Organising for 30 June
A round-up of activities planned for the public sector strike on 30 June.Croydon: teachers and students unitingBy a Croydon teacher and South London AWL memberI got the news of the NUT and ATL...
View ArticleTories trail new anti-union laws
Some Tories want new laws that require an absolute majority rather than just a majority of those voting for a strike to be allowed.Predictably, the mainstream press has been full of suggestions, from...
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The left on 30 June: more "general nonsense"
As we approach the first large-scale strike against the Coalition cuts offensive, unrealistic demagogy about “General Strike” continues to proliferate on the left.The Socialist Party calls for a “one...
View ArticleRemembering Patrick Rolfe
Comrades who knew and worked with Patrick Rolfe remember him.Patrick Rolfe, a revolutionary socialist activist and member of Workers’ Liberty between 2008 and 2010, died on 10 June from a rare form of...
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Greece and the "quit the euro" debate
On the estimate of most economists, the “bail-outs” of Greece will not stop the Greek government eventually having to plead for postponement of its debts. In autumn 2008 big banks in the world’s...
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Who are the Socialist Party?
Peter Taaffe, leader of the Socialist Party (SP), has recently denounced the Alliance for Workers’ Liberty over Libya. We have replied, and challenged Taaffe to a debate (no formal reply yet). Who are...
View ArticleReinstate Arwyn now. Nothing less!
The RMT has had a few victories in Tribunals recently, but we should not let that cloud our understanding that they are essentially bosses' courts.Update 22 June: The Employment Tribunal today found...
View ArticleMake Unite fight in Labour
The political fight against the Labour Party leadership in Unite should be the business of the whole union not just those who are Party delegates.The rules conference of the Unite union (13-16 June)...
View ArticleUnison: hurry up and ballot
Over 600 delegates attended the Unison local government conference to plan the strategy for fighting the cuts on public services, jobs and pensions.Over 600 delegates attended the Unison local...
View ArticleNew Trades Council in Essex
Clacton Labour Party and the GMB union have been the driving force behind resurrecting the Tendring District Trades Council.In most areas, Labour councillors have been implementing cuts. Not all can be...
View ArticleNewsquest journalists to strike
National Union of Journalists members working for south London titles of the Newsquest group will join strikes on 30 June as they begin a four-day walkout on 27 June.National Union of Journalists...
View ArticleDoncaster council workers to join strike
Union activists expect “the vast majority” of schools in Doncaster to close as council workers prepare to strike alongside teachers on 30 June.Union activists expect “the vast majority” of schools in...
View ArticleSouthampton council workers fight to win
Local government workers in Southampton have been battering a cuts-happy Tory council with a programme of indefinite rolling strike action. Its creative strategies and levels of rank-and-file control...
View ArticleGreek workers demand: tax the rich!
Greece has a new cuts plan — and a new movement against the cuts. Rich Greeks have 600 billion euros in Swiss bank accounts (Der Spiegel, 7 February 2011) — a stash more than enough to solve the debt...
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Solidarity 3/209
Click here to download the paper as a pdf.Download pdf.Publications: Solidarity 209, 22 June 2011Tweet
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