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Socialist Progressives

socialist_n_TN

(11,481 posts) Sun May 4, 2014, 07:32 PM May 2014

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Just saw where the miners, chemical workers, and metalworkers in Ukraine....

(the eastern part) have gone out on a general strike to protest the coup in Kiev. Starting to get even more interesting.

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Just saw where the miners, chemical workers, and metalworkers in Ukraine.... (Original Post) socialist_n_TN May 2014 OP

Mass layoffs are happening now, since all factories were sustained by trade with Russia newthinking May 2014 #1

Also, they are objecting to the "Maidan Tax" that was being removed from their meager salaries newthinking May 2014 #2

K #5 Omaha Steve May 2014 #3

newthinking

(3,982 posts)

1. Mass layoffs are happening now, since all factories were sustained by trade with Russia

Reply to socialist_n_TN (Original post)

Mon May 5, 2014, 12:08 AM

May 2014

Things are going to get very rough indeed.

newthinking

(3,982 posts)

2. Also, they are objecting to the "Maidan Tax" that was being removed from their meager salaries

Reply to socialist_n_TN (Original post)

Mon May 5, 2014, 12:09 AM

May 2014

Omaha Steve

(99,805 posts)

3. K #5

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Mon May 5, 2014, 10:01 PM

May 2014

Made the greatest tab list.

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