PODCAST #1: The Class Struggle in 2020
Interview with Weizmann Hamilton, General Secretary of the Marxist Workers Party.
Introduction
INTERVIEW: Midrand Workers’ Reinstatement Campaign
In 2018 a 24 year campaign for the reinstatement of Johannesburg municipal workers ended in an agreement for their reinstatement.
We spoke with STENA MOLEPO, convenor of the Midrand Workers, for an update.
SAA: ANC Government & Big Business Retaliate
Workers Movement Must Oppose Business ‘Rescue’!
SAA Workers Victorious in Wage Battle – But War Continues
The outcome of the SAA strike is a victory. SACCA and Numsa deserve the applause of all workers. What are the lessons of the strike?
For Workers’ Control of SAA. Restructure in the Interests of SAA Workers & Passengers NOT Moody’s
Sack the board! End outsourcing! The Marxist Workers Party stands in full solidarity with SAA workers!!
PART TWO: For Mass Working Class Struggle & a Bold Socialist Programme to Break with Capitalism
One working class – one struggle. For a trade union united front against job losses, privatisation and austerity. What role should Saftu play?
PART ONE: SA’s Economic Crisis – No Way Out for the Working Class Under Capitalism
South Africa is going through its most serious economic crisis of the democratic era. What characterises this crisis, probably more than any other before it, is that there is no solution on a capitalist basis.
CWI STATEMENT: A World of Explosive Social Upheavals and Inter-Imperialist Turmoil
The following statement was agreed at a meeting of European CWI sections and supporters, along with visitors from the USA and Nigeria, which was held earlier this week, in London.
INTERVIEW: EPWP Workers’ Struggle for Permanent Jobs
A planned meeting between the the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development and the workers’ leaders, set for Friday, 1 November is mentioned. At the last minute the meeting was “postponed until further notice”. Workers are mobilising for mass meetings to discuss the way forward.
Mugabe – body laid to rest as contested legacy finds new life
The circumstances of Mugabe’s death were symbolic. This alleged hero of the liberation struggle died in Singapore from cancer, as Zimbabwean doctors were striking for higher wages in hospitals that cannot fund even paracetamol.