Europe
Women gain the right to choose as Ireland overwhelmingly votes ‘yes’
The vote for the right to choose is a great victory in Ireland as 66.4 percent (1,429,981 to 723,632) voted ‘yes’ in a high turnout. Amongst 18 to 24 years old 87 percent voted for ‘yes’. Only one rural area, Donegal, voted ‘no’.
By International Socialist League.
Voters were asked if...
Royal wedding cannot hide the class divide
To make sure that the dignitaries attending the £32m Royal wedding on 19 May were not reminded of the social divides in the UK the police removed the homeless from the streets of Windsor. The state comes down hard on homeless people – not just in Windsor, some are...
The movement and its obstacles
Macron’s government made a real factory of reactionary reforms: he deepened the labor reform, the privatization of the rail and attacks on rail workers’ social rights, the attack on the right to study in universities, the extremely serious anti-immigrant reform…
By N.François.
Macron’s reforms found the massive protests of workers’ and...
Fight for Socialism
Imperialist countries and institutions like the International Monetary Fund are waging a world offensive to impose austerity on the working class, leading to wars in Africa and other parts of the world - generated because of imperialist policies.
By Matt Prittlewell and Martin Ralph.
The 21st century began with the invasion...
Fight Tory or Labour attacks on the working class
There are local elections in 32 London boroughs and 119 councils in England on 3 May. Also mayoral ballots in the London boroughs of Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets, as well as in Watford and the Sheffield city region.
By ISL - UK.
These elections provide a great opportunity to...
Solidarity with the French working class!
Solidarity with the striking railway workers and all those striking to defend public services and jobs
From 3 April for three months strikes, rallies and demonstrations are and will take place in France including: railway stations, hospitals, post offices, employment centers, schools, etc.
By Martin Ralph
The Solidaires union federation, that is...
Highly effective national industrial action fights pension attack
The UCU (University and College Union) first five days of the 14-days escalating programme in the pre-1992 universities have been rock solid! It is the best ever strike of workers with the most pickets, the most of new members joining, the most demonstrations and protests, and with the best...
Snapshot into 21st century Britain
Interview with Tameside Against The Cuts (TATC) – an anti-austerity activist group who have campaigned against the brutal regime of cuts and sanctions to Welfare, outside Ashton-under-Lyme Jobcentre Plus office (JCP) once a week over the last 4 years also providing advice, food parcels, empathy and solidarity.
By Ashley Walker...
UCU strike for pensions on March 8
USS is the tip of the iceberg - Our pensions system is a hot mess
This week, university staff have been on strike against devastating changes to their pensions, braving the freezing weather to stand on picket lines waving placards with brilliantly dweeby slogans (personal faves: “Geertz ya dirty hands...
Unions and students together defending pensions and public education
The International Socialist League warmly applauds UCU members, who took the unprecedented decision to call 14 days of strike action in pre-92 universities to defend their pensions and the FE members who voted to strike over pay.
The pension deficit and the pro-Tory university employers’ solution of removing defined benefits...
