Strike by construction workers in Chuvashia
On May 23 in Cheboksary a protest took place. The strike was held by workers engaged in the reconstruction of a bridge. The reason for the strike was the delay in the issuance of earnings. The workers did not receive pay for March and April.
Dozens of builders hired by the Moscow company announced temporary suspension of work until the debts were fully repaid.
According to the contractor, at the time of the strike, work done worth more than 96 million rubles were not paid.
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Strike by workers in Sakhalin Oblast
On May 18, construction workers announced a strike in North Kurilsk. They went to the city square and announced their claims to the employer - the company "Spiro".
According to the strikers, they have not been given a salary since March, and the authorities treat them like slaves. At the construction site in the order of things amount to a system of fines and boorish attitude towards the builders. The total amount of debt is more than 600 thousand rubles.
"We were not paid a salary, we were kicked out of the hostel. Now we are without a penny of money and on the street. We sit, wait. We came to work. But the attitude towards us is appalling. For the slightest delay or absenteeism on the construction sit we a issued with fines, verbal assaults and insults. We are treated as if we are not people. We have put up with this for a long time, but we do not intend to endure it any longer. We want to get our money and leave here. We do not intend to return to the construction site," said one of the builders.
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In Syktyvkar conductors organized a protest action
In mid-May, a strike began in the capital of the Komi Republic. Many conductors did not turn out for work to demonstrate their disagreement with the work rules imposed on them.
They were unable find another way to draw attention to their problems, except to go on strike. The decision to take this measure was arrived at by the Syktyvkar conductors on the day when they were informed of an announcement of new plans to collect money from each unit of transport, the amount of which was increased. When public transport workers learned about this, they could no longer remain silent.
Practically all the conductors are not officially "on the books", they work for an unofficial or "black" salary, which they receive daily from the sale of tickets. At the same time, earnings are only slightly higher than the subsistence level.
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Protest actions were held in the cities of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District
On May 19 in Noyabrsk a rally was held a against the dismissal of employees of the public sector. In this city, more than 170 people, are existing without a source of livelihood. It is very difficult to find work in Noyabrsk.
The protesters were not allowed to hold an event in the city centre, sending them to some backyard area to hold it.
Such "optimization" of the workforce can be done in other settlements of the region.
Simultaneously, solidarity actions were held in other cities of Yamal - Salekhard, Novy Urengoy, Muravlenko, Tarko-Sale. According to activists, the "optimization" of state employees in Noyabrsk is just the beginning. The authorities in the region often state that "everything is good and wonderful," but in reality there are many problems with work and housing. The protesters adopted resolutions demanding to stop implementation of decisions on the dismissal of state employees.
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In Ukraine, workers blocked the road and declared a strike
On May 21 in Poltava, the employees of the bakery products factory went out on strike. In addition, they blocked the movement of vehicles in the area of the bus stop "Optics", blocking traffic.
The reason for the strike is a three-month delay in the payment of wages.
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In Brazil, drivers with strike action helped to stop the rise in fuel prices
From May 20 to May 24, a strike by "truckers" took place in the country. More than a million people took part in it. During this time, 330 motorways were blocked in 23 of 27 regions of the country.
Drivers of heavy vehicles started a strike in protest against a sharp rise in price of fuel: the prices for it only in the last week increased five times. Protesters demanded a reduction in tariffs due to the revision of tax laws.
The strike ended with a partial victory of the strikers. Trade unions and the authorities of the country concluded an agreement according to which one of the taxes on diesel fuel is now abolished, and the tariff for its purchase at the gas station is fixed to the end of the year.
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Mass rallies in France
Protest action, held on May 26 in all major cities of the country, was attended by 250 thousand people. Over 80 thousand protesters took to the streets of Paris.
In the capital, the demonstration was at first calm, but an hour after its inception, the police used tear gas against the demonstrators. 32 people were detained.
Protests against the social and economic policy of Macron under the slogan "People's Tide" were held on the initiative of a coalition of leftist political forces and the largest trade unions of the country. In Paris, the head of one of the trade unions F. Martinez advised the president "to look out the window of his palace and see the real life".
Workers oppose legislative changes that are aimed at reducing the protection of workers' rights and strengthening the powers of the police. President Makron supports tax reform aimed at the big bourgeoisie and destroys the sphere of public services. The demonstrators opposed a government plan that made it difficult for students to attend state universities of their choice, introduces restrictive immigration laws and police-repressive methods in poor areas.
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Massive protest action in Belgium
On May 16, tens of thousands of citizens took to the streets in the centre of Brussels as part of a protest action against the state pension reform. According to the Belgian trade unions, at least 30,000 people gathered for the demonstration, who organized a long march.
Among its participants were representatives of the working class and pensioners, who directly and will be affected by the state reform.
Protesters are dissatisfied with the content of the draft of this innovation and believe that the government thereby infringes on the rights of the already poorest and least protected sections of the population.
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