4) Street Protests Led by Trade Union Leaders Across Europe

Excerpts from EUobserver article by Leigh Phillips, May 18, 2009

“Hundreds of thousands of workers took to the streets of European capitals over the weekend as the economic crisis squeezes wages and jobs across the continent in a series of official actions led by European trade union leaders.

“Some 350,000 people marched through the streets of Berlin (100,000), Brussels (40,000), Madrid (50,000) and Prague (20,000), with smaller demonstrations elsewhere, including Birmingham (7,000) and Bucharest (5,000 – 10,000), according to figures from the European Trade Union Confederation.

“The size of these Euro-demonstrations reveals the widespread concerns for the future.”