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CWI Summer School: Rally on the founding of the 4th International

August 12, 2008 Cian Prendiville, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)

Need for a workers’ International more crucial than ever

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ARCHIVE | Socialist Alternative was the CWI section in Russia and the CIS until 2019

South Ossetia: Georgia/Russia conflict brings disaster for working people of region

August 11, 2008 CWI in CIS (former Soviet Union)

Statement on South Ossetia

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ARCHIVE | ChinaWorker.info was the CWI section in China, Honk Kong and Taiwan until 2019

China: The ‘Green Olympics?’

August 10, 2008 Vincent Kolo and Chen Lizhi, from chinaworker.info

Beijing one of the most polluted cities in the world

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CWI Summer School: Class struggle in Europe and new left parties

August 9, 2008 Sinead Daly, International Socialists (CWI Scotland)

Upsurge in workers’ struggles and new opportunities for the Left

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CWI Summer School 2008: Middle East Commission

August 7, 2008 Jon Dale, Socialist Party England and Wales (CWI)

War, poverty and renewed class struggle

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CWI Summer School 2008: Middle East Commission

August 7, 2008 Michael O’Brien, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)

First hand accounts from Brazil and Venezuela

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CWI European School 2008: World credit crunch and recession

August 6, 2008 Robin Clapp, from England and Wales CWI – section, attending CWI Summer School, Belgium

Consequences for class struggle

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CWI Summer School 2008: Asia Commission Report

August 6, 2008 Pete Dickenson, England and Wales Socialist Party

Crucial region for world capitalism

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

Ireland: 220,000 unemployed…Recession looms…end of ‘Celtic Tiger’ economy

August 5, 2008 Stephen Boyd, from July/August 2008 issue of The Socialist (newspaper of the Socialist Party - CWI Ireland)

Unions must defend jobs & fight cuts

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

Ireland: Lisbon Treaty rejected – A harbinger of change!

August 1, 2008 Kevin McLoughlin, from July/August 2008 issue of The Socialist (newspaper of the Socialist Party, Ireland)

Sharp collapse of economic growth and oncoming recession

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

Ireland: Building and Allied Trade Union (BATU) strikers appeal for support

July 23, 2008 Susan Fitzgerald, BATU striker

Union officials pass pickets, sacks employees, slash wages and refuse proper union recognition!

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ARCHIVE | Xekinima was the CWI section in Greece until 2019

Grecia: El CWI en Grecia vota para unirse a SYRIZA (Coalición de la Izquierda Radical)

July 15, 2008 Christina Ziaka, XEKINIMA (CIT en Grecia), Traducido por Luis Montilla, <span lang="ES-TRAD">España</span>

Un programa socialista es crucial para los futuros éxitos del partido

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ARCHIVE | Liberdade, Socialismo e Revolução was the CWI section in Brazil until 2019

Brazil: National Coordination of Struggle (Conlutas) holds first national congress

July 14, 2008 Marcus Kollbrunner (Socialismo Revolucionario – CWI Brazil)

Important step towards re-building workers’ movement in Brazil

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ARCHIVE | Africa

Burkina Faso: Brutal police action against student strike

July 3, 2008 Tinette Schnatterer, SAV (CWI in Germany)

United action of protesting workers, students and poor needed!

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

Northern Ireland: Sacked airport shop stewards win historic victory in Court of Appeal

June 25, 2008 Press release issued by Gordon McNeill, sacked airport worker

“Judgement strengthens all trade union members”

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ARCHIVE | Poland

Poland: Thousands join ‘Hands off the Labour Code!’ demonstration

June 23, 2008 Paul Newbery and Florian Nowicki, GPR (CWI Poland)

Donald Tusk government and bosses fear united workers’ struggle

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ARCHIVE | Xekinima was the CWI section in Greece until 2019

Greece: CWI in Greece votes to join SYRIZA (Coalition of the Radical Left)

June 23, 2008 Christina Ziaka, XEKINIMA (CWI in Greece)

Socialist programme crucial for party’s future successes

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

Northern Ireland: Bush not welcome in Belfast

June 19, 2008 By Paddy Meehan, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)

Sinn Fein and DUP welcome war monger with open arms

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

Ireland: Working class votes against EU bosses’ neo-liberal agenda

June 17, 2008 socialistworld.net

Leading No campaigner, Joe Higgins, debates with Greens on youtube

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

Sweden: Widespread public support for healthworkers’ struggle

June 16, 2008 Elin Gauffin, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI, Sweden)

Trade union leaders who agreed on sell-out must be replaced

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ARCHIVE | LSP/MAS was the CWI section in Belgium until 2019

Belgium: Successful union ‘Week of action’ to protest rising cost of living

June 16, 2008 By Belgian CWI correspondents

100,000s protest for a living wage and affordable prices

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

Ireland: Voters say No to Lisbon Treaty

June 14, 2008 socialistworld.net

Mass media quote Joe Higgins, leading Socialist Party No campaigner

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

Ireland : Lisbon Treaty ‘No’ vote delivers major shock for political and big business Establishment

June 14, 2008 Kevin McLoughlin, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland), Dublin

Privatisation and workers’ rights key issues of debate in referendum campaign

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ARCHIVE | Socialismo Revolucionario was the CWI section in Portugal until 2019

Portugal: Social turmoil as country hit by economic crisis

June 11, 2008 José David Gregório, Socialismo Revolucionário, (CWI Portugal)

Workers respond with action

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

Iraq: Preparing the country for business

June 9, 2008 Per-Åke Westerlund, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (RS), CWI Sweden

United Nations conference in Sweden a US public relations stunt

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cwi: International workers’ struggles

June 2, 2008 From ‘Offensiv’, weekly newspaper of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden)

Strikes in Iran, Denmark and Norway

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ARCHIVE | LSP/MAS was the CWI section in Belgium until 2019

Belgium: Spontaneous strike wave pushes union leaders into calling action over wages

May 29, 2008 Eric Byl, LSP/MAS (CWI Belgium)

Government and bosses fear all-out battle with working class

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

Northern Ireland: Sacked airport shop steward, Gordon McNeill, calls off hunger strike after doctors threaten court action to have him force fed

May 29, 2008 Press Release issued by sacked airport workers on Thursday 29 May

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

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Northern Ireland: Unite union serves injunction and threatens protesting shop stewards with fines and imprisonment

May 28, 2008 Sacked airport workers’ press release (Tuesday 27 May 2008)

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

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

Northern Ireland: Sacked airport workers accuse Unite leadership of issuing “black propaganda and disinformation” to try to discredit them.

May 28, 2008 Sacked airport workers’ press release (Wednesday 28 May 2008)

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

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

Northern Ireland: The Good Friday Agreement – 10 years on

May 27, 2008 Ciaran Mulholland, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland), Belfast

Sectarian politicians’ power-sharing Assembly not a solution

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

Australia: Labor government’s first budget a boon for big business

May 27, 2008 Anthony Main, Socialist Party (CWI Australia), Melbourne

$33 billion cuts announced

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

Northern Ireland: Airport workers suspend hunger strike to await offer

May 23, 2008 Press Release by sacked Belfast airport workers

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

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

Ireland: Socialist Party representative questions German Chancellor about Lisbon Treaty

May 22, 2008 socialistworld.net

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

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ARCHIVE | Cyprus

Cyprus: First months of ‘communist’ presidential rule

May 21, 2008 Athina Kariati, CWI Cyprus

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

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Ireland: Joe Higgins in TV debate on Lisbon Treaty

May 16, 2008 socialistworld.net

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

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ARCHIVE | ChinaWorker.info was the CWI section in China, Honk Kong and Taiwan until 2019

China: Earthquake’s toll of death and destruction rising

May 13, 2008 Chen Lizhi and Vincent Kolo

Over 12,000 dead and 19,000 buried

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

Sweden/Denmark: May Day support for strikers

May 6, 2008 By Offensiv reporters and photographers

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

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

Australia: May Day in Sydney and Melbourne

May 6, 2008 Socialist Party, CWI in Australia

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

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ARCHIVE | LSP/MAS was the CWI section in Belgium until 2019

Belgium: May Day demos show growing anger at falling living standards

May 2, 2008 Geert Cool, LSP/MAS (CWI Belgium)

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

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Sweden and Denmark: Health care workers on strike

April 30, 2008 Elin Gauffin (CWI Sweden), translated by Paul Morris

Massive support for their wage demands

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ARCHIVE | ChinaWorker.info was the CWI section in China, Honk Kong and Taiwan until 2019

Tibet: Olympic Games in crisis amid global protests

April 21, 2008 chinaworker.info

Hardening positions over Tibet and Western ’insults’ to China threaten wider crisis

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cwi: Rising struggle across Europe

April 15, 2008 Hannah Sell, deputy general secretary Socialist Party England and Wales

Striking workers in Greece and Portugal show the way

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New CWI publication: ‘France 1968 – Month of Revolution’

April 14, 2008 Clare Doyle

The world of ’68 and the France of today

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ARCHIVE | Africa

Ivory Coast: Successful struggle against rising food prices

April 11, 2008 Jan Rybak, Sozialistische LinksPartei, CWI Austria

The massive price rises of basic food stuffs over the last few years are an international phenomenon.

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

N Ireland: Sacked airport shop stewards hunger strike for justice

April 10, 2008 Socialist Party reporters, Belfast

Workers’ health deteriorates dangerously – Urgent protests needed!

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

Ireland: “The most cunning and devious of them all” – Prime Minister Bertie Ahern finally goes

April 4, 2008 Paul Murphy, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland), Dublin

But pro-big business Fianna Fail government still needs to be opposed

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

US: Building the strongest Left Challenge

April 4, 2008 Bryan Koulouris, Socialist Alternative (CWI in US)

Nader, McKinney, and the Greens

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

History: From Montgomery to Vietnam

March 31, 2008 Will Soto, Socialist Alternative, CWI USA

The Radical Life of Martin Luther King Jr.

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

History: 40 Years Since King’s Assassination

March 31, 2008 Brett Hoven, Socialist Alternative, CWI USA

Racism in America

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