Britain
Britain: Good result for Socialist Party member in Unison general secretary election
Socialist Party member in British public sector union, UNISON, comes second in General Secretary election campaign.
Month: February 2005
France
France: 160,000 school students in strikes and protests
Just two days after the half-term holidays ended for all school students the streets of France filled with school students striking and demonstrating against the education ‘reform’.
History & Anniversaries
History: Holocaust week
Who was responsible and what we should remember?
History & Anniversaries
history: The Holocaust – who was to blame?
The sixtieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz has produced a plethora of TV and radio documentaries, newspaper features and statements from leading politicians.
Pakistan
pakistan: deepening crisis in Baluchistan province
eyewitness report from the Pakisani province of Baluchistan
USA
US: Organized Labor in Crisis
"More than 50 million [U.S.] workers don’t have a union but want one. Few workers are able to join unions and their strength is divided … into separate unions instead of building their strength in […]
Ireland Republic
Ireland Republic: Socialist MP attacks Prime Minister over convicted ex-minister
The following is a transcript of their exchange:
USA
US: Keep Wall Street out of Social Security
Why workers should oppose Bush’s privatization plan
Slovakia
Slovakia: Appeal for international solidarity
Dear collegues,
Pakistan
Pakistan: SMP organises solidarity demonstration with ZOO Papier
Lahore. More than 50 people came to the solidarity demonstration organised by the SMP, the CWI section in Pakistan. All the main trade unions had representatives at the demonstration.