers Party (KAPD), he then moved to Holland, playing a role in the Dutch Resistance in World War II and and eventually co-founding the left-communist GIK.

By Jan Appel, 1966

Lehning, Arthur, 1899- 2000

Steven. — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 11:21:01 +0000