Update, November 14: Boeing workers on strike for over six weeks have accepted new contract with a pay rise of 38 percent over four years. However, they did not win the restoration of their former pensions.Many workers were unhappy with the proposed contract and only 59 percent voted to accept it. 33,000 Boeing workers organized […]
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For a solution based on working class independence! The July 28 presidential election in Venezuela was a decisive turning point in the deepening political, economic and social crisis in the country. Beyond the dispute over whether or not to recognize the announced electoral result, the underlying issue is that neither the continuity of Nicolás Maduro […]
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For solidarity actions now to demand the release of Daniel Akande and all those arrested in the repression of the Nigerian state On Sunday, 1 September, comrade Daniel Akande, member of Movement for a Socialist Alternative (MSA, ISA in Nigeria) was arrested by police in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. This is part of a campaign […]
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“Interim” capitalist government prepares clamp down The mass struggle in Bangladesh is at a decisive point. A month after the mass movement forced Prime Minister Hasina to resign and go into exile, a confrontation is building up between a rising wave of workers’ strikes and the new government, representing the capitalist owners of multinational businesses. […]
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Press statement by Solidarity Network for Workers Rights Editors Note The 10 days of protests against price hikes and poverty in Nigeria tagged #EndBadGovernance and led by working class youth, which ended on August 10, have been met with strong repression from government forces. On the first day of announced protests, Thursday 1 August, the […]
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As Israeli society was rocked by an historic general strike in the midst of the genocidal war on the Palestinians and the threat of a regional conflagration, Socialist Struggle (ISA in Israel/Palestine) members distributed a leaflet, the text of which we publish below. After The Warning Strike — Build Momentum For a Two-day Strike Stop […]
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In less than two months, the Bangladeshi masses have thrown off the yoke of two decades of dictatorial rule. Millions of students and working people overthrew the autocratic Sheikh Hasina regime in a political revolution, proving that mass struggle can win. Now, the question is: what will follow next? The student-led movement that toppled the […]
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Socialist Alternative #30 This is a bumper 20-page issue! Contents include: Subscribe to Socialist Alternative! You can now subscribe to Socialist Alternative’s magazine for a modest $2 a month or $24 a year and receive each printed issue delivered to your mailbox. With an additional donation, you can become a sustainer of our magazine and […]
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With the Middle East on the brink of a regional war, and as the atrocities in the genocidal onslaught on Gaza continue, the following perspectives document was discussed and adopted by the National Committee of the Socialist Struggle Movement (ISA in Israel/Palestine) The Middle East is at its closest point since 7 October 2023 to […]
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Henry Hubbard is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. The chaotic lead-up to the 2024 presidential election has taken yet another unprecedented turn. On July 21, Joe Biden announced he would be ending his re-election campaign and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic ticket. This election cycle, which originally promised an […]
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