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General strike brings Athens to a standstill
July 17, 2013Tens of thousands of Greek workers walked off the job today and rallied in front of parliament in a huge protest against government plans to sack public-sector staff.
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British postal unions slam privatization plan
July 16, 2013There's a big bus trundling around London this week, manned by British postal workers - and they're not doing it for fun or to show sights to tourists
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Leading Communists among those arrested in Turkey
July 12, 2013Leading members of the Turkish Communist Party are being rounded up and arrested.
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Black trade unionists call for new Cuba policies
July 10, 2013Four Cubans being held in U.S. prisons should be released, according to a resolution passed by the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists at their 42nd Annual Convention.
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Syria, poison gas, and Arabian tales
July 10, 2013It is not unlike Sherlock Holmes and the dog that didn't bark. And like Holmes, start with the facts.
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