The Socialist 9 February 2006

Iraq: End the occupation

End the occupation

Socialists must build a united workers' movement to fight divisions

Bush not going Green

Strike for pension rights

Victory for trade union militancy

NHS - hands off our GP services!

Fighting the far-right BNP

Get organised, get active!

Campaign for a New Workers' Party

Venezuela: Women occupy Caracas factory

Venezuela: We are a mighty river

Sri Lanka: Back from the brink of war?

Are Trotsky’s ideas of socialist revolution still relevant today?

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Campaign for a New Workers' Party

Following the RMT conference on working-class representation supporters of the campaign for a new workers' party are now looking towards the conference on 19 March.

This conference will be an opportunity to discuss how to take forward the campaign and plan the next steps. Updates on the agenda and speakers will be on the CNWP website www.cnwp.org.uk

New signatories this week include (all in a personal capacity):

• Sean Figg USDAW shop steward Brighton
• Bob Pearce Equity Thames Variety branch committee member
• David Brown UNISON steward
• Manny Dominguez Leeds General GMB/APEX branch committee member
• Scott McKie Coventry CWU rep
• Ian Hodgkins CWU Coventry committee member
• Jackie Grunsell Secretary of Huddersfield Save our NHS campaign
• David White retired member of Amicus and Tony Benn's election agent 1979
• Tai Drameh UNISON Branch Secretary
• Alan Whitlock UNISON shop steward
• June Olyett UNISON shop steward
• Kath Housley PCS DWP Sheffield Head Office branch rep
• Linda Woollen PCS DWP Sheffield district branch organiser
• Andrea Higgins PCS DWP Sheffield district branch rep
• Rich Boswell PCS DWP Sheffield district branch rep
• Gloria Tanner PCS branch organiser Swansea Pension Centre
• Paul Liversey Education officer Knowsley unison
• Jacqui Berry Chatham ISR branch organiser
• Chris Hodder PCS rep at Inland Revenue Coventry
• Ken Smith Stop the War Coalition Steering Committee
• Angela Wallace PCS DWP City of Sunderland branch secretary
• Gavin Dudley GMB rep Newcastle
• John Marston GMB branch president
• Mick Cotter Chair AMICUS (London United Craft Branch)
• Jared Wood RMT (London Underground)
• Tony Church PCS DWP Branch Secretary
• Alan Groves DWP PCS Branch Organiser
• Bash Chilwa PCS branch Officer
• Emma Beck PCS Inland Revenue branch health and safety rep
• Josie Nicholls UNISON Leicestershire County Council branch secretary
• Damon Gibbons Chair Debt on our doorstep campaign Leicester
• David Osler Author
• Labour Party plc: New Labour as a Party of Business and former news editor of Tribune
• Lewis Peacock RMT/TU Representative
• Tansy Feltis branch secretary PCS Food Standards Agency in central London and secretary London Left Unity.

Campaign for a New Workers' Party

National Conference

Sunday 19 March 2006, University of London Union, Malet Street, London WC1

Local launch meetings coming up

London

23 February 7.30pm

320 Brixton Road, Brixton, London SW9

Speakers include: Ian Page, Lewisham Socialist

Party councillor, Rob MacDonald, President

Lambeth College students' union.

23 February 7:30pm

William Morris Centre, Walthamstow.

25 February 2pm

Goldsmiths College, Room MB2106, Lewisham Way.

1 March 7.30pm

Charterhouse-in-Southwark, 40 Tabard Street (near Borough tube).

Yorkshire

4 February 1pm

SADACCA Club, The Wicker, Sheffield.

Wales

16 February 7:30pm

Unitarian Church, High Street, Swansea.

Speakers include: Gloria Tanner (PCS), Rob Williams (TGWU convenor, Visteon), Sarah Mayo (PCS) - all speakers in personal capacity.

For more information on the Campaign for a New Workers' Party, go to www.cnwp.org.uk

email info@cnwp.org.uk or write to CNWP, PO Box 858, London E11 1YG.

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In this issue

End the occupation

Socialists must build a united workers' movement to fight divisions

Bush not going Green

Strike for pension rights

Victory for trade union militancy

NHS - hands off our GP services!

Fighting the far-right BNP

Get organised, get active!

Campaign for a New Workers' Party

Venezuela: Women occupy Caracas factory

Venezuela: We are a mighty river

Sri Lanka: Back from the brink of war?

Are Trotsky’s ideas of socialist revolution still relevant today?

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Related links:

CNWP:

CNWP extended steering committee meeting

New workers' party needed

Union activists discuss pulling the plug on Labour

Campaign for a new workers' party

Campaign for a New Workers' Party

National Shop Stewards Network: Brighton launch meeting

London:

National TUC demonstration: 'A future that works'

National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) 6th annual national conference

West London Socialist Party: The February 1917 Russian revolution

Interview with RMT assistant general secretary candidate

PCS:

PCS conference votes for more joint action against cuts

Brighton: PCS conference - Socialist Party public meeting

M10: Angry workers walk out across the country

DWP:

DWP tells young people to bail out big business

Interview with a jobcentre worker

My impressions of the Work Programme

Unison:

Workers demand pensions battle is stepped up

Come to the NSSN conference!

Unison attacks TUSC candidate