In Großbritannien streikten Arbeiter und erhoben die Forderung »Britische Jobs für britische Arbeiter«. Das hatte auch der Premierminister versprochen, dessen Labour-Regierung den Streik aber verurteilte. Full article is here. English version here
In early February 2009, LabourStart announced the public launch of UnionBook (http://www.unionbook.org), the social network for trade unionists. Within days, the site came alive with blogs, discussion forums, shared files and groups. As I write…
Trade unionists talk a lot about organising, but how well organised are we ourselves? I’ve tried lots of tools over the years with the goal of being better organised, including personal digital assistants (PDAs), PC-based…
The TUC has a problem: on its staff are a number of people who knew a great deal about a wide range of subjects. But what they know — on health and safety, pensions, climate…
An online discussion of this article can now be found on the AWL website, here. * * * The most recent issue of Solidarity features a number of articles about the conflict in Gaza. These…
This weekend will see the public launch of UnionBook – the social networking website for trade unionists, sponsored by LabourStart. UnionBook offers many features that you and your union will find useful. Among these are:…
Mousa Abu Marzook, deputy chief of the Hamas political bureau, thinks that Israel has lost the battle in Gaza. He certainly has the right to think that. And one can understand why Hamas leaders will…
Last week I was invited to appear on Press TV – the Iranian-backed satellite news channel. It was supposed to be a debate on Gaza, with Jeremy Corbyn MP moderating. The show is now available…
Who is “the godfather of the online global labor movement”? Click here to find out.
Die britische Linke ist israelfeindlicher denn je. Die wichtigsten Gruppierungen verbünden sich mit den Islamisten. Full article here.