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Resistance to regime grows in Syria

The Syrian uprising continues despite the murderous violence from the Assad regime, writes Marcus Halaby

Workers Power  ·  27 June 2011

Stop Gove's plans to turn primary schools into academies

Education Secretary, Michael Gove, has announced he will turn 200 “worst-achieving” primary schools into academies next year, writes Rachel Brooks, NUT member

Workers Power  ·  17 June 2011

The fight is on! Mass strikes planned for 30 June

Around 750,000 workers will be taking strike action on 30 June. Whilst the media and government go crazy with anger we need to prepare to make the strikes solid and massive – writes Simon Hardy

Workers Power  ·  15 June 2011

Another general strike hits Greece – but is it enough to win?

Mass anger has again hit the streets of Athens in a general strike against the austerity measures killing the country. John Bowman reports for socialistrevolution.org

Workers Power  ·  15 June 2011

Profit fuels rural bus cuts

John Bowden reports for Oxford Save Our Services on the murky world of big transport, and how major bus companies are using the cuts to justify killing local services. Read it here…

Workers Power  ·  15 June 2011

Robert Fisk: I saw these brave doctors trying to save lives – these charges are a pack of lies

Bahrain didn’t invite the Saudis to send their troops; the Saudis invaded and received a post-dated invitation. A brilliant expose of Saudi crimes and – by implication – western hypocrisy in the Arab Spring, by Robert Fisk at Independent.co.uk. Read here

Workers Power  ·  15 June 2011

Strike to save NHS

General strike can bring down Tories First step is All Out on 30 June Build cross-union anti-cuts committees Act with the union leaders where possible, without them where necessary Unite the anti-cuts movement – for an All – Britain Anti-cuts Federation The cat is out of the bag. Cameron’s adviser Mark Britnell says the NHS […]

Workers Power  ·  13 June 2011

Revolution in science? Anti-matter successfully isolated

A recent scientific breakthrough poses big questions about how we conceptualise relationships in the physical universe. Having already proven the existence of ‘anti-matter’ – the mirror image of the matter that makes up the great, great bulk of phenomena in the physical universe -, scientists have now successfully isolated it for a quarter of an […]

Workers Power  ·  07 June 2011

Vince Cable makes veiled threat on anti-union laws at GMB conference

Con-Dem Business Secretary, Vince Cable, struggled to complete his speech today when he said coordinated strike action could result in more anti-union laws. John Bowman reports The chair had to step in to calm the conference as Cable was met by a storm of boos and heckles. Praising Britain’s low level of strike figures, Cable […]

Workers Power  ·  06 June 2011

30 June and beyond

Jeremy Dewar outlines a strategy for how to go forward after the co-ordinated strikes on June 30 In this issue of Workers Power we take a detailed look at the unions in preparation for the coordinated strikes on 30 June, because we recognise that this represents a key moment in the fight to stop the […]

Workers Power  ·  30 May 2011

The anti-trade union laws: how to smash them

The anti-union laws are holding us back – we have to organise to break them, writes Joy Macready

Workers Power  ·  30 May 2011

Health workers organising to save NHS

Mark Booth reports on the grassroots led Health Workers Network fighting to save the NHS

Workers Power  ·  30 May 2011

Unite activists launch Grass Roots Left

Marcus Halaby, Unite member, reports on the Grass Roots Left conference and the next steps for this important development

Workers Power  ·  30 May 2011

Posties fight job losses

A CWU postal rep reports on the decision to back London posties striking over jobs and backed calls for a general strike in the public sector

Workers Power  ·  30 May 2011

The euro could collapse

The prospects of a financial collapse in one more more country in Europe could well see the end of the Euro, writes Richard Brenner

Workers Power  ·  30 May 2011

The crisis in Euro state finances

The neo-liberal drive to cut taxation on the rich and strip away public services in favour of private provision has massively reduced the ability of states to raise sufficient finance from their own capitalist and middle classes, while hugely expanding the role of capital markets and private investment in every sphere of life. So after […]

Workers Power  ·  30 May 2011

Risk of debt default spreads in capitalist currency crisis

The Eurozone is in crisis, Richard Brenner explains the latest developments of the financial saga

Workers Power  ·  30 May 2011

Spanish city centres occupied in fight against austerity and cuts

The occupation of Madrid’s Puerta del Sol square, the Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona, and those of other cities across Spain marks an important new development in the fight against the cuts across Europe, writes Dave Stockton

Workers Power  ·  30 May 2011

Can the unions beat the cuts?

We need mass strikes to beat the cuts, argues Jeremy Dewar. So how can we get them?

Workers Power  ·  30 May 2011

Defend Edson Cosmas!

The British Home Office is trying to deport Eddy Cosmas, a gay refugee and LGBT activist from Tanzania. Homosexuality is illegal in Tanzania; prison terms can be as much as 25 years. Anti-gay violence is rife and Eddy fears for his life if he is returned. The Home Office claim there is not enough evidence that […]

Workers Power  ·  30 May 2011

Homophobic Britain

Chris Newcombe reports on the rise of homophobia in Britain today

Workers Power  ·  30 May 2011

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