When, throughout Europe, "leftwing" Governments, as well as rightwing ones
have similar policies: public services are broken up and privatised,
working conditions are under attack from casualisation, subsidies to the
bosses, attacks on the welfare system, and pensions, ...

When, throughout Europe, "leftwing" Governments, as well as rightwing ones
are criminalising both those who are fighting back, with repression
against
organised labour, and immigrants, with detention camps and deportation.

When, throughout Europe, "leftwing" Governments, as well as rightwing ones
have imperialist and neo-colonial foreign policies such as Iraq, Balkans,
Afghanistan, Africa and Latin America

When, throughout Europe, the trade unions are now collaborating with the
bosses, with no more strength of will to fight back.

We, anarcho-syndicalist, and revolutionary trade unionist organizations,
the "red and black coordination", on 1st May 2008, the day of labour and
international solidarity, renew our determination in our anticapitalist,
antiauthoritarian, antifascist, antisexist and revolutionary fight.

The red and black Coordination: ESE (Greece), WI (Poland), LA (Poland),
GGT (Spain), USI (Italy), IWW (GB), CNT (France), SAC (Sweden).