General Strike
Chilean Dockers Call for General Strike
In the face of an ongoing state of emergency imposed by right-wing Chilean President Sebastián Piñera, members of the Dockworkers’ Union of Chile (UPC – Unión Portuaria De Chile) have not only begun to take strike action across the nation’s ports, but have also called on all workers to launch a nationwide general strike.
Sean Robertson
October 22, 2019
General Strike in India: 200 Million Workers Oppose the Government’s Labor Law
On Wednesday, 200 million workers took part in the second day of a general strike in India against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose labor law worsens working conditions and prevents unionization.
Juan Andrés Gallardo
January 10, 2019
Argentine Workers Stage Nationwide Strike Against IMF and Government Austerity Measures
On Tuesday, Argentine workers went on a general strike, bringing the country to a halt.
Marisela Trevin
September 27, 2018
General Strike Mobilizes Costa Rica
San Jose—The Costa Rican working class has again burst onto the stage of history. Public-sector workers have launched a countrywide general strike against the government’s austerity plan to deal with the country’s fiscal crisis.
Elena Zeledón
September 14, 2018
Hundreds of Thousands Join General Strike Against Macron’s Labor Reform
The French working class organizes the first general strike against President Macron.
Amelia Robles
September 14, 2017
Police Repression in Brazilian General Strike
In various cities around the country, the police repressed pickets and protests organized on the day of the "general strike".
Left Voice
July 1, 2017
Despite Union Resistance, There are Pickets and Work Stoppages Throughout Brazil
Union bureaucrats tried to stop workers from mobilizing for today’s general strike. Despite their active or passive resistance, the Brazilian working class organized pickets and work stoppages around the country.
Left Voice
June 30, 2017
Brazil’s Crisis and (Another) General Strike
Brazil will have its second general strike of the year on Friday, as the Temer government's future remains uncertain. What is the context for this historic strike?
Victor Mariutti
June 29, 2017
A New Dangerous Stage of the Colonial Plunder of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is facing its most severe crisis since it was militarily captured and turned into a colony by the U.S. in 1898. The Island has been in economic recession for more than a decade, compelling more than half a million people to emigrate. The colonial project upheld by the U.S. since the 1950s has exhausted over the past 30 years of neoliberal ravages.
Héctor Reyes
May 25, 2017
Why did Brazilian Workers Go on Strike?
Yesterday there was a massive general strike in Brazil. Why did the workers refuse to go to work and take the streets in mass protests?
Victor Mariutti
April 29, 2017