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Public sector general strike in Ireland
Submitted by Steven. on Nov 24 2009 01:25
News bit here:
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSGEE5AM1ZM20091123
Strikes against public sector spending cuts. They have been called off in some areas to deal with the flooding.
So, any news, insight or updates from our Irish posters, or anyone else? Reports of the day, any interviews with participants, or any decent news/analysis of this anywhere?
This day in history: first recorded strike
Submitted by Choccy on Nov 23 2009 22:04
Apprently it was in 1170 BC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ni/2009/11/the_worlds_first_strike.html
The world's first recorded strike took place, when laborers working on a pyramid in Egypt downed tools in 1170 BCE.
Hostage taking and threatened incineration gets the goods (?) in Oaxaca
Submitted by Caiman del Barrio on Nov 23 2009 05:57
Greek Debt Crisis Worsens
Submitted by evilrocks on Nov 22 2009 19:24
chavez' idea of leftism
Submitted by petey on Nov 22 2009 18:40
Quote:
President Hugo Chávez is heaping praise on Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, the Venezuelan better known as Carlos the Jackal and implicated in hijackings and terror attacks across Europe in the 1970s and ’80s, describing him in a speech here Friday night as a “revolutionary fighter.”...
War Crimes
Submitted by st0gey on Nov 20 2009 18:41
I wonder if anyone can help. I am trying to discover whether or not the British and American invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan are actually illegal. I have heard it said that it is illegal, under international law, to invade a sovereign state and to enforce 'regime change', both of which have occurred as a result of the aforementioned invasions.
EDL
Submitted by Arthur on Nov 20 2009 09:53
I'll lay my cards on the table straight away, I'm a member of EDL and I wanted to try to correct the image that you seem to have of us. I haven't come over to wind you up or convert you.
EDL is not in anyway racist nor are we connected in anyway with the nazi groups like the BNP or C18 or in fact any other group, we are EDL.
Students Occupy University of California, LA and SC.
Submitted by renegado on Nov 19 2009 19:54
(Repost from: http://occupyca.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/ucla-is-occupied/)
UCLA is OCCUPIED
By k7cycas
Along with UC Santa Cruz, UCLA is occupied (as of 8am Thursday)
Here is their communique:
COMMUNIQUE FROM THE UCLA OCCUPATION
Prison officers unofficial action spreads
Submitted by posi on Nov 18 2009 15:46
Local Council Cut backs
Submitted by Spikymike on Nov 15 2009 12:04
We know all the main political parties in the UK are promising pain for public sector workers after the next election but some of that is happening now as we have seen in Education for example.
