On 29 September there was a General Strike in Spain – across the country picketers took to the streets to protest against government austerity measures in a 24-hour general strike called by the nation’s main labour unions.
On 12th October there was a General Strike in France – the third in 5 weeks. Possibly as many as 3,500,000 marched in the streets to protest against raising the retirement age from 60 to 62 or from 65 to 67 for those only eligible for State pensions.
In Portugal a General Strike has been announced for the 24th of November and Greece‘s largest union has called another General Strike for December 15 to protest against planned austerity measures that are expected to cause a surge in unemployment.
On 29 September there was a General Strike in Spain – across the country picketers took to the streets to protest against government austerity measures in a 24-hour general strike called by the nation’s main labour unions.
On 12th October there was a General Strike in France – the third in 5 weeks. Possibly as many as 3,500,000 marched in the streets to protest against raising the retirement age from 60 to 62 or from 65 to 67 for those only eligible for State pensions.
In Portugal a General Strike has been announced for the 24th of November and Greece‘s largest union has called another General Strike for December 15 to protest against planned austerity measures that are expected to cause a surge in unemployment.
