Month: May 2008

Shop stewards say they will now defy and resist the Unite injunction barring them from protesting at Transport House

"Unite are trying to deny us our democratic right to peacefully protest." Gordon McNeill

Politicians Qatar power-sharing deal no solution

Gordon McNeill remains on hunger strike at Transport House – His protest enters the 14th day.

Sectarian politicians’ power-sharing Assembly not a solution

$33 billion cuts announced

8,000 school students strike and march in Berlin

Legal bills understood to be paid – Unite union promise to make compensation offer

Public-sector employees, teachers and fishing industry workers take industrial action

“The Lisbon Treaty demands more expenditure on the armaments industry and intensifies the militarisation of the European Union”.

Anti-immigrant attacks – a warning to working class

Christofias promises ‘worker-friendly’ policies and resolution of national question – Will he succeed?

The Provincial Council election in the East will enter history as one of the most rigged elections in Sri Lanka.

“Resolve the situation in favour of Gordon and his comrades”

Campaigning for a new mass workers’ party

Press release issued by the sacked Belfast airport workers on 19 May 2008

Urgent protests needed!

Former Socialist Party TD (MP) condemns attacks on workers’ rights

Wealth and privilege put before aid

New balance of forces in Lebanon – US imperialism threatens intervention

Mass working class action shows way to end authoritarian rule and poverty

New balance of forces in Lebanon – US imperialism threatens intervention

Over 12,000 dead and 19,000 buried

What prospects for the national conflict?

Growing fear that the Tories will win the next UK general election.

The only political party to have a demonstration and rally in Colombo

Right wing opposition and the rich attempt to divide country

Sectarian street clashes and militias road blocks

Mayday pictures

Capitalism brought to its knees

Beginning of a United Workers’ Movement

Beginning of a United Workers’ Movement

For the Building of a United Workers’ Movement

The continuing public sector strikes were a dominating theme in May Day demonstrations in Sweden and Denmark.

Good response to CWI paper and leaflets in Rotterdam and Amsterdam.

Booming growth or looming crisis?

Opposition to the state Labor government’s plans to privatise the electricity industry.

Food prices and workers’ rights are key issues

Rich tributes paid to the Chicago Martyrs

Election meltdown for New Labour

Union leaders play hardball with workers

Lebanon activists to stage 4 May solidarity action

TURCP led-rallies often larger than the ‘official’ rallies

Protests against anti-immigrant Brussels mayor and neo-Nazi group

Exception to the trend