strikes
Italian workers strike in Lombardy over coronavirus safety issues
March 27, 2020The Communist Refoundation Party says 7.5 million workers—57.3% of the Italian workforce—were classed as "essential" under emergency legislation.
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Trumka: 19-year high in strikes shows ‘sea change in America’
February 13, 2020Federal workers are still trying to recover from Trump’s stoppage, which cost them five weeks of pay.
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General strike in Gaza, protests rage against Trump’s ‘deal of the century’
January 30, 2020Gaza came to a virtual standstill with government and financial institutions closed, while schools and universities suspended classes.
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“The toiling people are rising”: Up to 250 million strike in India
January 8, 2020Unions are angered over Narendra Modi's government’s neoliberal program, which includes the privatization of public services and worsening the conditions of workers.
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Person of the Year: The French worker on strike
December 23, 2019The government is counting on the inconvenience wearing people down, but rather than being fed up with what is sometimes called an “entitled” working class, more people are joining the cause.
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