Month: November 2005

Neo-liberal policies expose reactionary party’s ‘worker-friendly’ rhetoric

The massive toxic chemical spill, which left the city of Harbin without running water for a week, has drawn global attention to the downside of China’s boom.

Press statement from Joe Higgins, TD, Socialist Party

ICTU must call 24hour general strike now!

Sixty percent of Americans now think that the ’blood shed’ in Iraq is not worth it. The brunt of the ’bloodshed’ has of course been borne by the peoples of Iraq, around 100,000 of whom […]

Health of millions threatened

The Israeli government is collapsing in turmoil, forcing forward the date of the next general election by eight months.

Immigrant workers in Middle East are on the move

Youth and poor of war-torn country oppose neo-liberalism

Not the ‘endgame’ but continuation of ‘Troubles’ in a new form

Just over a week ago, according to many, the unthinkable happened: Amir Peretz, head of the Israeli trade union federation, the Histadruth, a rank outsider in the beginning of the election campaign, won the vote […]

Schools, hospitals and jobs will be lost…higher rates and new water tax…

December trade meeting has “fiasco” written all over it

Tremendous response from unions and working class internationally

But victory of communalist candidate poses danger for working class

Stop the repression of trade unionists!

protest message to RACE Management

Time to step up action against anti-worker laws – For a one day general strike!

Republican leadership considers entering coalition government with bosses’ parties

Socialist MP attacks replacing union workers with cheap, exploited labour.

Huge rallies protest against anti-union Industrial Relations laws

Successful rally and weekend of discussion and debate hosted by the Socialist Party

An appeal for support – Connex employees plan new strike

Hit by corruption scandals and accused of failing to prevent genocidal wars, the United Nations (UN) has little to celebrate on its 60th anniversary.

Only a socialist solution can save working people

Urgent appeal for further earthquake aid

’Chirac-Villepin-Sarkozy – We’ve had enough!"’

’Socialist’ government’s policies threaten French-style explosion

Thousands leave class rooms across country

As winter looms thousands more could die

Melbourne lobby highlights role of US and Australian imperialism

Low turnout poll ‘elects’ new reactionary parliament

‘Sarkozy: We’ve had enough! No to repression! No to racism!’

The result speaks in very clear language: there is no majority for the neo-liberal attacks of the previous red/green government of Gerhard Schröder and Joschka Fischer, or the even harsher ones proposed by Angela Merkel […]

Seven years in coalition government showed Greens were an establishment party

Reply to article in The Observer (UK).

Pro-capitalist and sectarian parties cannot provide solution

In the late nineteenth century, British imperialism found it increasingly difficult to provide a few crumbs to the working class from its very rich table.

New Labour’s 2005 conference signified another, and perhaps decisive, nail in the coffin of this party as a specifically working-class party, at least at its base.

Iraq war – lies and rising body count, Hurricane Katrina failures, conspiracy and cover-up

Lift the suspension threats – Urgent solidarity needed!

Thousands of poor occupying land in Taboão da Serra, São Paulo, under eviction threat

Constitution passed but nightmare remains

Pro-capitalist presidential winner will not bring peace and better living conditions

Resistance against government’s pension cuts far from “isolated”