U.S. | The struggle at the point of production in 2021
by Ben Solidaridad, Workers' Voice/La Voz de los Trabajadores
In recent months, there has been a surge of coverage in both the mainstream bourgeois press and the socialist and labor press surrounding what has been termed “Striketober” and “Strikesgiving” – the uptick in strikes and workplace struggle that accelerated throughout...
Mexico| Imposition, Irresponsibility, and Deceit : On the Return to In-person Classes
The “Fourth Transformation” government’s attempt to impose a return to in-person classes launched by President López Obrador with the imperative slogan “come rain or shine” is an irresponsible measure. This decision is being made, it seems, in obedience to the directives from UNESCO and other international organisms who have...
No Unelected Commissioners in Liverpool! No Reduction in Democracy!
The following motions were passed by the Emergency Liverpool TUC Meeting on 27 March. We call on trade unions, community and social movements in the city to help mobilise a protest against the Tory attempt to take over the city.
By Liverpool TUC
This Liverpool construction branch is very concerned about...
The struggle for health in France
Interview by Martin Ralph - International Socialist League
A French health worker answers questions about their struggle and in doing so shows the European struggle for public health is a central question for all countries in Europe, against health cuts, privatisation, and capitalism.
We also take the opportunity to express our...
The year of living dangerously
Te third year nursing student Dafydd Jones reflects on the campaign for pay and conditions in the NHS during the hardest year for healthcare workers in living memory.
By International Socialist League - Britain
How did NHS workers’ struggle advance in 2020 over wages, funding for services, etc.?
2020 is of course...
Nigeria: The first battle of the long war
Nigeria: The first battle of the long war
For almost fifteen days the youth and popular sectors showed their anger against the Government of Buhari. Against the wall the government unleashed violent repression and the movement was defeated, but it is clear that the problems have not been resolved and...
German Imperialism and Volkswagen: Dirty Games Continue
German imperialism and its companies have a long history of land grabbing, theft of mineral and agricultural wealth, as well as overexploitation of workers. And their opponents have been treated with violence, imprisonment, torture, murder and genocide. In this text we make a parallel of this process of colonial...
Brazil: union centrals announce general strike for June 14
In a symbolic vote, thousands of demonstrators who met in the Valley of Anhangabaú, Sao Paulo, this May 1st, approved the call made by unions for a General Strike against pension reform , on June 14.
By: CSP-Conlutas
The idea from now on is to start organizing the general strike with...
Matamoros: repression to workers and “democracy” to the bosses
The workers' strikes movement initiated in this border city with the United States in January of this year is leading the way for the rest of the Mexican working class and the rest of the world.
By CST-Mexico
Arising from the bases of maquiladora factories from several industrial centers, it put...
Matamoros: murdered worker as strike repression increases
Patricio de La Cruz Marcos, a 25-year-old worker from the Autoliv factory, was murdered. His lifeless body was found on Saturday, March 30. Local media and social networks that support the workers spread the news, interviewing their brother Fredy and other relatives, who ask for help to collect the...
