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On 31 October Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou announced plans for a referendum on the deal decided by eurozone leaders on 26 October which further “bails out” Greece (in fact, bails out the international banks which have lent to Greece, and demands destructive cuts in Greece).
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On 28 October, all over Greece, the usual yearly parades to commemorate Greece’s refusal to surrender to Mussolini in 1940 — “No” Day — were turned this year into protests of defiance and resistance against the newly imposed austerity measures of the Pasok government and the EU-ECB-IMF Troika.
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At 3am on Sunday 30 October the Occupy Newcastle camp was attacked. People were punched, knocked over and kicked, one occupier was hit in the face, bricks were thrown. Nobody had to be hospitalised but it could have been worse.
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Tube workers’ union RMT has scored two more important victories in its fight against the victimisation of union members.
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By a PCS activist
PCS has a live mandate for action from the June strike so we are not balloting again.
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Nearly 10,000 workers at Doncaster council could face losing their jobs unless they agree to worse contracts imposed by council bosses as part of a £7.5 million cuts programme.
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By a Unison activist
My union, Unison, has been slow in readying the union to fight the government’s attacks on our pensions.
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GMB, Britain’s third largest union, launched its ballot for strike action on public sector pensions on Monday 31 October.
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By Martin Thomas
On Monday 31 October, a New Political Economy Network (NPEN) seminar for academics, journalists, and political figures, at the offices of the Guardian, discussed the eurozone crisis.
