India: A nation of working poor “The impact of the global financial crisis is already being felt in the country and the poor are worst affected. In the first half of the year the unorganised workers were pressed hard due to high commodity prices and after the global financial crisis they are hit by loss [...]

by Michael D. Yates [Excerped from the transcription of the  Keynote speech (mp3) at the conference "How Unions Matter in the New Economy" in Toronto, 28-29 October 2005.] First, working people want and need good jobs and benefits, but the vision worthy of a struggle to achieve, they need that, too.  People are likely to [...]

Speech of W.F.T.U. General Secretary Com. George Mavrikos at 98th ILC Plenary Session Geneva June 17th , Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations a. The economic crisis: the realistic and necessary targets. Dear Mr President, Dear colleagues On behalf of the World Federation of Trade Unions (W.F.T.U.) we believe that the worries, the thoughts and the [...]

A ten-step guide to workplace organisation from scratch. By Patrick Smith 1 Keep it quiet at first When faced with mistreatment in the workplace, it is tempting to respond angrily and spontaneously. It is much more effective, however, to step back and think strategically about long-term solutions. Dissent from an individual may result in that [...]

by Michael D. Yates “The “primacy” of organized labour in struggle arises from the fact that no other group, movement or force in capitalist society is remotely capable of mounting as effective and formidable a challenge to the existing structures of power and privilege as it is in the power of organized labour to mount. [...]