Month: March 2006

Mass struggle needed to defeat government’s cuts

Urgent protest action need!

In the council and provincial elections which took place on Thursday, 30 March, the United Socialist Party (CWI in Sri Lanka) won one seat and massively improved its vote in many other areas.

Volcanic anger of working class against New Labour

Activists arrested – Solidarity needed urgently!

Hundreds hear the socialist case at CWI meetings

No to boss’s backsliding – Support the Kholodmash plant workers!

No to anti-immigrant legislation! Full rights for immigrants – papers for all!

Over one million local government workers across Britain and Northern Ireland are expected to strike over their pension rights, on Tuesday 28 March.

On the 26th of March, there were federal state elections in Germany, and local council elections in Hessen.

Tuesday March 28’s "day of action" saw new mass protests and strikes throughout France against the government.

But workers face petty, vindictive management

‘Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are’

Only united working class struggle can win national rights

No party represents interests of working class

For a general strike!

Protests in Brussels and Amsterdam

After last Saturday’s million and half strong protest against both the new CPE, youth employment contact law, and the French government in general the key issue has become how the struggle will develop.

Party needed for the millions, not the millionaires

United workers and youth strike action to defeat employment laws

3rd anniversary of Bush’s war

Opposition to Berlusconi but ‘Unione’no real alternative

Text of CWI leaflet

Is Iraq really sliding into a sectarian civil war? And if so, is it a divide and rule tactic of imperialism?

Support given to 2,300 sacked Habib Bank workers

Balkan leaders and imperialist powers responsible for wars and division

The massive 7 March demonstrations, when at least half a million protested, marked a turning point.

What kind of a new left do we need?

“All out on the 15th” demands the main leaflet produced by Xekinima, the Greek section of the cwi, in the run-up to the calling of another general strike called by the general confederations of workers […]

Biggest fuel price hike ever

Four schools continue to function despite freezing temperatures

Demonstrations and clashes reminiscent of apartheid era

Interview with Bishkek strike leaders

US imperialism threatens

Washington hawks aim to remove Iranian regime

CWI argues for principled, socialist policies

Available on the SP website.

Membership ballot confirms decision of party conference

Bush seeks to boost business deals and allies in the region

Workers and poor need to fight on independent socialist programme

Isolated king supported by China and the US

No way forward on a capitalist basis

On China’s highly automated assembly lines, the capitalists prefer to use female labour and even child labour.

Corruption and cronyism have driven thousands onto the streets

Corruption at the Heart of Corporate Politics

The fundamental emancipation of women lies in the achievement of a classless society.

Forbidden to forget

Socialists travel thousands of kilometres for vital discussions

Polls in the US, the day before yesterday, proved how pessimism about the Iraq war and dissaproval with Bush’s domestic policies have pushed approval ratings to an all-time low. Only 34% of the American public […]

President of Nigeria Labour Congress recognises role played by Democratic Socialist Movement

To mark International Women’s Day (8 March) this year, the Committee for a Workers’ International is publishing a collection of nine articles contributed by members of our sections across the globe.

International Women’s Day will be celebrated on 8th March in Pakistan and other countries with large Muslim populations in a situation where Islamic religious parties and groups are still agitating against the blasphemous cartoons printed […]

The 2006 budget drawn up by Trevor Manual, the finance minister, has been lauded by the media and by the capitalists’ ‘advisers’ throughout the country.

A group of around forty women have been leading a struggle for jobs and pay at the Selfex factory in the south east of Caracas for several weeks.

For over a year the German service trade union Ver.di has been attempting through a campaign to set up workers’ councils (Betriebsraete) in the retail chain, Lidl in order to improve conditions of employment.

The campaign activities up to the 8 March reached top speed.

We are constantly told by the mainstream media that girls are outperforming boys at school and that young women now have more opportunities and choice than women of previous generations.

The political situation in Belgium has changed a lot in the past year.

In Australia, over the last year the Socialist Party (CWI Australia) has concentrated its political activity for working women in Victoria on fighting against the Industrial Relations legislation which will impact on the living standards […]

Have you ever thought what your mother’s life was like, or your grandmother’s?

Compiled from United Nations and other reports