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Iran: workers organise against regime

mkcommunists wrote 7 minutes ago: More than 300 workers in the Abadan oil refinery gathered on Thursday November 12 to protest against … more →

Tags: Anti-War, Hands Off the People of Iran, INTERNATIONAL, Solidarity, Weekly Worker, Abadan oil refinery, Bandar Abbas Oil refinery, Coordinating Committee to Form Workers’ Organisations, Iran

CWU President Jane Loftus resigns from SWP

mkcommunists wrote 25 minutes ago: Following her vote, on the Communication Workers Union’s postal executive committee, for the a … more →

Tags: PCS union, Weekly Worker, Communication Workers Union, CWU, Interim Agreement, Jane Loftus, Martin & John, Pc's, postal executive committee

Well Fancy that

bristolwestpaul wrote 17 hours ago: I had the honour of attending the wake of an activist once dubbed “the most dangerous man in B … more →

Tags: Socialism, Will Fancy

paris undocumented workers on strike: so where next?

davidbroder wrote 1 day ago: from Où va la CGT: see here for an interview with migrant worker reps and report on the occupation o … more →

Tags: Anti-racism, factory occupation, France, organising for class struggle, Strikes, Migrant Workers, Occupation, ou va la cgt, Paris

A short, personal history of class and gender inequality in the NHS (part 1)2 comments

paulinlancs wrote 1 day ago: It 20-odd years ago now, but I still remember  exactly where his bed was – second on the right … more →

Tags: Gender Politics

latin american workers in unite: from heroes to pariahs

internationalcommunist wrote 1 day ago: In September 2009 Unite the union ordered the Latin American Workers Association (LAWAS) without not … more →

Tags: Anti-racism, organising for class struggle, unite, Justice For Cleaners, Latin American Workers Association, Migrant Workers, The commune

SWP: Bring Loftus to account

oxfordcommunists wrote 2 days ago: Dave Isaacson condemns leading SWP members who continually undermine and sabotage attempts to forge … more →

Tags: The Left, Communication Workers Union, CWU, CWU sell-out, CWU sellout, Jane Loftus, postal executive committee, socialist worker, Socialist Workers' Party

The Man Who Wouldn't Die1 comment

rogerhollander wrote 2 days ago: Today marks the 94th anniversary of labor hero Joe Hill’s death by firing squad. (Photo: david … more →

Tags: History, Labor, Anti-Capitalism, capitalism, Dick Meister, History, Industrial Unions, Industrial Workers, IWW

voting labour is not a fall-back option2 comments

davidbroder wrote 3 days ago: “Because if they didn’t vote for a lizard,” said Ford, “the wrong lizard mig … more →

Tags: Labour Party, McDonnell, organising for class struggle, social democracy, The Left, gordon brown, Labour, LRC, The commune

The New Spectre Haunting Europe: The ECJ, Trade Union Rights and the British Government

rikowski wrote 5 days ago: THE NEW SPECTRE HAUNTING EUROPE: THE ECJ, TRADE UNION RIGHTS AND THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT From the Ins … more →

Tags: activism, Conferences, News and politics, Barry Camfield, Billy Hayes, Bob Crow, EBJ, Employment, employment rights

Men (not) at work!1 comment

riteratlarge wrote 6 days ago: Saare, now it's our turn! Photo: Rajesh Parambil The labour and trade unions of Kerala have alwa … more →

Tags: Kerala, Elephants, Strikes, slices of kerala life, riteratlarge

tribute to ernesto leal... and more attacks on latino workers by unite bureaucrats1 comment

lacomunauk wrote 6 days ago: collaboratively produced by members of the Latin American Workers’ Association (leerlo en cast … more →

Tags: Anti-racism, la comuna, unite, Latin American Workers Association, Migrant Workers, The commune

Socialism 2009 - what future for the Left?8 comments

Dave Semple wrote 1 week ago: For session 2 of last Sunday’s Socialism 2009 conference, organised by the Socialist Party, I … more →

Tags: General Politics, Labour Party News, local democracy, Marxism, Sectariana, Socialism

Socialism 2009: Thoughts on the Vestas campaign

Dave Semple wrote 1 week ago: In between sessions at Socialism 2009, I took some time to chat to some of the attendees, including … more →

Tags: General Politics, Labour Party News, local democracy

what is the union bureaucracy?1 comment

internationalcommunist wrote 1 week ago: by Alberto Durango, a Colombian cleaner activist whose involvement in militant organising initiative … more →

Tags: la comuna, The commune, Bureaucracy, TUC, unite

Representation crises....

darrellgoodliffe wrote 1 week ago: Reach your minds back into the mists of time for a second; once there was one party a Liberal Party … more →

Tags: bin strikes, BRitish National Party, Conservatives, David Cameron, Labour Party, leeds, liberal democrats, Liberal Party, Nick Clegg

Militants condemn sell-out

mkcommunists wrote 1 week ago: Abandoning postal strikes in the run-up to Christmas is at best mistaken, writes Jim Moody Did they … more →

Tags: Weekly Worker, Billy Hayes, Communication Workers Union, CWU, Dave Ward, Negotiations, Postal Strikes, Royal Mail, TUC

Militants condemn sell-out

oxfordcommunists wrote 1 week ago: Abandoning postal strikes in the run-up to Christmas is at best mistaken, writes Jim Moody Did they … more →

Tags: Billy Hayes, christmas post, Communication Workers Union, CWU, Dave Ward, Negotiations, Royal Mail, TUC

Support UNISON activist Caroline Bedale1 comment

Liam wrote 1 week ago: CAROLINE BEDALE from Manchester has been banned from holding UNISON office for 8 years. All charges … more →


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