Judy Beishon, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales), Author at Socialist World Media

Britain: No to Budget’s pay and benefit cuts

June 28, 2010 Judy Beishon, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

Stop budget attacks with mass action

US: Interview with Cindy Sheehan — Capitalism, Obama, and the Need for a New Party

June 27, 2010 Ramy Khalil, <a href="http://www.socialistalternative.org/">Socialist Alternative (CWI USA)</a>

Sheehan’s statements identify capitalism as the root cause of the world’s problems and democratic socialism as the alternative

Britain: Unison leadership – Lack of anti-cuts strategy

June 27, 2010 A conference delegate, published in The Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

Unison’s national delegate conference met in Bournemouth on 15-18 June. Against the background of the attacks of the Con-Dem government on public services and public sector workers, this was the most important conference to be […]

South Korea: Joe Higgins MEP questions European Commission about workers’ rights

June 26, 2010 Joe Higgins, MEP, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.net/">Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)</a>

At the Committee on International Trade, Joe Higgins MEP questions the European Commission about its proposed Free Trade Agreement with South Korea and what impact that will have on the rights of workers in Europe […]

US: Historic Strike — Minnesota Nurses Stand Up for Patient Care

June 26, 2010 Ryan Timlin, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 Minneapolis, (personal capacity), published on <a href="http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article14.php?id=1406">socialistalternative.org</a>

In the largest nurses’ strike in U.S. history, 12,000 walked out of 14 Twin Cities (Minnesota) hospitals on June 10th, and are set to strike again.

G20: Make the rich pay for their crisis!

June 25, 2010 Mouvement pour le Parti Socialiste du Québec (CWI in Quebec) and Socialist Alternative (CWI in Canada)

Nationalise the banks under the democratic control of the working population

Australia: Gillard replaces Rudd but nothing replaces right wing policies

June 25, 2010 <a href="http://www.socialistpartyaustralia.org">Socialist Party (CWI Australia)</a>

Kevin Rudd was dramatically ousted as Prime Minister this week. After a period of sinking popularity and public discontent, Rudd became the first Labor prime minister ousted before completing a first term.

Brazil: “Congress of the working class” ends in division

June 25, 2010 LSR (CWI in Brazil) statement on Congress of the Working Class

Division at congress and non-formation of unified trade union and popular centre represents a setback for workers – learn the lessons and work for unity!

Estado Español: Greba Orokorra (huelga general) en Euskadi el 29 Junio

June 25, 2010 Txantxangorri – CIT EUSKADI (el Pais Vasco)

mundosocialista.net Las comisiones obreras (CC.OO) de Euskadi han votado en favor de apoyar la convocatoria de una HUELGA GENERAL (GREBA OROKORRA en euskara.) en Euskadi el día 29 de junio. Los sindicatos vascos, ELA, LAB, […]

Nepal: Joe Higgins MEP highlights the revolutionary struggles of workers and poor

June 24, 2010 Joe Higgins, MEP Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)

At a Plenary Session of the European Parliament, Joe Higgins MEP highlights the revolutionary struggles of the working class and the peasants in Nepal who are striving to overthrow the brutal poverty and repression that […]