The Socialist

The Socialist 22 April 2009

Fight the cuts!

Fight the cuts!


New Labour's environmental ploy: How green are electric cars?


Visteon workers stand up to bosses

Taking the Visteon struggle forward

Basildon workers picket Ford showrooms

Solidarity with the Visteon Workers

Enfield workers say: "Do a Visteon!"

Disbelief at Visteon bosses' offer


European elections: a workers' alternative to New Labour takes shape

No2EU - yes to democracy


Youth Fight for Jobs


G20 Summit death: Independent inquiry into police violence, now!

Tesco: Every billion helps

CIA torture


Tamil action to stop the war continues

Ireland: Budget savages workers


Betrayals that led to Thatcher's victory

Hillsborough - 20 years on


Stead McAlpin: Protesting in London

Unison: a fighting and democratic union needed

Postal workers' solidarity action

Wales FE funding: Victory, but keep the champagne on ice

National Shop Stewards Network conference

Saturday 27 June

 
 
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Youth Fight for Jobs

Youth Fight For Jobs demonstration, photo Paul Mattsson

Youth Fight For Jobs demonstration, photo Paul Mattsson

Launch conference


9 May 10am - 4.30pm
Cruciform Lecture Theatre 1, UCL, London WC1E 6BT
£3 / £5 / £10
Gig afterwards
For more info and updates see:

www.youthfightforjobs.com


Youth Fight For jobs demonstration, photo Paul Mattsson

Youth Fight For jobs demonstration, photo Paul Mattsson

10-11am registration

 11am-12.30pm opening rally

Bob Crow, RMT general secretary; Tracy Edwards, PCS young members organiser (pc); Greek activist involved in the protest movement, Youth Fight for Jobs activist
Chaired by Matt Dobson, Socialist Students organiser

Film and speakers from the floor

12.30-1.30pm - lunch
1:30- 3pm sessions:

 Workers in struggle

Ste Jones from the Lindsey Oil Refinery strike committee and Frank Jepson, convenor of Basildon Visteon where workers are fighting back

Youth Fight For jobs demonstration, photo Paul Mattsson

Youth Fight For jobs demonstration, photo Paul Mattsson

 Build Youth Fight for Jobs in your area

Ben Robinson, acting YFJ secretary

 Your rights at work - put your queries and problems to the panel

Hugo Pierre, Camden Unison Schools Convener (pc), Tracy Edwards, PCS young members organiser (pc)

 Defend the right to protest

Neil Cafferky, on behalf of May Day Detainees

Youth Fight For jobs demonstration, photo Paul Mattsson

Youth Fight For jobs demonstration, photo Paul Mattsson

 What causes unemployment? Will the politicians solve this crisis?

Question time-style discussion with invited speakers including Sam Tarry, Young Labour chair, representatives from the Green Party, No2EU - Yes to Democracy and more

 Struggles of European workers and youth

Greek and French activists

 Defend the welfare state and the right to benefits

Nick Parker, PCS young members' network Lincolnshire convenor (pc)

Youth Fight For jobs demonstration, photo Paul Mattsson

Youth Fight For jobs demonstration, photo Paul Mattsson

 3-4pm motions and elections

(national organiser, chair, trade union organiser, student organiser, committee and others)

Chaired by Ben Robinson

 4-4.30pm closing rally

Sean Figg, YFJ national organiser; Ste Jones, French activist,
Chaired by Jacqui Berry, Medway trades council president (pc)

Youth Fight for Jobs is calling a fortnight of action from 27 June to 10 July.

See www.youthfightforjobs.com for more details and campaigning material.


In this issue

Fight the cuts!


Environment and socialism

New Labour's environmental ploy: How green are electric cars?


Visteon

Visteon workers stand up to bosses

Taking the Visteon struggle forward

Basildon workers picket Ford showrooms

Solidarity with the Visteon Workers

Enfield workers say: "Do a Visteon!"

Disbelief at Visteon bosses' offer


Socialist Party election campaign

European elections: a workers' alternative to New Labour takes shape

No2EU - yes to democracy


Socialist Party youth and students

Youth Fight for Jobs


Socialist Party campaigns

G20 Summit death: Independent inquiry into police violence, now!

Tesco: Every billion helps

CIA torture


International socialist news and analysis

Tamil action to stop the war continues

Ireland: Budget savages workers


Marxist analysis: history

Betrayals that led to Thatcher's victory

Hillsborough - 20 years on


Socialist Party workplace news

Stead McAlpin: Protesting in London

Unison: a fighting and democratic union needed

Postal workers' solidarity action

Wales FE funding: Victory, but keep the champagne on ice

National Shop Stewards Network conference

Saturday 27 June


 

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Related links:

Jobs:

triangleUN reports rise in global youth unemployment

triangleBack to work? How the system fails the unemployed

triangleCon-Dems' hypocrisy over children's care

triangleHospital jobs scandal - Action now to save the NHS!

triangleYouth Fight for Jobs Northern Ireland launched in Belfast

triangleStockland Green march for jobs

Youth Fight for Jobs:

triangleClegg receives anti-workfare message in Cardiff

triangleYFJ expresses solidarity with Occupy London

triangleVideo: BBC Newsnight studio guest Youth Fight for Jobs' Paul Callanan condemns workfare

triangleMass anger forces more companies to abandon workfare schemes

Youth:

triangleYoung people stand for TUSC

triangleTeesside Socialist Party & Youth Fight for Jobs: Fight for a Future

triangleYouth demand future at Dundee sham summit

PCS:

trianglePCS conference votes for more joint action against cuts

triangleBrighton: PCS conference - Socialist Party public meeting

triangleM10: Angry workers walk out across the country

London:

triangleNational TUC demonstration: 'A future that works'

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

triangleWest London Socialist Party: The February 1917 Russian revolution