Solidarity 243
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Citizen Protection minister Michalis Chrisochoidis, a member of Pasok (rough equivalent of the Labour Party), is leading an anti-refugee drive in the run-up to Greece’s parliamentary election on 6 May.
Solidarity 243, 25 April 2012
Immigrants attacked in run-up to Greek election
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Tube Lines strike for equality
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Tube Lines workers, who do maintenance on London Underground lines, are striking on 24-27 April.
BBC strike could hit Jubilee coverage
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Trade unions organising at the BBC have announced they will ballot members for strike action to win a pay increase in line with inflation.
Industrial news in brief
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550 workers could lose their jobs as British Gas plans to close its Southampton centre.
Make 10 May strike real. Make it big!
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The precise extent of the public sector pensions strike on 10 May remains unclear, as some unions are pushing the day as a mere “day of action”, while others emphasise walkouts and pickets.
Pressure for strikes mounts in tanker drivers' battle
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A conference of oil tanker driver trade union reps has overwhelmingly voted to reject the deal offered by fuel haulage bosses in an attempt to avert a potential strike over safety and minimum standards.
East London school workers strike against cuts
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Teachers and support staff at Central Foundation Girls School in East London will strike on Wednesday 25 April as part of a battle to resist redundancies and pay cuts.
The tragedy of Spanish Trotskyism
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Liam McNulty concludes his article on the Trotskyists in the Spanish revolution of 1936/7.
Italy's Northern League implodes
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In 1992 Italy was engulfed by the corruption scandal “Tangentopoli” (bribesville). That, Italy’s most serious post-war political crisis, saw the end of the First Republic and all its major political parties.