Editorial from Socialist Voice, paper of the Socialist Party, Ireland., Author at Socialist World Media

Northern Ireland: Ulster Unionist Party split inevitable

July 16, 2003 Editorial from Socialist Voice, paper of the Socialist Party, Ireland.

In the last few weeks, the UUP has been convulsed by its most profound crisis since 1974. This crisis will have major consequences for the peace process.

Kazakhstan: Foundry workers fight for nationalisation of factory

July 14, 2003 Ainur Kurmanov, President, Workers’ Movement of Kazakhstan

The struggle to defend the jobs and living standards of the workers at the Irtyishskii Foundry in Glubokii, near Ust-Kamenogorsk, in East Kazakhstan, has been stepped up and workers are appealing for support.

South Africa: Union leadership attacks workers

July 12, 2003 First published in the April-May edition of Izwi La Basebenzi (Voice of the workers), the newspaper of the Democratic Socialist Movement, affiliated section of the CWI in South Africa.

The entire labour movement should be outraged by the draconian actions of the National Office Bearers (NOBs) of the Chemical Paper, Printing Wood and Allied Workers Union.

Britain: Making the break with Labour

July 11, 2003 From The Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party, CWI in England and Wales

THE REPERCUSSIONS of the RMT’s potentially historic decision were downplayed by New Labour spin doctors. But last week’s events show clearly how far the disenchantment and anger of ordinary workers towards New Labour have stretched […]

Britain: Blair’s not off the hook

July 10, 2003 From The Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party, CWI in England and Wales.

THE FOREIGN Affairs Select Committee spent four weeks investigating the reasons Blair gave for taking Britain into a war against Iraq. The title of their proceedings – ’The decision to go to war against Iraq’ […]

Brazil: Civil servants strike against pension “reforms”

July 9, 2003 Marcus Kollbrunner, Brazil

On the 8 July an estimated 350,000 civil servants in Brazil went on an indefinite strike against the pension ‘reforms’ proposed by the Lula government.

South Africa: The rich get richer and the poor get poorer

July 9, 2003 First published in the April-May edition of Izwi La Basebenzi (Voice of the workers), the newspaper of the Democratic Socialist Movement, affiliated section of the CWI in South Africa.

In 1996, hardly 2 years after the ANC was elected, the leadership, having long since buried the Freedom Charter, abandoned the Reconstruction and Development Programme, replacing it with the neo-liberal capitalist Growth, Employment and Redistribution […]

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