General strike brings Belgium to a halt
The three trade union confederations organised a strongly supported general strike on 15 December. The action came following the massive national demonstration in November and regional strikes on 1 and 8 December. The unions are protesting at the austerity measures proposed by the government including an increase in the retirement age, cuts to social benefits and freezes of public sector pay. [Read solidarity message at > EPSU->http://www.epsu.org/a/11005] [Read more at > FGTB (FR)->http://www.fgtb.be/web/guest/home-fr] [And more at > ABVV (FR)->http://www.fgtb.be/web/guest/home-nl] [And more