London Underground workers gearing up for strike
United Kingdom

London Underground workers gearing up for strike

The negotiations with the London Underground workers union and the management on June 5 didn’t meet the workers’ demands to significantly increase the pay on par with inflation.

Peoples Dispatch
June 6, 2019
Argentina mobilizes against the visit of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro
Argentina

Argentina mobilizes against the visit of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro

Under the slogan of “Your hatred is not welcome here”, a massive mobilization will be carried out in Buenos Aires to reject Bolsonaro’s visit to Argentina as well as his fascist politics.

Peoples Dispatch
June 6, 2019
‘March of the Wounded’ marks 29th week of Yellow Vests protests
France

‘March of the Wounded’ marks 29th week of Yellow Vests protests

The marchers also registered their strong opposition to the 5.9 % hike in the power prices of the state-controlled utility, Électricité de France S.A. (EDF)

Peoples Dispatch
June 6, 2019
US activist faces federal charges for providing aid to migrants
United States

US activist faces federal charges for providing aid to migrants

Scott Warren was arrested in 2018 for allegedly having “harbored” two fatally weakened undocumented migrants in a facility run by No More Deaths

Peoples Dispatch
June 6, 2019
MST’s Stedile on 30M rallies: “Demonstrations give us energy to hold general strike”
Brazil

MST’s Stedile on 30M rallies: “Demonstrations give us energy to hold general strike”

Landless leader spoke with Brasil de Fato about education budget cut protests and called for general strike on Jun. 14

Peoples Dispatch
June 5, 2019
Multitudes in Argentina march against gender-based violence
Argentina

Multitudes in Argentina march against gender-based violence

Protesters demanded an end to gender-based violence, the approval of the new bill to legalize abortion and the implementation of the sexual education law

Peoples Dispatch
June 4, 2019
Amplats reinstates dismissed workers due to trade union struggle
South Africa

Amplats reinstates dismissed workers due to trade union struggle

The strike action, which had been underway since May 13, was called off after the company reinstated the dismissed workers and met all their demands.

Peoples Dispatch
June 3, 2019
South African company Videx bows to workers’ pressure
South Africa

South African company Videx bows to workers’ pressure

Videx, a mining products company, will withdraw the court application to stop the ongoing strike and has agreed to negotiate with workers

Peoples Dispatch
June 2, 2019