Yesterday, March 19, three million French workers demonstrated across France against lay-offs, government cut-backs and attempts to make working people pay for the bosses crisis. Three of five labour federations, SUD, Force Ouvrier and the syndicalist CNT-F, called for a general strike. See
See http://www.humanite.fr/La-preuve-par-trois-millions
As well, workers in Windsor Ontario at the Aradco auto parts plant engaged in a two day occupation and hopefully won at least a partial victory. See http://www.marxist.com/canadian-workers-occupy-auto-factory.htm
A year ago, if anyone said you'd have a post like this, you wouldn't have believed them.
ReplyDeleteOccupations and general strikes, weren't on the agenda.