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Silent protest held for two victims of French police

This Friday marked the first anniversary of the deaths of Zyed Benna and Bouna Traoré, who were electrocuted in an electricity substation while hiding from the police. Their deaths sparked off a wave of rioting across the French suburbs which left over 10000 vehicles burnt, 300 buildings destroyed, over 6000 arrests, 1328 imprisoned, 224 police/firefighters injured.

French Police under investigation.

Violence continues in the Banlieues

Over the past week 6 buses have been set alight in the Parisian suburbs. On Wednesday night buses were burnt in Nanterre (Seine-Saint-Denis), Montreuil (Hauts-de-Seine), Athis-Mons (Essonne) and a bus was burnt in Grigny (Essonne) last Sunday.

Bus strike in Paris after night of violence

Buses have been a target for the frustration of banlieue youth for a long time, they are frequently stoned and drivers are often threatened and insulted. On Wednesday night there were a series of incidents of violence.
Rallies have been held by teachers, civil servants and pupils.

Greek school children occupy in support of teachers' strike

Schools students and civil servants have joined the nationwide teachers' strike during it's sixth…

TV Times 28 October - 3 November

Welcome to Class War's weekly TV guide for the revolutionary couch potato. This week we have the hardly surprising news that mosques discriminate…
Workers are threatening to down tools today.

Swaziland workers due to strike today

Strike action has been planned by employees of the Swaziland National Trust Commission if a demand for a 3.8% pay rise is not met.
76% voted in favour of industrial action.

Telegraph journalists vote for strike action

NUJ members at the Telegraph newspaper have voted 76% in favour of strike action. Staff are unhappy with work pattern changes following a move to…
The strike came after months of discontent

Massachusetts nurses win strike after only five hours

The nurses at Umass Memorial Medical Centre have won the demands of their strike after five hours'…
The workers voted four to one in favour of a strike

Rapsons bus drivers vote in favour of strike action

Bus drivers have announced the result of Wednesday's ballot.

The Dawning of a New Era

An article reflecting on the Labour Party's 1997 election victory, it's consequences and leftist illusions in them as a working-class party.

Vitrolles - the logic of the ballot box

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