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In this week's issue:
The Socialist 24 February 2009, issue Organise to defend jobs No Job Cuts
 Organise to defend jobs
Bus workers demonstrate over pay, photo Paul Mattsson Share out the work with no loss of pay
"Police fear summer of rage", reported The Guardian on Monday 23 February. Looking at the latest figures for unemployment and redundancies, it's not surprising that a reaction from workers is feared, writes Ted Woodley, Birmingham Socialist Party.
Car industry in crisis: Death of jobs by a thousand cuts Car components firm GKN has announced the closure of two of its plants in the West Midlands. This will mean 323 direct job losses. Dave Griffiths spoke to Pete Bradley, a GKN worker and a member of the Amicus section of Unite, before the latest cuts announcement.
Jobs protest continues Public meeting on lessons of the Lindsey oil refinery strike with Keith Gibson (speaking) and Jerry Hicks, photo Paul Mattsson On Wednesday 18 February hundreds of construction workers picketed again outside Staythorpe power station, near Newark, to protest against the exclusion by Alstom of UK labour from jobs on the site, writes Keith Gibson, GMB Lindsey Oil Refinery (LOR) and Alistair Tice.
Workers march for jobs in Cardiff About 200 Unite and GMB members from power stations from across South Wales marched for jobs through Cardiff city centre on 21 February. This included a number of unemployed members, writes Katrine Williams, PCS Wales chair, personal capacity.
Fight to save Royal Mail Postal workers and our union the CWU are facing a fight. But not just about terms and conditions - it's about the survival of our union writes Gary Clark, sub area rep, Scotland no 2 branch CWU
Campaign for a New Workers Party
What do union members get from Labour link? A GROWING number of left activists in the trade unions are frustrated with the continued financial and political links between the unions and the Labour Party...
International socialist news and analysis
Ireland: workers say 'We won't pay for your crisis' 120,000 strong demonstration in Dublin last Saturday, called by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), photo Socialist Party Ireland A MASSIVE demonstration in Dublin last Saturday, called by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), attracted 120,000 people, writes Kevin Mcloughlin, Socialist Party, (CWI, Ireland).
General strike movement grips island of Guadeloupe
Kashmir: Health workers take strike action
Marxist analysis: history
Iran 1979: A revolution that was taken from the working class Mass demonstration in Tehran IRANIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, recently addressed thousands of supporters at Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) Monument, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution - a revolution carried out by the working class that toppled a brutal western puppet, the Shah...
Sport
ECB suffers Stanford hangover WE ALL know the feeling. You've committed some indiscretion, possibly while under the influence of intoxicants, and now in the cold light of day when all the facts are revealed there is the humiliating...
Socialist Party campaigns
Defend Yahya Al Faifi campaign Lobby of home office - Saudi trade unionist Yahya threatened with deportation, photo Dave Carr View video of campaign lobby of Home Office. Speakers include Billy Hayes, general secretary of the Communications Workers Union (CWU)
BNP bigots retreat under pressure
Greenwich: "Hands off my school"
Look at the gravy train!
Devon residents against incinerators
Socialist Party workplace news
Leeds journalists strike against job cuts National Union of Journalists members in Leeds held a four-day strike from 19 February at the Yorkshire Post and Yorkshire Evening Post (YP/YEP) building, writes Kevin Pattison, Leeds Socialist Party.
Successful launch for United Left
Manchester Unison: Good vote for left
Protest at the Unison witch-hunt - date change
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