1. Political Strikes in the European Crisis Dr. Florian Wilde (Rosa Luxemburg Foundation) PODEMOS Summer University

2. Florian Wilde Political Strikes in the European Crisis

3. A Typology of Strikes DIRECTION economic vs. political strike EXTENSIONsectoral vs. general strike FUNCTION self-determined goals (offensive strike) vs. defensive against economic or political goals (defensive strike) FORMdemonstrative strike vs. fighting strikes (based on Rosa Luxemburg, The Mass Strike, the Political Party and the Trade Unions [1906])

4. Florian Wilde Political Strikes in the European Crisis Strikes in the European Crisis Political, general, defensive, demonstrative strikes: Against national governments, EU, Troika Across sectors Against cuts Limited to one or two days (symbolic)

5. General Strikes in Europe, Sept. 2008-Sept 2012: 36 Greece16 Italy8 France6 Portugal3 Spain2 Belgium1

6. Florian Wilde Political Strikes in the European Crisis Quelle: Kelly/Hamann 2010

7. Florian Wilde Political Strikes in the European Crisis The rise of the political strikes in Western Europe Economic and General Strikes (EU-15 plus Norway), 1980-2011 Source: Hamann et al. 2012

8. Germany, the big black hole in the map of General Strikes in Europe

9. Strike numbers: Germay and other countries

10. Strikes and wages

11. Decline of Strikes in Germany 1970-2004

12. Slow return of strikes in Germany, 2004-14

13. Decline of Union members in Germany