General strike brings Portugal to a standstill

Portugal’s first general strike in twelve years, jointly called by the Socialist Party (PS) aligned UGT and the Communist Party (PCP) aligned CGTP, shook the country, confirming and extending the escalating class struggle across Europe.

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Trade Unionists in Support of Refugees - LeftBloc

Trade Unionists in Support of Refugees We, trade unionists from the Irish Labour Movement, express our solidarity and support for refugees and asylum seekers who have been subjected to inhumane attacks in recent weeks and months. We reject the lies and disinformation which has been spread by those who seek to divide our communities and […]

85. Vijay Prashad at Scoil Chois Claí

Listen to this episode from Trademark Belfast on Spotify. Comrade Vijay Prashad speaking at the Leftbloc Féile, 'Scoil Chois Claí'  on the beautiful island of Inis Oírr in the Connemara Gaeltacht, "Imperialism Suffocates Humanity Like a Boa Constrictor”

Portugal: The Left Bloc 20 years on

This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the foundation in Portugal of the Bloco de Esquerda (BE, Left Bloc), which was created as a unique political movement and not as a unified political...

Portugal: The Left Bloc 20 years on

This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the foundation in Portugal of the Bloco de Esquerda (BE, Left Bloc), which was created as a unique political movement and not as a unified political...

Portugal: The Left Bloc 20 years on

This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the foundation in Portugal of the Bloco de Esquerda (BE, Left Bloc), which was created as a unique political movement and not as a unified political...