The Austurian coal miners’ strike, called at the end of May by the principal unions representing the workers (CC.OO and UGT), indefinitely, to contest a brutal reduction in state support for the sector (over 60%), continues with what can only be described as heroic resistance on the part of the miners (demonstrations, occupation of mines, road blockades, local general strikes, etc). Initially promised an economic reconversion plan, the latter has been abandoned by the Rajoy government in the fever to cut public expenses. The consequences, for all of those who depend on the industry for their livelihood, are brutal.
Update from Greece
We should never forget that parliamentary democracy is a deeply undemocratic institution. This was already noted as far back as the 1700s, if we recall Rousseau's comments on the Brittish. To quote Rudolf Rocker "Within the Socialist movement ifself the Anarchist represents the viewpoint that the war against capitalism must be at the same time a war against all institutions of political power, for in history economic exploitation has always gone hand in hand with political and social oppression". We may add that just as the commodity represents the alienated and reified result of exploited labor, one that has turned around and consumes its producer, parliamentary democracy reflects the parallel/correlate reification of political power as the political exploitation of the vast majority.
http://blog.occupiedlondon.org/2012/06/18/responsibility-claim-for-the-burnt-ballot-box-in-exarcheia/