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This May Day stand with Venezuelan trade unionists against US sanctions

By Matt Willgress for Labour Outlook As has been written about more here, this May Day will be the first in Venezuela since Trump’s deadly and illegal assault on the country (which killed over 100 people) – and the accompanying kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro – on January 3. It will also see massive mobilisations from …

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Oppose Trump’s show trial of Venezuela’s President Maduro

By Francisco Dominguez for The Morning Star Donald Trump’s military assault against Venezuela in January 2026 bombed four cities, killed over 100 people and saw the brutal kidnapping of Venezuela’s president and first lady. President Nicolas Maduro and Celia Flores were taken to the Metropolitan Detention Centre in Brooklyn, New York, where they were criminally indicted …

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Voices from Venezuela – Solidarity 2 months on from Trump’s attack

Tim Young reports for Labour Outlook on a unique online meeting which heard directly from Venezuela’s progressive movements, organised by the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign and streamed by Arise – a Festival of Left Ideas, on Tuesday March 3rd. Louise Regan (National Education Union Executive member) as Chair introduced the meeting by recalling the US forces’ …

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Venezuelan TUC thanks VSC for solidarity against war and interventions

Caracas, 14 January 2026 Bolivarian Socialist Trade Union Central of the City, Countryside and Fishing Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela International Coordination Dear Comrade Francisco Dominguez National Secretary of the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign, United Kingdom Please accept fraternal and combative greetings from the Bolivarian Socialist Trade Union Central of the City, Countryside and Fishing (CBST-CCP), on …

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NO WAR ON VENEZUELA – PROTEST OUTSIDE DOWNING ST

EMERGENCY PICKET Monday 5 Jan | 6PMOutside Downing Street, London, SW1A 2AA In the early hours of Saturday morning, Donald Trump ordered an illegal and dangerous military aggression against Venezuela, bombing large parts of Caracas and kidnapping Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro.    This attack is wholly illegal and unjustified. It is a US regime-change operation against a sovereign …

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