MAY DAY 2026 Philippines transport workers’ protest against rising fuel prices
Various groups protested on España Boulevard, Philippines, Friday, May 1, to call for increased pay, jobs, and protections for workers' rights. (Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News) See the videos below - https://www.facebook.com/reel/1286739739620771 AND https://www.facebook.com/reel/895537416838350 … [Read more...]
Can you help Marcia?
Can you help Marcia in Namibia? Marcia has been fighting dismissal from her job for 2 years now and is the final stages. Please help with a donation! She has to cover the necessary costs for her representative’s attendance at a scheduled arbitration sit-down with the Ministry of Labour on the 12th and 13th of May 2026 at 09:00. Her representative will be travelling from Windhoek to Swakopmund … [Read more...]
Minnesota Labor Leaders Talk Organizing Lessons as Strike Movement Goes National – Payday Report – ‘The Day of Truth and Freedom’
Hear from Mike Elk of Payday report Jan 23, 2026 HERE. Tomorrow, tens of thousands of workers in Minneapolis are expected to take to the streets in a mass general strike. The “Day of Truth and Freedom” has been endorsed by all the major labor organizations in Minnesota. Every major school and cultural institution, as well as hundreds of restaurants and small businesses, are … [Read more...]
CLASS STRUGGLES IN INDIA – THE INVENTION OF PAKISTAN
Part 10 of our exclusive serialisation of a new book on the history of class struggles in India, written by a long-time supporter of the Workers’ International Network. At every stage, whenever the call had been given for a real mass struggle – whenever the eyes of the people were lifted beyond their daily misery to the hope of a worthwhile future – communal prejudices had faded into the … [Read more...]
CLASS STRUGGLES IN INDIA part 6 – The Giant Awakens
The sixth part pf our exclusive serialisation of a new book on the history of class struggles in India, written by a long-time supporter of the Workers’ International Network. Previous chapters can be found HERE. The role of the Indian working class has been unjustly overshadowed by Congress mythology. Again and again, by their determination the workers transformed the balance of forces in the … [Read more...]
CLASS STRUGGLES IN INDIA – part 5: The development of Indian capitalism
In the fifth part pf our exclusive serialisation of a new book on the history of class struggles in India, written by a long-time supporter of the Workers’ International Network, the birth of an indigenous capitalist class is and its symbiotic relationship with the ruling British imperialist power is explained. The Indian National Congress soon came to represent the national aspirations of the … [Read more...]
CLASS STRUGGLES IN INDIA – Part 2
Here is the second part of our exclusive serialisation of a new book on the history of class struggles in India, written by a long-time supporter of the Workers’ International Network. In this section the writer explains the foundations of the British occupation. THE BRITISH RAJ In 1609, a pirate from England – a country located in a part of an offshore island off the coast of Europe – … [Read more...]
The Meaning of May Day
A WIN discussion May 2025. See the discussion HERE. The protests and marches that were organised by trade unions across the world on May 1st clearly showed the international nature of the organised labour movement, and the common class interests of workers in all countries. Our WIN meeting on May 11th discussed the significance of May Day and consider both the improvements in working conditions … [Read more...]
CLASS STRUGGLES IN INDIA – Part 1
We are serialising exclusively here a new book on the history of class struggles in India, written by a long-time supporter of the Workers’ International Network. We start with the introduction, in which the writer’s credentials are presented and the book’s overall scenario is described. PART 1: INTRODUCTION From the late ‘70s to the mid-90s, and again in recent years, I spent several years … [Read more...]