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Fraternal greetings from Lindsey Oil Refinery strike committee
Video: Keith Gibson on the Lindsey Oil Refinery strike
Lindsey workers - militant action pays
Model Lindsey Oil Refinery strike trade union resolution (Word file)
Lindsey oil refinery strike newsletter no 19, June 24th
14 July 2009 - Nuneaton Socialist Party public meeting
23 July 2009 - Shrewsbury Socialist Party Public meeting
28 July 2009 - No2EU Wessex Public Meeting- Where now after elections?
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28 August 2009 - Socialist Party Summer Camp 2009
7 November 2009 - Socialism 2009
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Publicly burning redundancy notices, photo by Jim Reeves |
Lindsey workers: Militant action pays!
Lindsey Oil Refinery construction workers have won a stunning victory. All the workers' demands have been met, writes Alastair Tice, Yorkshire Socialist Party.
Video: Keith Gibson addresses NSSN conference on the Lindsey Oil Refinery strike
Victories show the way forward for struggles
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Keith Gibson at conference |
Decent jobs not poverty schemes!
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New Labour's house building plans amount to just a drop in the ocean
NEW LABOUR, like all the establishment parties, is planning to decimate the public sector after the general election, writes Hannah Sell.
Pride not profit - London Pride Saturday 4 July
Campaign to save Lewisham Bridge school continuing
BNP: Looking beneath the suits
Glasgow council: Social work dept staff start all-out strike
Frontline clerical/admin workers in Glasgow council's social work department began an all out indefinite strike action on 1 July, writes Brian Smith, Glasgow Unison branch secretary.
National Shop Stewards Network Conference Confident and enthusiastic
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Clara Osagiede, RMT Cleaners Grade Secretary for London Underground cleaners, tells NSSN conference 2009 of the cleaners' struggle for a living wage |
Videos of the National Shop Stewards Network conference, Saturday 27 June 2009
25 years ago: Liverpool - a city that dared to fight
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Liverpool City Council rally November 1983, photo by Paul Traynor |
Tony Mulhearn, one of the Liverpool councillors, explains the successes of this struggle 25 years ago.
The Socialist 23 June 2009
Socialist Party news and analysis
Lindsey refinery dispute: Workers show strength
In a symbolic act of defiance, sacked construction workers burned their dismissal letters, writes Keith Gibson, LOR strike committee.
National Shop Stewards Network conference Saturday 27 June 2009
New pamphlet: Lindsey, Visteon, Linamar - lessons from the disputes of Spring 2009
Where now for the Iranian revolution?
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Iran revolution 2009 |
Youth Fight for Jobs fortnight of action 27 June to 10 July: During the period of high unemployment in the 1980s UB40 famously sang about the "one in ten" of British workers on the dole. That figure is now one in six for 18 to 24 year olds!, writes Michael Wrack, Hackney YFJ.
Economy - 'Green shoots' are without real roots
"ARMAGEDDON IS behind us" commented Larry Fink, the owner and chief executive of BlackRock on the prospects for the world economy, writes Ken Douglas.
Socialist Party news and analysis
THE 2003 invasion of Iraq and continuing occupation by the US-led coalition forces was and remains massively unpopular amongst workers and youth, writes Sean Figg.
The guns fall silent - but no peace for Tamils
Fight for a Scottish parliament with full powers
Racists in Northern Ireland threaten socialist for defending Romanian community
'Sponsors' deserting academy schools
Unison conference: We needed a council of war - we got a council of doom
With dire predictions of 350,000 public sector jobs under threat, a massive increase in privatisation and talk of the end of the public sector pension, the Unison conference should have been a council of war...
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Angry at cuts, closures and privatisation? Had enough of poverty across the globe? Want an end to war and occupation? Then come to Socialism 2009.
Socialism 2009 is a weekend of political discussion and debate hosted by the Socialist Party. It offers an important opportunity for socialists, trade unionists, workers and young people to come together and share experiences of fighting back.
Reply to SWP open letter: Workers' party must be built
A reply to 'An open letter to the left from the Socialist Workers Party'.
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One million protest in Iran |
According to reports over one million people have demonstrated in the capital Tehran and over a dozen have been killed in clashes with the police and hated Basij militia. writes Tony Saunois, CWI.
The Socialist 16 June 2009
Socialist Party news and analysis
Tories or New Labour - it's cuts, cuts, cuts!
NHS faces financial meltdown: WHETHER IT'S the Tories or New Labour who form the next government, one thing is clear, the National Health Service (NHS) faces its biggest crisis since it was founded in 1948, writes Roger Davey - Chair, Swindon and Wiltshire Unison Health Care branch, (personal capacity).
Lindsey Oil Refinery workers fight the bosses' redundancy scam
As I write, Fiddlers Ferry construction workers have come out in support of Lindsey strikers. Watch this space, writes Keith Gibson, GMB, Shaws.
Recent industrial disputes bring important lessons for the future
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Standing up to bullying mail bosses
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Sack Peter Mandelson: Keep Royal Mail Public - Post Office privatisation cartoon by Mike John |
CWU national conference: Fighting for jobs and working conditions
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London Underground strike by RMT tube workers, photo by Paul Mattsson |
Victory at Linamar! Rob Williams reinstated
Glasgow cleaners score success
Defeat the BNP: Build a socialist alternative
THE FAR-right, racist BNP's success in narrowly getting two members elected to the European parliament has horrified millions, writes Hannah Sell.
Only working class action can end war threat in Korean peninsula
The underground explosion of a massive nuclear bomb on 25 May of the North Korean regime brought it to the centre of world attention. Clare Doyle considers the motives of North Korea's ossified Stalinist regime
Socialist Party review
Billy Bragg's Miners' Strike Tour
UNDER THE South Wales area National Union of Mineworkers' banner with the words "Forward to a Socialist Britain and World Peace", singer Billy Bragg treated us to a great concert in Caernarfon on 11 June, writes Jan Underwood, Bangor Socialist Party.
The Socialist 10 June 2009
Step up the fight for a workers' party
New Labour meltdown: The outcome of the county council elections, followed by the 'meltdown' in the European elections, was a devastating defeat for New Labour and the Gordon Brown dominated government, writes Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party general secretary.
No2EU: A step towards a workers' political voice
Hannah Sell, Socialist Party deputy general secretary, explains.
European parliament elections indicate a Europe on the edge
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Victory at Linamar! Rob Williams reinstated
100% Victory! Rob Williams has been unconditionally reinstated.
Rob Williams' unconditional reinstatement is a victory for all workers
Communication Workers Union conference backs Youth Fight for Jobs campaign
THE COMMUNICATION Workers Union (CWU) conference is meeting with its members facing huge threats of mass job losses, pension cuts and post office privatisation, writes Dave Griffiths.
Liverpool Community College strike
European elections
A socialist MEP Joe Higgins elected in Ireland
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Joe Higgins with Clare Daly |
'The best fighter that money can't buy'
STOP PRESS: BNP feel the anger
Youth fight against racism: Say no to the BNP - a Youth Fight for Jobs leaflet
London Underground: Solidarity with strike over jobs and pay
TRANSPORT UNION RMT members on London Underground are taking strike action from 9-11 June. The decision has not been taken lightly. Many of us can ill afford to lose two days pay in these difficult economic times, writes Reg Johnstone, RMT member.
Unison NEC elections bring gains for Socialist Party
Come to the National Shop Stewards Network conference 2009
Leaflet for the National Shop Stewards Network conference 2009
Glasgow street cleaners start workers' fightback
Bristol bins strike threat brings new conditions offer
Engineering construction workers ballot: End 'race to the bottom'
Socialist Party publication
The Masses Arise: The French revolution and today's struggles
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The Masses Arise by Peter Taaffe |
Its republication by Socialist Publications, in time for the 220th anniversary of this great event in July 2009, is extremely timely.
General strike in Basque country
ON 21 May, a general strike took place in the Basque country and nearby Spanish province of Navarra. Organised by Basque trade unions, the day was a resounding success, writes Danny Byrne from Spain.
The Socialist 3 June 2009
Workplace news and analysis
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Linamar support for Rob Williams. Photo Sarah Mayo |
Update - Rob Williams reinstated. Workers at Linamar voted to strike in support of their sacked convenor.
Royal Mail sell-off - Time for action!
Oppose the sell-off of Royal Mail The Postal Services Bill has its first reading in the House of Commons on 9 June and the privateer sharks are circling, writes A Bristol postal worker.
Vauxhall jobs threat - unions must organise a fightback
March and rally in support of Rob Williams
Battling against the blacklist
Socialist Party election campaign
Prepare now for next election challenge
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Bob Crow at the London No2EU election rally, photo by Paul Mattsson |
European elections: Putting forward a workers' alternative
NATO anniversary: 60 years of aggression and terror
THE NORTH Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) marked 60 years of its existence at the start of April in Strasbourg, France...
Aston University socialists fight for student democracy
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Campaigning at Aston University, photo by Socialist Students |
Sussex University: Save Linguistics campaign
Socialist youth conference and protest
Youth Fight for Jobs: Fortnight of action 27 June to 10 July
The Frock-Coated Communist: the revolutionary life of Friedrich Engels
Review FRIEDRICH ENGELS wrote The Condition of the Working Class in England when he was just 24 years old. Tristram Hunt says: "The power, incisiveness and prescience of Engels' polemic remains undiminished...
Tiananmen Square 1989: Counter-revolution crushes China's democracy movement
ON 3-4 June 1989, Deng Xiaoping and other aged leaders of China's so-called 'communist' party, ordered 200,000 troops to crush a two-month long movement of workers and students against bureaucratic rule and for workers' democracy...
The Socialist 29 May 2009
Socialist Party election campaign
European elections Thursday 4 June
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Protest at MPs' sleaze: Vote No2EU - Yes to Democracy
Bob Crow and Dave Nellist explain why you should vote No2EU: The coalition that we've assembled for this election campaigns against privatisation, low pay, and against MPs' 'expenses' gravy train, writes Dave Nellist, No2EU candidate and Socialist Party councillor, Coventry.
No2EU - yes to Democracy: Who's standing and why you should vote for them
Hear No2EU - Yes to Democracy speakers
UKIP - yet another establishment party
WITH THE MPs' expenses scandal further undermining public support for the three main establishment parties, far right outfits like the UK Independence Party are hoping to revive their flagging fortunes in the forthcoming European elections...
Fiddling Tory MP Mackay resigns
BNP fail to win Salford election
Youth fight for jobs
Youth Fight for Jobs: Fortnight of action 27 June to 10 July
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Whether looking for work, or applying for education, opportunities are drying up everywhere.
Unemployment amongst 18 to 24 year olds is 16%, writes Sean Figg, YFJ national organiser.
Construction workers feature
An action plan for all construction sites
Despite the recession, there is predicted to be significant growth in the engineering construction industry over the next decade due to the decommissioning of power stations and the building of a new generation of nuclear power stations.
Construction workers: battle won but war not over
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The picket line at Milford Haven of striking construction workers at the South Hook LNG terminal, photo by Dave Reid |
Diary of a Lindsey Oil Refinery shop steward
International socialist news and analysis
Southampton protest: Stop the slaughter of Tamils
A SMALL but militant group of Southampton University students protested against the genocide of the Tamil people at the local civic centre and regional BBC building, writes Rosie Isaac, Southampton Socialist Students.
Latvia: 'A capitalist inferno'
Kashmir health workers' victory
Nanjing college students in clashes with police
PCS conference and workplace news
PCS conference: Preparing for future battles
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Tracy Edwards at Youth Fight for Jobs conference 2009, photo Paul Mattsson |
Delegates' anger at Public and Commercial Services union conference
Young members' voices heard at PCS conference
Wales TUC conference - no good news for New Labour
National Shop Stewards Network conference
Socialist Party campaigning news
Anger at council school closures
PARENTS FIGHTING to save Charlotte Turner School reacted angrily to Greenwich council's decision to close their school, writes Onay Kasab, Greenwich Unison secretary (pc).
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