In this week's issue:

The Socialist 7 April 2000, issue Workers' action to save jobs

Rover: Workers' action to save jobs

100,000 MARCH WITH ROVER WORKERS: OVER 100,000 working-class people marched through Birmingham last weekend to show their anger at BMW's plans to shut down Rover...

Council elections: Our Socialist Alternative to Labour

A BANNER on Saturday's Rover demo said: "Tony Blair - if we lose our jobs, you'll lose yours." An effigy of Blair behind it showed a worker stabbing him in the back with a cardboard axe!...

Bosses profit - while workers suffer

THE MASSIVE demonstration in Birmingham directly resulted from the world car industry's crisis of overcapacity, writes Bill Mullins.

Putin - the potential dictator

AS WAS expected, acting President Vladimir Putin won Russia's Presidential election. He gained just over 52% of the vote, just enough to secure victory in the first round. ROB JONES reports from Moscow...