ARGENTINA: PRESS RELEASE FROM LEAR WORKERS. Mass firings and layoffs in the automotive industry
JULY 1ST 2014 PRESS RELEASE FROM LEAR WORKERS AT BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA LEAR: Mass firings and layoffs in the automotive industry. Despite the Argentine government’s announcement that they are reactivating a line of credit to the automotive industry, last Friday saw massive firings at the auto parts manufacturer Lear, in Pacheco. Meanwhile, a third of […]
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July 3, 2014Argentina: XIVth Congress of the PTS
The PTS resolves to publish a daily newspaper and votes candidates for the next presidential election
Partido de los Trabajadores Socialistas (PTS)
June 24, 2014Two years after the US withdrawal. A new civil war breaks out in Iraq
Two years after the US withdrawal A new civil war breaks out in Iraq In Iraq, civil war has again broken out between Sunnis and Shiites, the two big groups into which the Muslim world is divided. After several days of bloody fighting, there are now hundreds of dead and wounded and tens of thousands […]
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June 19, 2014“Progressive” Governments Against the Workers
“Progressive” Governments Against the Workers Only days after the opening of the Soccer World Cup, the president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, had to come out on national media outlets to silence critics of the multi-million dollar expenses for the mega-event. Her government became the target of millions of angry people. Stimulated by the triumph of […]
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June 15, 2014Brazil: For a strong campaign against the layoffs in the São Paulo subway
Brazil For a strong campaign against the layoffs in the São Paulo subway After the end of the five-day strike of the São Paulo subway workers, from La Verdad Obrera we interviewed Marília Rocha, an activist of the great strike and a militant of the LER-QI (a fraternal group of the PTS) and one the […]
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June 12, 2014Spanish State: We must fight for a revolutionary constituent process. For a Workers’ Republic
We must fight for a revolutionary constituent process For a Workers’ Republic King Juan Carlos I has abdicated in favor of Prince Felipe. He is doing it in the context of severe exhaustion of the institution of the monarchy and the worst crisis of the Regime of ’78. Ever larger fissures are opening up, like […]
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June 11, 2014Electoral « Earthquake » In Europe
Electoral « Earthquake » In Europe From May 22nd to 25th, elections for the European Parliament took place in the 28 member-countries of the European Union (EU). With an persistent and sizeable absention, the election revealed a strong political polarization and a weakening of the traditional parties – socialdemocrats and conservatives. The brutal austerity engaged […]
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June 11, 2014Mexico 43 years after the massacre: June 10 and the struggle against repression
Mexico: 43 years after the massacre: June 10 and the struggle against repression June 10 is the forty-third anniversary of the massacre of students perpetrated by the paramilitary group called “Hawks.” On that occasion, dozens of students from different institutions, who were preparing to march in solidarity with the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (which […]
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June 8, 2014Brazil: Four days until the World Cup, everyone unite for the victory of the subway workers!
Four days until the World Cup, everyone unite for the victory of the subway workers! June 8, 2014 On the fourth day of the historic subway workers strike in Sao Paulo, which stopped the economic capital of the country for four days before the opening of the World Cup, the Regional Labor Court (TRT) dismissed […]
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June 8, 2014Brazil: The scandalous actions of the Alckmin government. Stop the firing of striking subway workers!
The scandalous actions of the Alckmin government Stop the firing of striking subway workers! Police arrested 13 subway workers, who are being held at Ana Rosa Station (36 DP street Tutoia, Vila Mariana), and repressed workers and youth who were demonstrating in defense of the metro workers at the station. Jurandir Fernandes, Transportation Secretary for […]
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June 7, 2014