Metalworkers’ Strike in Germany for Shortened Workweek

After days of historic strikes, the metalworkers' union in Germany ended its work stoppage, winning partial gains but at the expense of increased flexibility and a negotiated labor peace until 2020.

Student-workers go on strike in Berlin

Seventeen years is a long time. And that's the last time Berlin's 11 colleges and universities – including the Free University, the Technical University and Humboldt – raised the salary for their student employees. But that could all change when their current employees go on strike, Tuesday, January 16

‘This Is Our Cry’: Refugees on Strike in Germany

In Deggendorf, Germany, refugees from Sierra Leone have been on a “closed-door” strike, refusing to participate in the camp’s life and activities since December 15. The protest was followed by a hunger strike. Meanwhile, negotiations have been held between the refugees, the local authority of the district administration, and the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF).

The Power of the Working Class: Pilots in Germany Stop Deportations

In 2017, airplane pilots in Germany have stopped 222 deportations. They refuse to take off when deportees are on the plane. This example shows the power of the working class to fight against racism.

How Did the Extreme Right Get 13 Percent in the German Elections?

Image: Now the End Begins On Sunday, Germany’s two main parties suffered a terrible defeat. Angela Merkel’s conservative CDU got just 33 percent, while the social democratic SPD sunk to 20.5 percent – the worst results for both parties since 1945. These two parties have held up West Germany’s capitalist regime since its founding, sharing […]

The Established Parties Can’t Stop the Shift to the Right

This Sunday, 61.5 million people in Germany are called on to elect a new parliament. A greater share of the population than ever before, however, lacks the basic democratic right to vote for the Bundestag as Germany's "blood and soil" citizenship laws even exclude people who grew up in the country. In the capital alone, almost half a million adults are denied the right to vote.

German Government Shuts Down Indymedia

Despite the claims of freedom of speech, Germany's Federal Ministry of the Interior prohibited the left-wing news platform Indymedia Linksunten.

Police Raid in Munich: Special Forces Burst into Apartment Because of a Ypg-Flag on Private Facebook Page

This morning at 6 AM, ten heavily armed special forces of German police executed a search warrant in Munich in an investigation over a picture of a flag of the Kurdish militia YPG posted on a private Facebook profile. During the raid the behavior of police was both sexist and racist.

Who Won the Battle of Hamburg?

On Saturday, up to 100,000 people took to the streets of Hamburg, Germany, to protest against the G20 summit under the motto "solidarity without borders." This was the culmination of a full week of protests.