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Sarkozy is out! Now workers need to fight for their program

Celebrations on the streets, in the Place de la Bastille and across France, greeted François Hollande’s victory in the second round of the French presidential elections. The Socialist Party (PS)…

No sunshine for Eurozone as crisis returns

The Eurozone crisis is the main immediate threat to world economic stability and could spark another world-wide recession. Now the May 6 elections have added a new political dimension, with…

200,000 students strike against Quebec fee hike

Students in Quebec have been on strike for three months against efforts by the government to raise university tuition fees. The strike, organized by a coalition of student federations, was…

Spanish general strike unites millions against austerity

The one-day general strike last March witnessed massive participation across Spain as millions rallied to the unions’ call to resist government attacks on fundamental workplace rights. Kady Tait reports. After…

Cut in Nigerian fuel subsidy provokes general strike

Millions of people in Nigeria are taking action against their government for cutting fuel subsidies, writes Joana Ramiro. But the movement's leaders are proving to be hopeless.…