Flying Damascas
Kingdom of Belgium
- Dec 14, 2019
- 500
This morning in the cities of Brussels, Ghent, Antwerpen, Liege, Oostende, and Mons workers in vital industries announced their decision to strike for higher wages and a return to self management in the workplace leaving their shifts to demonstrate their discontent with the new government and its preferance for privatization.
So far the Strikes have been relatively peaceful in their character and tone with no destructive impulses present on the ground. The Federal Police has been notified of the strikers intentions and shall reaffirm its commitment to maintaining law and order while seeking to respect the rights laid out in the national constitution. Two security detachments from the Federal Police, have been deployed at crucial positions at the fore mentioned locations as overwatch
Several Marxist and Anarchist organisations have issued declarations of solidarity with the strikers and are currently engaged in establishing mutual aid networks to support the strikers and their families as well as preparing self defense measures.
So far the Strikes have been relatively peaceful in their character and tone with no destructive impulses present on the ground. The Federal Police has been notified of the strikers intentions and shall reaffirm its commitment to maintaining law and order while seeking to respect the rights laid out in the national constitution. Two security detachments from the Federal Police, have been deployed at crucial positions at the fore mentioned locations as overwatch
Several Marxist and Anarchist organisations have issued declarations of solidarity with the strikers and are currently engaged in establishing mutual aid networks to support the strikers and their families as well as preparing self defense measures.
