Spain

Rebellion against banks rocks Spain

A mid-January mass rebellion in one neighborhood of a mid-sized city in north-central Spain beat back a rightist City Hall…

January 23, 2014

Education cuts spark big protests in Spain

Tens of thousands of students, teachers and parents in Spain marched Oct. 24 to protest cutbacks in education and a…

November 3, 2013

Postal workers’ struggle spreads across the world

U.S. Postal Service clerks, carriers, mail handlers and drivers have a lot in common with other postal workers in the…

May 9, 2013

May Day protests reflect depth of European crisis

Will the traditional May Day workers’ demonstrations in Europe evolve into a gigantic anti-austerity protest this year? Massive protests are…

May 1, 2013

Spain: Firefighters refuse to serve bankers

In Coruña in Galicia, Spain, firefighters refused to play the role of sheriff. They flat out defied orders to cut…

February 26, 2013

EUROPE: Workers battle austerity cuts

Greece: Resistance grows to increasing misery All the major Greek labor organizations — the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE)…

February 24, 2013

Spain: Free Alfon!

There are times when an individual framed, beaten and jailed by the police is just a victim. There are other…

January 8, 2013

Portugal’s railroad workers strike

To get a loan from the Euro Zone and the International Monetary Fund, the Portugal rightist government was only too…

January 3, 2013

Activists in N.C. confront right-wing challenge

  Excerpts from a talk given by Yen Alcala, Occupy Charlotte activist, at the Workers World Party Nov. 17-18 conference…

December 14, 2012

Europe rocked by workers’ resistance

Millions of people struck Nov. 14, and hundreds of thousands more poured into the streets in an unprecedented, coordinated general…

November 25, 2012