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Tag: general strike
General Strike to start in south London
South Norwood Tourist Board announces a general strike on Feb 6th at 12 noon.
France and the anarchist general strike of 1912
Much of the December 1912 issue of Freedom was given over to a celebration of its star writer Peter Kropotkin’s 70th birthday celebrations.
French anarchists on the strike for pensions
The following statement from France’s anarchist CNT-AIT union analyses the nature of yesterday’s general strike, which has brought out …
IWA: Solidarity with Yellow Vests, for a general strike
The anarcho-syndicalist international has published a public call backing a general strike and supporting a statement on the Yellow Vest movement w…
France: Act 12 rallies in face of repression
After months of clashes, “Act 12” of the main Gilet Jaunes (yellow vest) marches today is setting itself squarely against police and fa…
Greece: general strike paralyzes Athens
Athens was brought to standstill today after Greek trade union GSEE called for general strike, inviting all workers, pensioners, students and unemp…
Italy: Base unions set for general strike
Anarcho-syndicalist union USI and other base unions in Italy are organising for a general strike on October 27th over a host of issues around worki…
Catalonia: CNT calls to “recover the reins of our lives” after general strike
In a general statement, the anarcho-syndicalist CNT union has called for yesterday’s general strike to be just the start of a moment where th…
Catalonia: Calls for solidarity as general strike looms
Anarchists in Catalonia are backing a region-wide general strike for October 3rd and are calling for solidarity actions against the Spanish governm…
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