strike – The Barricade

Vijay Prashad explains the recent events taking place in India

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Coronavirus
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The Indian version of the Corona Virus was covered extensively during the past weeks in the mainstream media. The terrible images of people being cremated in the fields because the Indian crematoriums were no longer...

The largest strike in human history explained

Noémi Lehoczki
Citizens Movements
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On June 5, 2020, amidst the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India hastily passed three ordinances, namely the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers (Empowerment and...

Essential Strike Manifesto for the 8th of March

The Barricade
Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
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We are the women who are essential for the healing of the entire world from the pandemic. We are doing essential work and yet we find ourselves in miserable conditions: our work is underpaid and...

Our Strike is Essential! Together with Polish Women for Freedom of Abortion

This text is a message of support by the E.A.S.T. – Essential Autonomous Strugges Transnational and was originally published on 28 October 2020 at the Transnational Social Strike Platform. On the 22nd of October, the...

“This is war” – unionists from LOT Polish Airlines struggle against a devout boss

Piotr Nowak
Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
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"They've given in, haven't they? They must have been afraid of messing up people's flights for the early May holiday. Not surprising, is it? " – says the taxi driver who is driving me to...