Chileans demand National Constituent Assembly
Chile

Chileans demand National Constituent Assembly

A national strike was held on Tuesday November 12 to continue demands for a National Constituent Assembly and for the resignation of Piñera

Peoples Dispatch
November 14, 2019
Postal workers strike UK
United Kingdom

Postal workers outraged at UK court’s injunction against the strike

The strike ballot was organized after postal workers union accused the Royal Mail management of breaching the agreement to raise pay, reform pensions and reduce weekly working hours from 39 to 35 by 2022 was not being honoured.

Peoples Dispatch
November 14, 2019
Athens Polytechnic uprising of 1973
People's History

Athens Polytechnic uprising of 1973

On the day, the student strike started in the Athens Polytechnic had escalated to an open anti-junta revolt, and ended in bloodshed in the early morning of November 17 after a series of events starting with a tank crashing through the gates of the Polytechnic.

Peoples Dispatch
November 14, 2019
100 DAYS OF SIEGE IN KASHMIR
India Kashmir

100 days of siege in Kashmir

Fear and political uncertainty have gripped the entire state, but people are determined to resist the state repression.

Peoples Dispatch
November 14, 2019
Honda workers strike enters ninth day in Haryana
India

Honda workers strike enters ninth day in Haryana

Nearly 2500 workers are protesting against the administration since November 5, demanding retrenchment of over 400 contractual workers who were laid off

Peoples Dispatch
November 13, 2019
Israeli airstrike in Gaza
Israel Palestine

Israeli aggression in Gaza kills 24 Palestinians

The latest Israeli offensive on Gaza comes in the wake of a political deadlock in Israel, which has resulted in no new government being formed since the general elections in September.

Peoples Dispatch
November 13, 2019
Workers, organized by the BFAWU, have demanded a hike in wages to GBP 15 per hour and union recognition, among other things (Photo: Morning Star)
United Kingdom

McStrike in London for wage Hike, guaranteed hours and union Rights

The multinational fast-food giant is among the biggest employers in the UK, outside of the National Health Services (NHS), but its contracts are among the lowest paid wage jobs in the country.

Peoples Dispatch
November 13, 2019