Economic crisis, workers resisting

This video is on strikes in France.

European Commissioner Laszlo Andor described 2010 as an “annus horribilis” for unemployment, but warned that “2011 may still turn out to be the annus horribilis for social cohesion”: here.

IRISH BANKING CRISIS! – Helping to undermine the euro: here. See also here. And here.

A national miners’ strike in Spain in support of workers at the Alonso and Viloria mining corporations brought the industry to a standstill September 22-23: here.

Spanish youth unemployment: here.

Australia: As parliament convenes today, Treasury, big business leaders and the corporate media have already issued their instructions to the Labor government to get on with the job of implementing the next round of savage pro-market restructuring: here.

The chasm in incomes between the richest and poorest in the US grew to record proportions last year as young adults and children struggled to stay afloat in the recession: here.