California State University students on hunger strike against Israel’s blockade of...
More than 30 California State University (CSU) students are on a hunger strike to protest against Israel’s blockade of food and water going into Gaza,...
PROBE SRI LANKA WAR CRIMES demands TNA MP
TAMIL National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian Suresh Premachandran has called for an international investigation into the state of Prisoners of War (POW) in Sri Lanka,...
MARX AND THE PERMANENT REVOLUTION – part Six The theory of...
‘THERE can be no analogy of historical development,’ wrote Trotsky in his book 1905, ‘between, on the one hand, England, the pioneer of capitalism...
South African Unions Claim Big Eskom Pay Victory!
THE NATIONAL Union of Metalworkers, the National Union of Mineworkers and the Solidarity union have won a ‘a strategic victory for workers’ after South...
SA trade unions condemn the sacking of 700 workers by Mercedes...
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) joined the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (NUMSA) on Friday to condemn Mercedes-Benz South Africa’s...
UK singled out for care home deaths and assault on ...
‘CORONAVIRUS has exposed global inequality, and leaders have ramped up attacks on human rights,’ so concludes the Amnesty International Report 2020/21 released today, which...
2019 was a disastrous year for the working class! – says...
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has bemoaned a tough 2019, describing the entire 12 months as ‘annus horriblis’ (Latin word meaning very...
Over 60 million refugees worldwide
‘INDICATIONS from the first half of the year suggest 2015 is on track to see worldwide forced displacement exceeding 60 million for the first...
‘SKYROCKETING COSTS OF FAILING US HEALTHCARE SYSTEM’ HITTING WORKERS – warns...
‘The skyrocketing costs of our nation’s failing health care system are hitting employers hard and that means higher costs for all of us,’ says...
Inquest into the death of Leon Briggs – died after being...
‘Over our long fight for the truth there has been no remorse shown by the police – in fact they have tried to disrupt...
Met police officer charged with murder of Chris Kaba – ...
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced on Wednesday that the Metropolitan Police Officer who shot Chris Kaba is being charged with murder. Chris Kaba, 24,...
We salute the struggle of the Palestinian people – General Strike...
The News Line Rally of 200 people took place at the Hargrave Hall, in north London on Saturday. Chairman, Tony McEvoy, said the struggle for...
South African Workers Taking Action Over Jobs & Wages
WORKERS at South African Airways (SAA) are threatening to go on strike if their salary increase demands are not met. The workers are calling for...
Gaza genocide escalating into the West Bank
THE use of fighter jets by the Israeli occupation army for the first time since 2000 to bombard a popular café in Tulkarem city...
‘Murder With Impunity In Puerto Quetzal’
An ITF/ITUC mission has just returned from Guatemala where it investigated the murder of trade union leader Pedro Zamora and the use of terror...
Puigdemont Asks To Be Allowed To Return Home
TOGETHER for Catalonia (JxTCat) leader, Carles Puigdemont, has called on Spain’s government to allow him to return home in time for the opening session...
Heads Of Midwifery Have Serious Safety Concerns
ALMOST 50 per cent (49%) of Heads of Midwifery (HOMs) from across the UK have had to close their maternity units at some point...
Cyprus And Israel ‘The Start Of New Bilateral Relations’
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday described his three-day working visit to Israel as the ‘start of a new era in bilateral relations’ saying he...
COSATU VOTES TO EXPEL GEN SEC. VAVI! – as black masses...
ON March 30th the Central Executive Committee of the South African trade union federation, COSATU, voted to expel its democratically elected General Secretary, Zwelinzima...
Hyundai workers vote for strike action!
Korean workers are rising up in militant struggles, with unions at the motoring giant Hyundai voting overwhelmingly to strike for a 5.3% pay increase....
‘OFFICERS WERE DRIVEN TO KILL’ –Marikana police tell City Press newspaper
CONSTABLE Itumeleng Ntsileng from the police’s K9 Unit and two of his fellow officers have told South Africa’s City Press newspaper how at least...
UK MILITARY CHIEFS SCREAM FOR MORE MONEY – and plan to...
UK military chiefs are screaming for more money to be spent on defence, as a desperate imperialism is driven to launch more wars for...
SA police clear 87 officers of Marikana miners massacre
SOUTH African Police have investigated and cleared 87 of their own officers in relation to the August 2012 police killings of 34 Marikana miners. South...
‘END COMPLICITY WITH ISRAELI APARTHEID’ –Palestinians urge South Africa
Palestinian civil society has called on democratic South Africa to end complicity with Israeli apartheid. The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) has released...
Safety Report A Wake-Up Call For Grupo Mexico
THE United Steelworkers (USW) last Tuesday said a new report conducted by a group of independent health and safety experts should serve as a...
Russia Uses Hypersonic Missile For The First Time
THE conflict in Ukraine has seen Russia use its newest Kinzhal hypersonic missiles close to the border with NATO member Romania, while Kiev says...
The removal of all illegal settlements is ‘prerequisite for a...
THE de facto annexation by Israel of East Jerusalem violates Palestinian rights and endangers the prospect of a two-state solution, the Executive Director of...
Healthcare Workers Against Censorship demand meeting with Streeting
Healthcare Workers Against Censorship have issued a request for a meeting with Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting, their letter...
SAFTU calls general strike to highlight that ANC policies are responsible...
HUNDREDS of thousands of workers across South Africa downed tools on Wednesday, February 24, as a part of a general strike called by the...
Child defendant at risk of death penalty in Saudi Arabia
A SAUDI court has proceeded with a case against a child defendant at risk of the death penalty, contradicting the Saudi government’s claim it...
Sri Lankan Air Force Attacks ‘Red Barra’ Settlement
TAMILNET reports that on Saturday Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) bombers attacked a populated village, known as ‘Redd Barna’ settlement, in Visuvamadu after targeting...
UK and France ready for Syria war!
FRANCE and Britain are preparing to arm anti-Syria rebels even without unanimous EU support, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Thursday. Paris and London...
ISRAELI MEDICAL NEGLECT KILLED HAMDIYEH! – Palestinian prisoners begin three-day hunger...
THE death of a cancer-stricken detainee on Tuesday has raised tensions in Israeli jails as Palestinian prisoners announced a three-day hunger strike. Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh,...
US indebtedness unnerves the Bourgeoisie!
THE American viewing public got a stark warning from the billionaire Donald Trump during a recent TV interview when he announced that Americans should...
‘No concessions’ over NATO expansion – insists Russia’s deputy foreign...
RUSSIA’S deputy foreign minister says Moscow is ‘disappointed’ by signals from Washington and Brussels demanding unilateral concessions from the Russian side ahead of talks...
Sanders secures US postal union endorsement –boycot Wendy’s demands Fair Food...
VERMONT Senator Bernie Sanders secured the 200,000-member American Postal Workers Union endorsement to be the Democratic Party presidential candidate on Thursday. The union’s decision gives...
UK ‘Practising Deliberate Policy Of Destitution’ Of Asylum Seekers
‘The government has indeed been practising a deliberate policy of destitution’ of vulnerable asylum seekers, say MPs and peers on the parliamentary Joint Committee...
Hezbollah Thanks Iran For Its Aid To Lebanon!
HEZBOLLAH Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has thanked Iran for helping Lebanon weather its economic crisis, saying the Islamic Republic has proven to be...
Herts Firefighters Ready For Action
Firefighters in Hertfordshire are to vote on strike action against plans to axe job losses and close fire stations, Hertfordshire FBU has announced. The Fire...
Thousands Of Calais Refugees To Be Evicted By Police And Troops
THOUSANDS of refugees living in the southern part of the camp in the French port of Calais known as the Jungle have been ordered...
Trade Unions Condemn Zanu-Pf – ‘Behaving Like The Racist Rhodesian Government!
THE ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has vowed to continue mobilising workers to protest until the government addresses their legitimate grievances. In a statement...
‘Serious questions being raised about the rights of Australians!’
LEADERS from more than 50 countries, representing more than one-quarter of the world’s nations and two billion people, are meeting in Perth, Western Australia...
Terrorists have gained from the ‘American Alliance’ says Syrian President Assad
PRESIDENT al-Assad has given an interview to the Chinese ‘PHOENIX’ TV Channel The following are excerpts from the interview: Question: You...
NUMSA defends the Bolivarian revolution! – stop coup attempts in Venezuela
STOP coup attempts against Maduro in Venezuela! says National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) general secretary Irvin Jim. A statement issued on Sunday:...
Striking South African social workers barricade
STRIKING South African social workers have barricaded the entrances to care centres and are vowing not to leave until their demands – an immediate...