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PCS strike: civil servants take to streets

9 March 2010

As part of the national strike against cuts in redundancy pay, members of the Public and Commercial Services Union spilled out onto the streets of London in an angry demonstration at lunchtime. John Bowman reports
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Cops off our campuses!

9 March 2010 [online at worldrevolution.org.uk]

Michael Ballad and John Bowman look at the recent police violence at Sussex Uni and argue that in the final analysis, police exist to defend the capitalist system and the bosses more…

Revolutionary women: Helen Keller

Workers Power 343 – March 2010

"Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought!" Here we look at the life of Helen Keller as part of our series on revolutionary women in history more…

Hands off the Malvinas

Workers Power statement 4 March 2010

The decision to allow British oil companies to start drilling for oil around the Malvinas/Falkland islands has re-ignited the dispute that led to war in 1982. more…

How should socialists vote in the General Election?

Resolution of the Workers Power National Committee, Jan 2010

Many on the left are discussing how socialists should argue amongst wider sections of the working class in this election. Here we outline the position and arguments that Workers Power will be making in the election campaign.
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Editorial: Time for an anticapitalist alternative

Workers 343 – March 2010

Whoever wins the election, working class people will have a massive fight on our hands to defend our jobs, pay and services more…

Greek workers rise up

Workers Power 343 – March 2010

Workers in Greece have taken to the streets to defend their jobs and services. Dave Stockton and Chris Newcombe report on an inspirational struggle more…

Europe: workers take battle to the bosses

Workers Power 343 – March 2010

Greece has been racked by one-day general strikes, as European Union leaders demand savage cuts in pay, jobs and pensions. The European TUC said: “The Labour movement in Europe stands in full solidarity with Greek workers in their struggle against job cuts, wage freezes, wage and pension cuts.” But we need to go further, and spread the Greek workers’ revolt against rapacious bankers and their governments across Europe. It’s time to unite our struggles under the slogan “We won’t pay for your crisis - we are going to make you pay” by taking control of the banks and factories and offices. A socialist Europe is possible – if we fight for workers’ power.
Dave Stockton surveys the scene and concludes that the unevenness of struggle is due to a failure of working class leadership. more…


   

 
 


 

 

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Contents
- Editorial: Time for an anticapitalist alternative
- UK out of the Falklands
- Stop the EDL marching in Bolton
- Poverty Britain: inequality in the UK
- Local march backs Whittington hospital
- Unite: vote Jerry Hick
- National rail strike ballot
- Steel: unions ballot for national strike
- Unison: vote Holmes for secretary
- Victory for internationalism at Financial Times
- Big vote for strike at British Airways – but will it delay take off
- Tories and Lib Dems axe thousands of jobs
- Fight the education cuts
- Leeds: students and staff scupper cuts
- Governors’ meeting stormed at Westminster university
- Leeds council slammed over school closure
- Flash occupation at Sussex uni
- Drinkall for Vauxhall – vote anticapitalist
- General election: never forget how the Tories wrecked lives
- Haiti's great slave revolution
- Greek workers rise up
- Europe: workers take battle to the bosses
- Turkey's Tekel workers fight on
- Ireland: the cost of inaction
- Ireland: the cost of inaction
- European social forum approaches
- Revolutionary women: Helen Keller
- Blame the rapist, not the victim