European day of (working class) action!

[Quetzal]

29 september -> Brussels & all over Europe!

A major day of action organised by the European trade union movement will be held on 29 September. Delegations coming from about 50 trade unions and representing 30 countries will march in the streets of Brussels to protest against austerity measures. Employees cannot be the only ones to pay for the irresponsible speculation of certain financial institutions. In parallel with the Euro-demonstration in Brussels, a general strike will be held in Spain and protest movements are planned in Portugal, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Cyprus, Romania, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Serbia and Ireland. The effort of the trade union organisations is focused on the Euro-demonstration in Brussels, which will include a strong presence of Belgian trade unions, but also delegations from France, Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Romania, the United Kingdom, Norway, etc. The European industry federations will also participate in the Euro-demonstration.

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[IndependentCitizen]

Sounds awesome, but I think European wide strikes, and walk-outs at the same time would be much more affective than marching.

[syndicat]

In Spain there will be a general strike. the UGT and Workers Commissions aim to force the government back to the bargaining table but they have in mind only a symbolic one-day action. Various anarcho-syndicalist labor groups are calling for a more extended general strike, and for alliances with social movement organizations, and taking up not only the narrow question of retirement age and public employee cuts but broader questions.