CVO TALK -- for a revolutionary workers movement!

There is a general strike in Italy against the government's austerity budget. Read about it here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lar ... 30402.html

Also, a one day general strike in Portugal:

“Bruce Joffe, December 12, 2025 -

“Train services ground to a halt across Portugal yesterday, hundreds of flights were cancelled, and schools closed as unions launched a first general strike in more than a decade, in protest against proposed labor reforms.

“The minority centre-right government says the proposed changes – amending more than 100 labor-code articles – aim to boost productivity and spur economic growth. But unions accuse it of tilting power toward employers at the expense of workers’ rights, despite a strong economy and low unemployment.

“The bill, yet to be submitted to parliament, is expected to pass with backing from the far-right Chega party.”

In Bulgaria things have gone farther than in Italy or Portugal, though. There mass strikes and protests first caused the government to withdraw its anti-worker austerity bill, and then brought down the government.