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30th August 2007, 22:42
ICC Public Meeting: 2pm, Saturday 22 September, International revival of workers’ struggles
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1
The postal strike in the UK and the impending disputes in other parts of the public sector are part of an international revival of workers’ struggle which has been gathering pace over the last three or four years. In this period we have seen a number of significant movements: the struggles against the CPE in France, massive strikes by garment workers in Bangladesh and textile workers in Egypt, general assemblies organised by Spanish steelworkers, spontaneous walk-outs by Airbus workers in Britain, France and Germany, strikes by Peruvian miners, Argentine transport workers, Brazilian bank workers... Still very much on the defensive faced with growing attacks on workers’ living standards, these struggles – particularly when they have raised the question of class solidarity and the necessity for independence from the trade unions – contain the promise of much more massive and political struggles in the future. This meeting will focus on trying to understand the dynamic of these movements and the role that revolutionaries and militant workers can play within them. All welcome.
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1
The postal strike in the UK and the impending disputes in other parts of the public sector are part of an international revival of workers’ struggle which has been gathering pace over the last three or four years. In this period we have seen a number of significant movements: the struggles against the CPE in France, massive strikes by garment workers in Bangladesh and textile workers in Egypt, general assemblies organised by Spanish steelworkers, spontaneous walk-outs by Airbus workers in Britain, France and Germany, strikes by Peruvian miners, Argentine transport workers, Brazilian bank workers... Still very much on the defensive faced with growing attacks on workers’ living standards, these struggles – particularly when they have raised the question of class solidarity and the necessity for independence from the trade unions – contain the promise of much more massive and political struggles in the future. This meeting will focus on trying to understand the dynamic of these movements and the role that revolutionaries and militant workers can play within them. All welcome.