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General strike called in Spain

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Tuesday April 01, 2003 20:20author by Finghin - CWI

Aznar under pressure

Reflecting the massive opposition of Spanish people to the war in Iraq, the UGT - socialist trade union confederation - has called a two-hour general strike on Thursday 10 April.

A furious struggle is taking place in the CCOO – Workers’ Commission - the Communist-led unions, which is officially not supporting the strike. 86% of the Madrid Regional Council of the CCOO has voted to support the strike. Recent polls show 83% wholly opposed to the policy of George Bush’s government. Over 50% support the demand for the resignation of Spanish Prime Minister Aznar.

The crisis facing the Aznar government is shown in his own party - Partido Popular (PP). 13 PP counsellors have resigned from the party in Andalucía in protest at the pro-war position of the government.

Related Link: http://www.worldsocialist-cwi.org

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aaahhhh stttrrriikkkessss
author by george orwellpublication date Tue Apr 01, 2003 20:29author address author phone

like 1936

support needed for pickets so spanish embassy
author by Chelopublication date Tue Apr 01, 2003 20:43author address author phone

I think we must organise some solidarity actions like more pickets to spanish embassy, however i have been travelling from galway to Dublin to do this and i need someone who might support. my email address is volcanteyde@yahoo.com
kind regard. Chelo

13 Councillors
author by Seanpublication date Wed Apr 02, 2003 10:17author address author phone

In the Basque Country at the minute and haven´t heard anything about the 13 PP Councillors.
Could you mention your source?

Spanish workers are lucky they have no useless parties like the sp and the swp
author by bemused workerpublication date Wed Apr 02, 2003 13:56author address author phone

Or they would not be holding huge strikes against the war. They would have a march or 2 the odd saturday and sell a few 'revolutionary' papers and recruit a few naive students who might fall for their rhetoric.

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