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Troy Davis: murdered by the state of Georgia

The state of Georgia has carried out a modern day lynching,, writes Jeff Albertson

Workers Power  ·  27 September 2011

India: carworkers fight back

Indian car workers have taken off the breaks in the struggle against management, by Ahsan Raza The city of Gurgaon symbolises India’s economic boom. Twenty miles from New Delhi, its skyline is dominated by the offices of multinationals – IBM, Nokia, Honda, Bank of America.  Not so visible are the two million industrial workers of […]

Workers Power  ·  27 September 2011

Nepal gets new Prime Minister but deeper problems remain

The new Prime Minister of Nepal won’t be able to change the problems affecting the country, writes Rajesh Thapa

Workers Power  ·  27 September 2011

Pakistani trade unionists facing repression

Shehzad Arshad from Revolutionary Socialist Movement, Pakistan, reports on the struggle of the electrical company workers in Karachi against their bosses and company thugs

Workers Power  ·  27 September 2011

Israel and USA promise to veto Palestinian statehood

Whilst most of the worlds population support the Palestinian bid at the UN for statehood, the US and Israel have threatened to stop recognition at all costs. Andy Yorke explains what is at stake

Workers Power  ·  27 September 2011

Dale Farm resists eviction

Natalie Silverstein reports on the latest developments at Dale Farm, a travelled community threatened with eviction

Workers Power  ·  27 September 2011

Protesters storm the Israeli embassy

Protests have mushroomed since Israel’s killing of five Egyptian soldiers in mid-August, when Israeli security forces breached Egyptian territory in pursuit of Islamist militants allegedly responsible for a series of attacks on Israeli civilians in Eilat. Popular anger at Israel’s actions and at its renewed bombardment of Gaza prompted mass demonstrations outside the Israeli embassy […]

Workers Power  ·  27 September 2011

Mass strikes in Egypt can reignite the revolution

Massive strikes by workers have broken out across Egypt, reports Marcus Halaby. This opens up a new phase of the revolution as Egypt heads towards its first post-Mubarak elections in November.

Workers Power  ·  27 September 2011

Troy Davis: 10 reasons why he should not be executed

Troy Davis, an innocent man on death row in Georgia, USA, has now been executed by lethal injection, in yet another shocking example of the racism that still shames the US political system. In this article, written a few hours before his execution, Ed Pilkington gives ten reasons why it should never have happened. Read […]

Workers Power  ·  22 September 2011

Construction workers escalate action – Invade Crossrail site and Blockade Tyne Tunnel

The construction workers campaign against vicious attacks on their JIB (Joint Industry Board) terms and conditions is escalating. Today 200 construction workers held a protest outside Farringdon Crossrail site, then marched through the main entrance, forced their way through the gates and held a rally in the middle of the excavation, in full view of […]

Workers Power  ·  21 September 2011

EDL in Tower Hamlets – what lessons should we learn?

The anti-EDL protest in Tower Hamlet’s teaches us a lot about the problems we face in the anti fascist movement, but also how we can go forward, writes Mark Booth

Workers Power  ·  19 September 2011

'Fuck the police!' Working-class youth and the routine abuse of power

This article gives a stark insight into the day-to-day experience of police brutality and racism in our inner city communities that fuelled the recent riots. Although we don’t agree with the author’s opposition to cuts in police budgets (Workers Power stands for democratic, working class policing from below, not capitalist policing from above), it’s vital reading […]

Workers Power  ·  17 September 2011

TUC day of action could see millions strike

Millions are going on strike against government cuts but to see success we need to keep the pressure on the union tops, writes John Bowman

Workers Power  ·  16 September 2011

Anticapitalism 2011 timetable and registration

                  ANTICAPITALISM 2011
  Friday 21 October at University London Union, Malet Street Saturday 22 to Sunday 23 October at UCL University, Goodge Street SPEAKERS INCLUDE: * Owen Jones, author of Chavs; the demonistation of the working class * John McDonnell MP * Guy Aitchison, OpenDemocracy.Net * Hannah […]

Workers Power  ·  13 September 2011

The Egyptian Revolution’s new upsurge

Marcus Halaby looks at how the growing strike wave, mass demonstrations in Tahrir square and Israeli embassy protests herald a new wave of revolution. Eight months after the fall of Mubarak, Egypt’s newly independent trade unions are now gearing up for their first major challenge to the military government that replaced him. Having its origins […]

Workers Power  ·  12 September 2011

Anticapitalism 2011

Anticapitalism 2011 is your chance to come and discuss some of the most important issues going on in the world today.

Workers Power  ·  08 September 2011

General strike in Egypt as revolution enters new phase

In the last days a general strike has rocked Egypt. The strike movement illustrates how the Egyptian revolution is entering a new phase, as workers come to the fore of the struggle to dislodge the military junta from power. Here we publish the statement of the Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions, who have led […]

Workers Power  ·  07 September 2011

Who really beat Qaddafi?

This piece at the Daily Kos looks at the clamour of western powers to claim victory for the Libyan Revolution in order to increase their control of the country into the future. Although we do not agree with the author that the Nato bombers “did serve a humanitarian purpose”, the article usefully counters the arguments […]

Workers Power  ·  06 September 2011

Where next in the fight to save our pensions?

Jeremy Dewar monthly industrial overview updates us on the pensions dispute

Workers Power  ·  05 September 2011

Islamophobia – the rise of the new racism

Natalie Silverstein and Rix Bragg investigate how racism has changed as its targets have changed

Workers Power  ·  02 September 2011

Will the UN General Assembly recognise Palestinian statehood?

September will see a show down at the UN over the question of Palestinian statehood. This could have serious international ramifications, argues Simon Hardy

Workers Power  ·  31 August 2011

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