Nationwide Strike Paralyzes Belgium’s Ports, Airports, and Services

Wide support for nationwide general strike in Belgium. Government with long strike list.

General strike shuts down much of Belgium as ruling elite demands more military spending

The growing movement of the working class in Belgium is developing under conditions of rising opposition to militarism continent-wide.

This Monday's general strike on the common front CSC-FGTB has been well followed. Other actions will follow. A general strike on 29 April? It's not clear... ...

In Belgium, the two major trade unions ABVV and ACV have called for a general strike against the austerity policies of the right-wing government, with participation below expectations.

Some 8,000 artists and art workers in Belgium make use of the so-called artist statute - a regulation that, how dare they, allows them to avoid having to work in a call centre between two performances or projects. A luxury, right? The current government has decided that this specific statute should now be examined, of course in the name of fairness - between all Belgians, because everyone knows: fairness starts with abolishing ...

On Monday, workers in the whole of Belgium put down their work to protest against a planned pension reform of the new government, which foresees various attacks on the Belgian social system. The harsh austerity of the Belgian "Arizona" coalition, which began at the end of January 2025 as a new government of right, conservative and liberal parties, has been causing great displeasure in the country for many weeks. However, the social cuts planned …