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 [email protected] or write to CNWP, PO Box 858, London E11 1YG.

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The coronavirus crisis has laid bare the class character of society in numerous ways. It is making clear to many that it is the working class that keeps society running, not the CEOs of major corporations.

The results of austerity have been graphically demonstrated as public services strain to cope with the crisis.

The government has now ripped up its 'austerity' mantra and turned to policies that not long ago were denounced as socialist. But after the corona crisis, it will try to make the working class pay for it, by trying to claw back what has been given.

The Socialist Party's material is more vital than ever, so we can continue to report from workers who are fighting for better health and safety measures, against layoffs, for adequate staffing levels, etc.
When the health crisis subsides, we must be ready for the stormy events ahead and the need to arm workers' movements with a socialist programme - one which puts the health and needs of humanity before the profits of a few.