Weekly Worker 795 Thursday November 26 2009
Defend Rees-German Left Platform against Callinicos-Smith CC
Peter Manson looks at the organisational moves to pre-empt a full debate, the factional war in the latest Pre-conference Bulletin and the ending of the silence over Jane Loftus
At last, almost three weeks after the Communication Workers Union leadership unanimously called off the postal workers’ strike in an abject surrender to Royal Mail and the Labour government, the Socialist Workers Party has broken its silence on the role of Jane Loftus, CWU president and former SWP member. ... more
Letters
Dead-end; Liability; Pissy fit; Folly; Crusty borders; Red mist; Not victimless; Gratification; Vulgarisation; Alternative?; Arson attack
Tip of an iceberg
We must support the rebellions of brave individuals in the military, writes Jim Moody. But collective organisation is the key
Use it how you want
Is it a petition or a draft manifesto? Nick Rogers attended the grandiosely titled ‘convention’ to discuss the vagaries of the People’s Charter
Rehabilitation, not punishment
Prison does not work, writes Eddie Ford
Critical support for POA strikes
Are prison officers ‘workers in uniform’ or just agents of state oppression? Paul Greenaway argues for a nuanced approach and a strategy for splitting the state machine
Masses force leaders to act
The difficulties faced by the Irish working class cannot be understated, writes Anne Mc Shane
Undocumented workers victimised by Unite
In September 2009 the union Unite ordered the Latin American Workers Association to vacate without notice the office it had provided within its southeast region HQ. Its comrades explain the background
Hopi: fight on two fronts
Ben Lewis makes a call to truly champion the cause of the Iranian masses
Political response needed
James Turley expects a sudden rise in the pitch of industrial struggle after the general election
Best read
Robbie Rix praises partisan readers
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