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Budget cuts to state education adopted in a denial of democracy
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Budget cuts to state education adopted in a denial of democracy [Education International] 09-06-2026
After 130 years Belgian liberal trade union initiates rebranding [The Times] 31-05-2026
Bpost services disrupted again as workers strike in Wallonia [The Times] 30-05-2026
Unions take to the streets in Brussels for public services emergency [EPSU] 13-05-2026
National strike: Between 40,000 and 75,000 workers protest on streets of Brussels [The Times] 13-05-2026
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This month in labour history
2-06-1936 A spontaneous strike by dockers in Antwerp ignited a general strike which lasts 3 weeks. 500,000 workers joined the walkout: miners, steelworkers, transport, public services and private companies. [more]
19-06-1932 10,000 miners from Wasmes and Hornu went on strike at the employers' announcement of a 5% cut in wages. The Levant's coal bosses announced the dismissal of 484 miners. [more]
20-06-1870 In Verviers, at the end of a demonstration against "the blood tax", when a worker named Gillis shouts to the soldiers "Be gentle to the people! " he is shot dead by a soldier who is promoted to corporal. [more]
27-06-1932 The government cuts unemployment benefits, particularly targeting married women. Committees of unemployed are created all over the country to organize a response. [more]