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ORGANIZER OF THE PROTEST MARCHES FOR UNLIMITED TRAVEL ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT, IGOR LOBAREV BEATEN UP IN NOVOSIBIRSK

One of the organizers and active participants in the mass protests against the abolition of unlimited travel for pensioners in Novosibirsk, Igor Lobarev on the eve of another rally was kidnapped and beaten up by unknown persons. On April 30, Тайге.инфо was able to contact Lobareva, who spoke about how in the morning on April 29 he was forcibly taken to a forest and kept there for several hours.

According to Igor Lobarev, around 9:30 am (6:30 am Moscow time) on Demakov street in Novosibirsk Akademgorodok someone shouted out to him from behind. Turning around, the activist was violently assaulted, and then a sack was pulled over his head, then he was bundled into a car. In the car, 56-year-old Lobarev tried to resist the kidnappers but was beaten up.

The political activist was taken into a forest, where he was told that there was nothing for him to do at the protest rallies and to stay away from them. In addition, according to Lobarev, the kidnappers said that it was they who had set fire to his car a few weeks ealier - shortly before another previous rally.

Approximately at 15:00 (12:00 Moscow time), Igor Lobarev was released. It was just at this time that on Lenin Square a rally at which he was to speak had ended. The kidnappers broke the sim-card in his mobile phone, and because of that, on the evening of 29 April he was unavailable.

Igor Lobarev examined his injuries from the beatings and reported the incident to the law enforcement bodies. According to Тайги.инфо (Taygi.info), the attack on him is now already under investigation.
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APRIL 29 AT KOMSOMOLSK-ON-AMUR, MARCH AND RALLY OF TEACHERS AND PARENTS OF TEN SCHOOLS WAS HELD

05.05.2011 10:46

The city administration wants to close secondary school № 10, situated in the village of Popov, referring to the supposedly lower class size. The school now teaches about 80 children from four villages - Halgaso, "Northern Town", Start, Popov. Another 100 children growing up, who in the coming years will also have to go to school.

The authorities are offering teachers and children to go to school number 35, which is located in the urban neighborhood of “Druzhba”. They will need to get there by bus that takes about an hour in each direction. In this case, shuttle buses from the village of Popova are to to town eavry 2.5 hours. Today in the village there are two kindergartens, and a House of Culture closed and abandoned. The school is the last centre of culture, and closing it down, means the authorities are abandoning the villagers “in the dark".

The residents of the village, parents and teachers are outraged by such indifference bythe city administration towards the people.

Therefore, a group of villagers together with representatives of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) had filed a notice to the authorities about the holding of a march and rally in defense of the ten schools.

A group of people marched along the pavement of Lenin Avenue and Prospect Mira from Lenin Square to Youth Square. The column was full of flags of the CPRF and the Komomols, with their own banner and placards.
At the rally the villagers, the parents of pupils, the teaching staff, and members of the Communist Party of the RF made speeches.

All speakers find it unacceptable to force children to travel about on buses, to deprive them of leisure time, healthy food, the possibilities of supplementary education in the afternoon, etc.,

At the rally, a resolution was read out, which was immediately handed to the management of the city administration since the head of the city did not want to meet with the teachers.

During the rally, members of the Communist Party held a popular referendum among those present.

"Sovyetskaya Rossiya" [30/04/2011]



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IN TROITSK, CHELYABINSK OBLAST, WORKERS AT “TEPLOENERGOREMONT – URALS” WENT ON STRIKE
05.05.2011 10:13

In Troitsk, Chelyabinsk region, more than a hundred workers at Teploenergoremont - Urals went on strike in front of the administration building of the company to demand payment of wage arrears, a pay rise and improvement in working conditions. This was reported by 1obl.ru.

According to company welder Andrey Tokarev, production per worker amounts to 60 thousand rubles, whilst wages remain at the 2003 level. "Moreover, they are cutting wages" – said the angered worker.

This is not the first protest by the employees. Earlier they expressed their dissatisfaction with the situation. In turn, from the management, there were no promises about the timing of payment of wage arrears and better working conditions. Reportedly, the situation has been taken under the control of the Troitsk city adminstration, however, there is to date, still no positive result.
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STRIKE FORCES MANAGEMENT OF AVTOVAZ TO PAY BONUSES
05.05.2011 10:06

Workers at the 14/1 metallurgical production (MP) at AvtoVAZ, having announced an "Italian strike" in protest against the unlawful deprivation of bonuses for "quality of work done”, have won their fight: their saleries will be recalculated for March and April. Attempts by management to smooth over the conflict have been unsuccessful, as workers have acted publicly and unitedly. Management had to issue an order that restores the bonuses - it was published on April 28 in press-volga.ru.

We recall that about 300 workers on shopfloor 14/1 of metallurgical production at AvtoVAZ for almost a month carried out an "Italian strike", refusing to work overtime because of nonpayment of bonues for March. Chairman of the official trade union ACM Nicholas Karagin denied this information and ignored the conflict, but alternative trade union activists of "Unity" supported the strike with advice and tips and help in organising.

ИА «ИКД»

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PROTEST RALLY BY MINERS IN KAZAKHSTAN
05.05.2011 09:56

Sixty miners from one of the "Kazchrom” mines in Aktyubinsky region came to a protest rally in the town of Khromtau.

They are dissatisfied with wages and working conditions. The workers were dispersed by the police, the problem remained unsolved, so the miners have promised to begin a general strike very soon.

Donskoy Mining – is one of the world's largest chrome ore mining complex. This is a structural unit of AO TNK Kazchrom, which, in turn, is part of the holding company Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) and is located in Khromtau in Aktyubinsky region. Here at the two mines in the plant last year, they have extracted more than four and a half million tons of ore.

Donskoy GOK gives Khromtau more than seven thousand new jobs and it is city forming enterprise. Sixty miners came to the square. According to the factory workers, the leadership deliberately set out a plan that is impossible for the miners to fulfil, to avoid paying decent wages. The miners feel that the the company has put such terms forwards because they know: another job in such a small town can not be found.

People do not believe that their problem will be solved so easily, so are promising to begin a general strike.

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