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Russia: The Anticapitalist Left and Social Struggles |
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Written by peter waterman
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Monday, 28 April 2008 |
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Ilya Boudraïtskis and Maria Kurzina present a wide-ranging, original and self-critical analysis of the Left and social movements in Russia, with extensive attention to the trade union movement.
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Overcoming the Crisis of Labour and Unionism under Contemporary Capitalist Conditions |
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Written by peter waterman
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Monday, 28 April 2008 |
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September 2007 I was invited by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) to speak to a number of left union, academic and social movement events. The KCTU is evidently not simply confronted by the global crisis of trade unionism but trying to confront this in most fundamental self-reflection. In preparation for my visit, I was asked to answer the following questions. (PW, January 2, 2008).
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ESF Labour&Globalisation November Meeting Report |
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Written by Peter Waterman and Asbjorn Wahl
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Friday, 21 December 2007 |
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Peter Waterman writes:] The Labour and Globalisation Project within the World Social Forum was created by left and base-level unions dissatisfied with the 'social partnership' orientation of the dominant unions internationally. This is a report by one such activist, the Norwegian union and social movement activist, Asbjorn Wahl. It covers a meeting held in preparation for the 2008 European Social Forum, to be held in Sweden.
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Israeli employment programme changed after protest |
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Written by Dirk Kloosterboer
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Friday, 21 December 2007 |
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Unions and community organisations have attempted to organise and represent participants in ‘workfare’ and ‘work first’ employment programmes, but these attempts have not always been successful. In Israel, protests helped bring about changes in an employment programme modelled after the Wisconsin Works programme and partly operated by Dutch companies.
(Correction: the organisation Ms Epstein works for is called Community Advocacy)
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International Unions Embrace World Social Forum |
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Written by peter waterman
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Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
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A commentary on the public declaration by the International Trade Union Confederation of support for the World Social Forum's Day of Action, January 26, 2008. The declaration is seen as innovatory in a number of respects but problematic, given that the ITUC is still wedded to 20th century ideals of 'social partnership' with capital. An appendix of the ITUC's letter.
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