After a series of protests over cuts to fuel subsidies brought the country to a halt, Bolivia’s powerful social movements embark on a new chapter and face new forms of repression. Gabriel García Rodríguez reports.
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More than 500 people attended the launch for the United Workers Union Members First ticket, indicating enthusiasm for the union to take a new direction. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Three hundred Myuna Colliery miners and supporters rallied at Eraring Power Station to demand their jobs and a just transition, as the coal-fired power station is wound down. Steve O’Brien reports.
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Nurses, hospital staff and supporters held a lunchtime rally outside Newcastle’s Mater Hospital, to demand better patient and staff safety. Steve O’Brien reports.
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Broadcasters are looking to artificial intelligence to replace journalists, which will mean job cuts and adversely impact how news is reported. C S Hughes reports.
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Workers and unionists gathered at Station Pier, Port Melbourne, to protest Carnival Cruise’s exploitation of its migrant workforce. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Jaime López García, president of the National Union of Coal Industry Workers, speaks to Green Left’s Ben Radford about how workers are responding to Colombia’s declining coal industry and bringing forward demands for a just transition for coal workers and their communities.
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Colombian coal workers against genocide: An interview with Sintracarbón President Jaime López García
Jaime López García, president of the National Union of Coal Industry Workers in Colombia, speaks to Green Left’s Ben Radford about coal workers’ solidarity with Palestinians and the role of workers in upholding human rights.
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Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv constitutes “a direct and deliberate threat not only to Ukraine but also to European countries”, says the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine, which has launched an international solidarity appeal. Kerry Smith reports.
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While it is difficult to predict how the uprising in Iran will develop, writes Mary Merkenich, Iranians deserve our international solidarity in their legitimate struggle for economic, political and social rights and against tyranny.
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Swift condemnation has followed the United States government’s military attacks on Venezuela, reports Ben Radford.