"I believe that with a little education, any thoughtful cisgender person can develop an understanding of transphobia. It's important to note that this understanding does not reflect negatively on one's masculinity."—Venus Cachée

Open Letter to a Union Member >

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One hundred thousand people mobilised in Rome, Italy on October 10 in defence of social gains under threat from the country's far-right government ...

More than 100,000 people mobilised in Rome, Italy on October 10 in defence of social gains under threat from the country's far-right government. Franco Turigliatto analyses the significance of the demonstration.#Democracy #Education #Europe #Farright #Healthcare #Housing #Welfare #Workers&unions #protests #ItalianAnticapitalistLeftSinistraAnticapitalista
Italy: After the massive Rome demonstration — build the general strike!

Biden Appointees Just Made It Easier For Workers To Form Unions

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See also · Canada: Conservatives back down on anti-worker law in face of general strike threat · Canada: Workers resist Ontario's union-busting tactics ...

About 7400 Canadian port workers, members of the ILWU (International Longshore and Warehouse Union), have been on strike at more than 30 ports across British Columbia since July 1, reports Jeff Shantz.
Canada: Thousands of dockworkers strike in British Columbia

The KCTU has publicly declared plans for a general strike in July. This will involve strikes across various industries and daily street protests ...

South Korea unions are fighting back against the right-wing Yoon Suk-yeol government, reports Clive Tillman. Strikes are planned for July on the back of record-breaking May Day mobilisations.
South Korea: Workers resist government’s ‘war on unions’

John Mullen: 'To defend pensions in France, we need a general strike'. Fifty rappers held a concert in the Paris suburbs to raise money for strike ...

Continuing his analysis of the social explosion continuing in France, John Mullen looks at the far right and how it has reacted to the movement against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms.
French fascism and the revolt against Macron

This was despite police repression, and the refusal by the national union leaderships to organise an indefinite general strike or to give any real ...

A historic social explosion is always a test for any left organisation, writes John Mullen, as he looks behind the latest wave of revolt in France, which is entering its 12th week.
The French left and the ongoing workers’ revolt