General strike on 14 of November and Aurore Martin

CGT yesterday in Iruña

On 14 of November, .spanish main trade unions (UGT and CCOO) have called a general strike in all spanish state. According to them, spanish goverment in destroying the welfare state and with that general strike they want to protect it. In south basque country, some little pro-independence trade unions (ESK for example) and anarchists (CGT and CNT) have also called for general strike. Other social organizations also support the general strike.

LAB (pro-independence and socialist trade union) have refused to support that general strike. In their opinion, UGT and CCOO do not respect Basque Country reality ("here we work, here we decide") and they are defending a dead system. For LAB, all the capitalist system must be changed and replaced for a new economical and social system (not only doing renovations). The other main basque trade union, ELA, have not supported the general strike but neither rejected it.

Aurore Martin

Aurore Martin (militant of Batasuna in north basque country and arrested yesterday), is now in "Audencia Nacional" (the spanish special court created to fight against basque struggle). Her arrest have been very critized in north basque country. For "Batasuna" (Abertzale left), french president (Hollande) is supporting spanish repression policity against basque country. They have also rejected the theory that she has been arrested in a "rutinary police control". In fact, french police two false convoys in the extradition of Aurore Martin to spanish state. Some members of UMP (Nicolas Sarkozy political party) and PSF (Hollande political party) are worried with that police operation. The interior ministers of spain and france have congratulated each other.

The main newspapers of french state have expressed their suprise with the police operation.

It is the first time that french state arrest and extradite a basque militant (and no member of ETA) with french nationality to spanish state. Aurore Martin is accused of participating in public acts of "Batasuna" (pro-independence and socialist political party). Batasuna is outlawed in spanish state but not in french state.