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Month: February 2009

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History & Anniversaries

History: Iran 1979: A revolution that was taken from the working class

27 February 2009 Chris Moore

Why did counter-revolution triumph instead?

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Ireland: Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) ballots for 30 March general strike

26 February 2009 Michael Murphy, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)

Scrap the ‘pension levy’ – Make the bankers, speculators and big business pay for the crisis!

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Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe: General strike in the French-speaking Caribbean

26 February 2009 Virginie Pregny

The workers of Guadeloupe and Martinique are showing the way!

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Ireland: Over 100,000 workers demonstrate against government cuts

24 February 2009 Kevin McLoughlin, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland), Dublin

For united action of all workers to defeat government!

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Kashmir

Kashmir: Health workers force government to accept demands!

24 February 2009 Jamal Khan, CWI in Kashmir

But further struggle will be needed

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Bolivia

Bolivia: Approval of the new constitution opens up a new political chapter

24 February 2009 Adam Ziemkowski, Alternativa Socialista Revolucionario (CWI in Bolivia)

Masses must move on to struggle for socialism!

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Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe: Massive general strike intensifies

23 February 2009 CWI

Solidarity demonstrations across France

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Our activity

CWI Analysis: How to fight the economic crisis

23 February 2009 Peter Taaffe

Capitalist crisis, mass consciousness and a socialist programme

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Latin America

CWI Latin American School: The Importance of Indigenous movements in Latin America

23 February 2009 CWI reporter

Report from school’s final day

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Britain

Britain: Meeting on Lindsey oil refinery dispute – Workers strike back

20 February 2009 Socialist Party reporters (CWI in England & Wales)

Fighting trade union leadership needed

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Ireland: Thousands rally against attacks on public sector workers

19 February 2009 Socialist Party reporters (CWI in Ireland)

Overwhelming vote for strike action

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Kashmir

Kashmir: Health Workers’ Strike Action

19 February 2009 Jamal Khan, CWI, Kashmir

Government of Pakistani occupation threatens to crush strike

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Israel / Palestine

Israel: Election results indicate the deepening political crisis

18 February 2009 Shahar Ben-Khorin, Maavak Sozialisti, (CWI in Israel)

Another unstable government guaranteed

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Latin America

CWI Latin American school: Bolivia and Venezuela

18 February 2009 Sascha Stanicic, CWI, reporting from Brazil

Where are they going?

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Latin America

Latin America: CWI School – Sunday report

18 February 2009 Nikos Anastasiadis, CWI, reporting from Brazil

Discussions on capitalist oppression and the socialist alternative

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Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe: General strike gathers force and spreads

18 February 2009 Interview with Jean Claude Tormin (Guadeloupe trade unionist) by Virginie Prégny, Gauche révolutionnaire, CWI in France

Neglect and discrimination behind explosion of anger

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Middle East & North Africa

Middle East: A witness to the Gaza slaughter

17 February 2009 Socialist Struggle Movement (CWI in Israel)

Israeli residents “used as trading cards”

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Latin America

Latin America: 2nd CWI Latin American school

17 February 2009 Pablo Alderete reports from Brazil

Building the forces of Marxism in a new period

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Italy

Italy: Mass strike and demonstration

17 February 2009 Chris Thomas, Lotta (CWI in Italy)

Public and private sector unite in angry mood

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Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Urgent solidarity action for trade unionists

16 February 2009 Victor Leon (CWI Costa Rica)

Workers’ leaders victimised

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France

France: January’s general strike first but not last response to Sarkozy

16 February 2009 Leïla Messaoudi

New Anti-capitalist Party can grow fast with clear socialist policies

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Britain

Britain: Support Yahya al Faifi!

13 February 2009 CWI

Saudi Trade Union dissident facing deportation

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ARCHIVE | Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna was the CWI section in Sweden until 2019

Sweden: The bin strike – a victory for all workers

13 February 2009 Elin Gauffin, Rattvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI in Sweden)

Militant action gets results

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Britain

Britain: Bankers’ bonuses – daylight robbery!

12 February 2009 Peter Taaffe

Take the banks into full public ownership and control

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Scotland

Scotland: Vendetta continues against socialist fighter

12 February 2009 Philip Stott, International Socialists (CWI in Soctland)

Defend Tommy and Gail Sheridan!

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Ireland: Waterford Crystal – workers, united, will never be defeated

11 February 2009 Kevin McLoughlin, Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland)

An example to all workers

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in Australia until 2019

Australia: Bushfires

10 February 2009 Anthony Main, Socialist Party (CWI Australia), Melbourne

A disaster worsened by capitalism

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Ukraine

Ukraine: Kherson Factory occupied

10 February 2009 Vika A and Aleksei A (CWI in Crimea)

Workers demand control!

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ARCHIVE | Socialist Alternative was the CWI section in the USA until 2019

US: Interest in socialism surging

9 February 2009 Dan DiMaggio

Marx on the cover of time magazine in Europe – Capitalism losing legitimacy

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Britain

Britain: Construction workers’ strike scores victory at Lindsey oil refinery

7 February 2009 Bill Mullins

Lessons of the dispute

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Guinea

Guinea: Africa’s latest coup

6 February 2009 Segun Sango

What will it mean for the poor masses?

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Ireland: State ‘defence forces’ refuse to be used against workers

6 February 2009 Article by Conor Lally, from the Irish Times, Wednesday 5 February

New period of struggles opens up

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Britain

Britain: Lindsey refinery, Workers show their strength

5 February 2009 Alistair Tice, Socialist Party, reporting from the Lindsey refinery strike

Strikes repel attacks on jobs and conditions

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Britain

Britain: Oil refinery and power station strikes

5 February 2009 Editorial

Firm strike leadership gains results

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: United Socialist Party candidate and campaigners remanded on trumped up charges

5 February 2009 Srinath Perera=

Appeal for protests as pro-government thugs are used yet again to silence opposition

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Ireland: Mass unemployment returns to Ireland

4 February 2009 Socialist Party (CWI Ireland) leaflet

Don’t bailout the bankers – Nationalise Dell & Waterford Crystal!

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Iceland

Iceland:: Protest at NATO meeting

3 February 2009 Kristofer Lundberg in Reykjavik

"Snowballs are lighter than bombs!"

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Middle East & North Africa

Middle East: Dubai financial city becomes ghost town

3 February 2009 Tamer Mahdi, CWI in Lebanon

Arab summit sees nothing on offer for working people and poor

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Catastrophe in the north

3 February 2009 =

Spoil Sri Lankan government’s ‘Freedom Day’ celebrations!

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Ireland: Hundreds of workers occupy Waterford Crystal plant

2 February 2009 Kevin McLoughlin, Socialist Party, reporting from Waterford

Nationalisation a necessity!

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Britain

Britain: What’s really behind the Lindsey Oil Refinery strike

2 February 2009 Keith Gibson (personal capacity) G.M.B. (general union) - elected onto unofficial strike committee

Strike action spreads – defend rights, wages and conditions!

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Britain

Britain: Strikes spread throughout refinery and power industry

2 February 2009 Alistair Tice

Demands proposed by Socialist Party supporters agreed by mass meeting

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France

France: Millions strike against Sarkozy’s policies

2 February 2009 Alex Rouillard

Movement already larger than in 2006 and the beginning of the general strike of 1995

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Ireland: Workers occupy Waterford Crystal plant

1 February 2009 Press release by Joe Higgins, Socialist Party, Dublin

Protect The Jobs: Nationalise Now!

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