European Workers Issues
German Labour Court bans air traffic controllers’ strike
By Peter Schwarz, August 5, 2011
On Wednesday evening, the Frankfurt Labour Court banned a strike by air traffic controllers, which would have crippled air traffic over Germany for six hours.
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August 5, 2011
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July 29, 2011
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UK: Thousands protest in Derby against job cuts at Bombardier
By our correspondent, July 25, 2011
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Derby in England’s East Midlands on Saturday to protest the elimination of 1,400 jobs at Bombardier and the threatened closure of its works.
Bombardier protesters speak to WSWS
By our correspondent, July 25, 2011
A reporting team from the World Socialist Web Site spoke to some of those who attended the demonstration in Derby to protest the loss of 1,400 jobs and possible closure of the Bombardier works.
BBC journalists’ strike hits all UK service’s major news programs
By Robert Stevens, July 18, 2011
On Friday journalists at the BBC struck for 24 hours to protest 387 job losses at the World Service and BBC Monitoring.
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July 15, 2011
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Wage cuts and job losses at UK’s Southampton council
By Paul Mitchell, July 15, 2011
The “anti-cuts strategy” pursued by the unions has been a disaster for workers at Southampton city council and is a dire warning to others involved in the struggle to protect services, jobs and wages.
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July 8, 2011
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July 1, 2011
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Britain’s rail union calls off strikes, agrees to curtail future strikes
By Paul Stuart, July 1, 2011
The Rail Maritime Transport Workers Union called off a series of strikes on the London Underground planned for between June 27 and July 1.
Carmaker Citroën-Peugeot to close plants in France and Spain
By Antoine Lerougetel, June 27, 2011
Leaked internal documents reveal that PSA, the French Citroën-Peugeot car manufacturer, intends to close three of its plants.
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