June 2009 issue (336)

WP336 June 2009 – to read as a PDF click here
By Billy McKean and Dave Stockton more…
By a Lambeth Unison steward more…
Chris Brennan, who left the Socialist Party over its response to the Lindsey Oil Refinery strike which demanded ‘British Jobs for British Workers’, looks at how the organisation has tried to cover up for the poision of nationalism in the working class movement more…
A CWU rep reports on the massive yes vote by Postal workers in the capital and how this could be a massive step forward for working class resistance in Britain more…
The scale of job losses and the prospect of worse to come are only matched by the union leaders’ near total inaction and Labour and the media’s silence. But, Jeremy Dewar argues, even now there is a way for workers to stop the cuts more…
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) lost many seats in the recent elections. Mark Booth looks at what lies behind this and shows how India's workers and peasants need a new leadership more…
General Motors is bankrupt. The largest industrial failure in US history. The 5,000 workers at Vauxhall, GM’s UK subsidiary, may have to wait months before discovering how many will lose their jobs. Dave Stockton looks at the car industry crisis more…
In the third part of our series on the miners’ strike, we look at the search for solidarity action in the first phase up to battle of Orgreave and the harrowing attacks on miners by Thatcher’s new semi-militarised police. more…
London Mayor Boris Johnson promised to smash the RMT before his election. Now the first strike has been called of members across the London underground. Luke Cooper explains what is at stake more…
John Boyman makes the case to defend North Korea from Western war-mongering. This is an edited version of an article that appeared on fifthinternational.org more…
The 25 year struggle of the Tamil Tigers has ended in a bloodbath – but the need for international solidarity is still urgent, writes Simon Hardy more…
By a member of Workers Power Pakistan. This is an edited version of an article which appeared on fifthinternational.org
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Did Obama’s speech in Cairo signal an end to America’s imperialist policy in the Middle East? Marcus Halaby reads between the lines more…
Simon Hardy analyses the EU vote across Europe more…
• Tories main winners as Labour vote collapses
• Fascist BNP makes significant gains, winning two MEPs for the first time
• Anti-Europe, anti-immigration UKIP takes second spot
• Sharp decline in turnout shows voters disillusioned with mainstream politics
• Opportunity for new anticapitalist alternative if formed for next general election more…
The Labour Party is in a deep crisis. The rats are deserting the sinking ship as, one after another, selfish ministers cut and run.
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