The current issue of the Weekly Worker, paper of the CPGB, features reports on several left conferences which have taken place recently:
Rightist politics and wishful thinking
The Socialist Party-sponsored Campaign for a New Workers’ Party is just about treading water, writes Peter Manson. But that does not stop the SP from claiming that the fight for a new Labour Party is making great strides forward
Time for a radical rethink
CPGB comrades attended the June 26-29 Permanent Revolution school. A good event, but there are some important questions for the comrades to face up to, reckons Mark Fischer
Licence to liquidate
A day school on building broad parties organised by Socialist Resistance provided little in the way of direction, writes James Turley. But the International Socialist Group’s right trajectory is unmistakeable
‘Regroupment’ or rebranding
The International Socialist Group is calling for the establishment of a ‘new revolutionary organisation’ limited to its co-thinkers. Mike Macnair looks at the basis for this new sect
Ivan the terrible Lawrence Parker discerns a threat that could further dissipate the CPB’s fading influence
No alternative for workers
As the Left List gives its Respect rump a grandiose new name, Jim Moody talks to some of the ‘unity’ coalition’s disgruntled former councillors
Thousands of workers at the Iran Khodro Car Manufacturing Company have been on strike. The protest began in the form of a hunger strike on June 28, 2008 and since then it expanded across the company and thousands of workers have jointed protests and strike actions since then. Workers demands include:
- Freedom of labour organizations and prohibition of entry by the security guards to the workstations.
- End to mandatory over-time
- Increases to the productivity benefits
- Wage increased according to the increases to the cost of living
- And end to temporary contracts and hiring of workers on a permanent basis
- Stop the expansion of subcontracting companies; all workers should be under the Iran Khodro
- Participation of workers’ representatives in decision making committees on job classifications
- Participation of workers’ representatives at the hard and hazardous work committee
- Reduce work pressures through hiring new employees.
Last Thursday London underground cleaners struck for 48 hours demanding better pay. They go back on strike again from 7pm this evening. We urge you to join them on their picket lines and show them all the support you can.
The Labour Representation Committee have also organised a rally in support of the RMT cleaners:
Rally in support of the RMT Cleaners Strike
8th July 6pm, The Grimond Room, Portcullis House, House of Commons.
RMT Tube cleaners working for private contractors on the London Underground are engaged in a campaign of industrial action for a living wage of at least £7.20 an hour. Come along and show your solidarity with the struggle of the Tube cleaners. Speakers include:
John McDonnell MP, Clara Osagiede (RMT Cleaning Grades Secretary), Joe Marino (BFAWU General Secretary), Glenroy Watson (RMT Finsbury Park), Andy Reed (ASLEF National Organiser), John Leach (RMT President), Matt Wrack (FBU General Secretary).
This video is of one of the sessions from the recent Hands Off the People of Iran weekend school. We will feature a number of other videos from this weekend school over the next couple of weeks, so please check back to see the latest updates.
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