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23 May 2012
We stand 100% with the Greek workers
In Britain, as in every country of Europe, millions of working people are following events in Greece with baited breath, inspired by the defiance of the Greek population
16 May 2012
Voters - not only in Greece but also in the recent French presidential elections, the German regional elections, in Italy's local elections and indeed in the UK - have punished the ruling parties for making the working and middle classes pay for the failure of the capitalist profit system
9 May 2012
Greece: Political earthquake sees pro-austerity parties' support collapse
Following the recent elections in Greece, which saw two out of three voters vote against pro-austerity parties and a big swing to left parties, Niall Mulholland spoke to Andros Payiatsos, from Xekinima (CWI in Greece)
11 April 2012
Open the books!: Nearly one-in-four books sold in Britain are bought from Amazon.co.uk - the company has made £7.6 billion of sales here in the last three years...
Xekinhma, Greek section of CWI, on massive general strike in Greece on 15 June 2011, photo Stephan Kimmerle
15 February 2012
Greece erupts as government and 'Troika' impose new savage cuts
Workers and left parties must organise serious campaign to kick out the government: On Sunday 12 February the Greek parliament voted for the new austerity cuts demanded by the European Union, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank - the 'Troika'...
Build for 28 March strike
15 February 2012
Greece, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Britain: The misery facing the Greek people is summed up by the human tragedy of hundreds of families giving up their children because they can no longer afford to feed them, writes Hannah Sell, Socialist Party deputy general secretary
16 November 2011
End the dictatorship of the markets!
The imposition of the 'technocrats', in reality bankers, in both Italy and Greece, shows the seriousness of the crisis for the capitalist class nationally and across Europe, writes Paul Murphy, Ireland Socialist Party MEP.
9 November 2011
Greek workers must resist the dictatorship of finance capital
'National unity' government will pursue same austerity measures: Greek prime minister George Papandreou has been forced to leave office. His Pasok government will be replaced by a 'national unity' coalition government.
19 October 2011
Strikes must be democratically controlled by unions' ranks: The announcement by the Greek Pasok government on 7 October of a new bill savaging the jobs and conditions of public sector workers provoked an explosion of struggles, strikes and occupations in almost every part of the public sector in Greece
Xekinhma, Greek section of CWI, on massive general strike in Greece on 15 June 2011, photo Stephan Kimmerle
28 September 2011
As debt crisis deepens... Greek workers and youth in revolt
Greece has recently experienced a barrage of strikes by different sections of the working class - involving transport workers, teachers, some council workers, taxi drivers, mental health workers and others - against the Pasok government's latest austerity measures...
13 July 2011
Greece's debt crisis: No way out for workers under capitalism
As the sovereign debt crisis in Greece deepens, Andros Payiatos from Xekinima (CWI in Greece), speaks about its effects and the way out for workers and the majority in society
Xekinhma, Greek section of CWI, photo Stephan Kimmerle
22 June 2011
Greece's debt crisis threatens worldwide banking system
Workers resist Pasok's savage cuts and privatisation programme: Greece's deepening sovereign debt crisis is threatening to destroy the eurozone and trigger a worldwide banking collapse, according to the International Monetary Fund...
Apostolis Kasimeris of the Union of Public Transport Workers in Attica, Greece, speaking at National Shop Stewards Network Conference June 2011, photo Socialist Party
15 June 2011
On the eve of a tenth general strike in Greece, APOSTOLIS KASIMERIS, one of the leaders of the OASA bus workers' union in Athens, spoke at the recent National Shop Stewards Network conference in London...
1 June 2011
Greece: unite the struggles and bring down the government
Since Wednesday 25 May the central squares in Athens and other Greek cities have been occupied by protesters...
25 May 2011
Greece: Resist bosses' agenda and the far right
Greece's second 24-hour general strike held this year, on 11 May, saw massive workers' participation and completely paralysed every aspect of economic life in Greece
16 March 2011
On 9 March, when 300 immigrant workers were on their 44th day of a mass protest hunger strike in Athens and Thessaloniki, an agreement was made between the protesters and the Greek PASOK government...
9 February 2011
Economic crisis in Greece: Immigrants made scapegoats
Three hundred 'undocumented' immigrant workers began a hunger strike on 25 January, demanding documents and equal rights...
17 December 2010
Greek society paralysed by a week of major strikes and general strike
Third wave of PASOK government austerity attacks provokes outrage
Wednesday 15 December saw one of the biggest general strikes in Greece in recent years. Nothing moved in the country, writes Andreas Payiatsos, Xekinima (CWI Greece), Athens
23 June 2010
Donate to aid Greek socialists
WE ARE appealing to all members and supporters of the Socialist Party and readers of The Socialist for a donation to aid the work of our sister party, Xekinima, the Greek section of the Committee for a Workers' International, writes Ken Douglas, Socialist Party treasurer.
16 June 2010
Greece: A test bed for 'austerity' and resistance
Feature On a visit to Greece at the start of June, Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party general secretary, attended a meeting of the central committee of Xekinima, the Greek section of the Committee for a Workers' International (CWI)...
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