Ports Of Auckland Support Maritime Union Struggle
The Maritime Union has put in a further 48-hour strike notice at Ports of Auckland from 7am on Friday 30th December until 7 am Sunday 1st January 2012.
Read MoreNo to Austerity: Defend Union Rights
With the re-election of a National led government we will most likely see the bosses go on the offensive to further undermine workers pay and conditions, and beneficiaries entitlements . Already the National led government has signalled major legislative counter-reforms against workers, which are aimed at weakening collective bargaining and the unions ability to operate […]
Read MoreOf Bailouts & Fraud: The South Canterbury Finance Company Saga
On December 7th, 2011, the Serious Fraud Office announced it was laying 21 charges against five people in the failed lending company South Canterbury Finance, which came to national attention in August 2010 when the National-led government bailed out the organisation for $1.6 billion (£729 million) under the 2008 Crown Retail Deposit Scheme that was […]
Read MoreAn Analysis of Labour’s General Election Disaster
For the Labour Party the 2011 general election defeat was the worst since 1928. The main factor for this was the historic low turnout as many workers stayed at home and were not enthused enough by the right-wing leadership of the Labour party to go out and vote. The turn out was down from (what […]
Read MoreGreek government on verge of collapse: no to national unity, for a workers government
As we write these lines the Papandreou government is staggering towards collapse. In a matter of days the whole situation has been thrown into turmoil.
Read MoreQantas Airlines dispute a sign of things to come in Australia
Facing an increasingly angry public backlash, the latest version of the industrial court used to decide labour disputes between the unions and bosses, the so-called “Fair Work Australia” court, stepped in and ordered the cessation of Qantas’ lockout of its workers and for the company to immediately resume flying.
Read MoreCrisis of the euro is a crisis of capitalism the only way out is revolution
Recently Angela Merkel was warning that peace in Europe could be endangered if an agreement was not reached at the EU summit on how to manage the crisis that has engulfed the euro and the whole of the EU economy. Speaking to the German parliament she said, “No one should think that a further half […]
Read MoreGreece: The first death, but millions are in an all-out struggle
On Thursday in Athens during the mass workers’ protests we saw the state collaborating with hooligans and provocateurs against the labour movement. What is now required is a political general strike! Here we publish a statement by the Greek Marxists of Marxistiki Foni.
Read MoreAfter the death of Gaddafi: Revolution and counterrevolution in Libya
The capture and killing of Colonel Gaddafi has been described in detail by the mass media in all its gory details. With the death of Gaddafi and the taking of Sirte the National Transitional Council is talking about forming a transitional government. The NTC is recognised by the imperialist powers whose interests it represents. However, […]
Read MoreGreece October 19-20: After earth-shattering general strike what next?
Today (October 19th), the first day of the 48-hour general strike in Greece was sensational. Apart from the government and public utilities workers that participated in the strike massively, hundreds of thousands of workers from the private sector came out on strike for the first time, and also joining the millions of striking workers were […]
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