With this message we would like to raise the issue of the expression of solidarity with the struggles and mobilizations of the working people in Europe against the workers rights and achievements and the attacks on the labor movement.
· On the 4th of February a demonstration will be organized in France against the decision of French class justice to put 8 activists of Goodyear CGT union in jail, because they did hard fight for keep their jobs.
· In Greece the preparations for the strike on the 4th of February against the attack on Social Security are escalating.
· RMT in England is also organizing mobilizations and strikes in defense of workers rights, dismissal of staff, rates of pay and conditions of service, breakdown of industrial relations, and safety concerns.
· On February 16th, 32 workers of the Mercedes Benz who were on strike will be taken to the court and there will be solidarity campaigns in several cities in Germany at the factory gates. These disputes are over different things including
We call the class based trade unions of Europe to express their solidarity and support to these struggles and mobilizations.
The European Regional Office WFTU.
