Sunday, November 4, 2012

Europe Calls for a General Strike


GENERAL STRIKE in EUROPE Nov 14

Italian CGIL Union calls General Strike (ANSA) – Rome:

The powerful, Italian Union Confederation CGIL has declared a four-hour General Strike in Italy for November 14, a note from CGIL read on Monday (Oct. 29, 2012).
CGIL is joining a pan-European mobilization launched by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) to strike against economic austerity measures which they blame for dragging Europe into recession, boosting unemployment, cutting salaries and blocking growth.
Austerity measures "are attacks on the European social model and exacerbate inequality, and social injustice," said the ETUC in a written statement. CGIL's Italian strike has the additional scope of "changing the Stability Law", a set of financial restructuring reforms presented by the Italian government
The CGIL General Strike was called by the Union's Secretary General, Susanna Camusso.
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Greece, Portugal, Spain, EU South on General Strike, Nov 14th

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in EconomySociety
 Recent protests and strikes in Greece, Portugal and Spain demonstrate that the population increasingly opposes and rejects the imposed austerity measures that throw into rash impoverishment millions of households without perspective for the future. As well as a total overthrow of Labour Rights and national Collective bargains. As the situation for many EU citizens is deteriorating the Trade Unions finally woke up to call for a Pan-European action with a clear message in the direction of Brussels.
A large, joint action is planned for November 14th 2012, organized by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) with strikes, demonstrations and rallies across Europe.
So far Trade Unions in Greece, Portugal and Spain have called for a General Strike on that day, while there is information that also trade unions in France, Italy, Belgium, Malta and Cyprus will join the Pan-European mobilization whilst apparently more with solidarity actions than with General Strikes. 

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