Hungary
Two-week Hungarian railway strike ends
The management of national railway MAV and the majority of unions struck a wage agreement late on Tuesday, bringing an end to a strike lasting just over two weeks.
The main union VDSZSZ, however, refused to sign the wage agreement, as the union is still pressing for a 7 percent wage increase. The union is also demanding a share for each worker of revenues resulting from the privatisation of MAV's cargo unit.
Deputy chairman of VDSZSZ Balazs Barany said that despite the signed agreement, a renewal of the strike was still possible in January.
Strikes hit Hungarian transport industry
A strike over pay by Hungarian rail workers severely disrupted traffic on most services on Monday and flights from Budapest Airport were delayed by a six-day-old strike for better working conditions.
Railway workers' union VDSZSZ extended a strike it launched in eastern Hungary to all lines after 1700 GMT on Sunday to demand higher wages and a one-off bonus from the sale of state railway firm MAV's freight unit.
Hungary: rail workers' strike becomes unlimited
Hungary's largest rail union announced that its members would continue their current strike indefinitely.
The strike began with a nine-hour stoppage on Friday, workers then recommenced action on Monday, practically paralysing Hungary's rail network. After this second one-day strike it was decided to continue action. According to the state rail company (MAV) only one in five trains ran yesterday, with the captial, Budapest, particularly affected.
The Hungarian Soviet Republic of 1919: The Forgotten Revolution - Alan Woods
Trotskyist Alan Woods on the Hungarian uprising of 1919. Wood's account suffers from the usual analytical errors by Trotskyists but is included for reference to these little-known events.
November 12, 1979
Hungarian revolution 1956 - Scorcher publications
An pamphlet on the revolution in Hungary 1956, reproduced from Scorcher publications. No.1 in a series of Council Communist Pamphlets.
Online version by http://www.af-north.org
Before October....
Hungary '56 - Nick Heath
A history of the Hungarian uprising of 1956, published as a special supplement of Anarchist Worker on the 20th anniversary in 1976
IT IS NOT out of love for nostalgia that we are commemorating the 1956 Hungarian uprising. Hungary '56 was a prime example of the working class itself reaching for power: doubly significant, it took place in one of the mythical 'workers' states'.
Hungary 56
Images from the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
History of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Hungary '56 archive
The Hungarian Revolution: 1956
This is an anonymous account of the events of the near revolution of 1956, containing interesting information from interviews with participants.
Details are included from Columbia University Research Project interviews with participants which are a nice complement to the information in our other Hungary '56 articles.
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For a short history, we recommend our article The Hungarian Uprising, 1956 on libcom.org/history.
Protests hit Hungary 1956 events
Ceremonies began outside the Hungarian parliament today to mark the 50th anniversary of the failed uprising against Soviet rule, but only after the streets had been cleared of hundreds of protesters.
There is strong opposition to the prime minister Ferenc Gyurzsany after he admitted lying to get into parliament.
Protesters have been present outside parliament for weeks, but were forced back by police in the early hours of Monday to make way for the official ceremonies. Later in the day it was reported that police had used tear gas and bullets against stone-throwing protestors.
Third night of anti-government protests in Budapest
Police have blamed ‘the far right and known football hooligans’ for the trouble as the conservative opposition party looks to capitalise on the ongoing demonstrations.
Thousands have been demonstrating outside parliament demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, already unpopular for being a ‘Socialist’ millionaire and his program of neoliberal austerity, he was caught out in a leaked tape recording admitting that his party “lied morning, noon and night” to get elected.
