Occupy Wall Street, the Trade Union Movement and the Fight to Stop the Cuts & Concessions

Statement by the Editorial Board of The Organizer Newspaper


Tens of thousands — if not hundreds of thousands — of people have taken to the streets over the past four weeks across the United States as part of an Occupy Wall Street movement to protest the intolerable conditions of massive unemployment, growing inequality, rampant home foreclosures, and stepped-up cuts in the social safety net. Their outrage has been especially focused against the bailout of Wall Street, while Main Street has been left to languish, and the takeover of the political system by big-money interests.
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Libya: Khadafi, “Respectable” U.S. Ally, on the Ropes

Obama greets Khadafi -- an "historic handshake"

Over the last 10 years, the Kadhafi regime has made a spectacular return to the side of U.S. imperialism and the European Union. Kadhafi has privatized the economy and reopened the country to foreign investors, with U.S. and European companies re-entering the Libyan oil fields at an amazingly brisk pace.

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Algeria: The Struggle of the Workers Party

Dossier of articles on the current situation in Algeria and the activity of the Workers Party of Algeria, including “The IMF declares war on the Algerian youth” – “Tizi-Ouzou – Students march to defend their diplomas” — “The curious campaign of the French press”  and “Important Events: Algeria from 1992 to 2011.”
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“Orange Revolution” in Algiers?

[Note: The Following editorial by Louisa Hanoune, general secretary of the Workers Party of Algeria, is reprinted from the February 10, 2011, issue of Fraternité, the newspaper of the Workers Party (PT) of Algeria.]
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EGYPT: A Revolution That Is Destabilizing the New World Order

By Lucien Gauthier

The army, main prop of the regime, has taken power, but the revolutionary uprising continues unabated. Workers everywhere are demanding wage increases as well as the resignation of ministers and directors appointed by the government. Continue reading

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Letter from the Independent Workers Party of France (POI) to the activists who participated in the European Workers Conference in Berlin on June 19-20, 2010

Dear Friends, Dear Comrades,

Last June 19-20, 2010, we participated together in the Workers Conference in Berlin, to discuss the problems that workers are confronted with in all of our countries, as we face the counter-reforms and the austerity plans dictated by the European Union and the IMF. Continue reading

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Tunisian Union Leader Speaks Out Against UGTT Federation’s Recognition of Ghannouchi Government

Interview with Hafaiedh Hafaiedh, General Secretary of the Tunisian Union of Elementary School Educators

“The UGTT can only exist if it defends justice and progress.” Continue reading

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To the Workers, Youth, and People of Egypt

To the Workers, Youth, and People of Egypt

Dear comrades and friends
We salute your fearless struggle and uprising against the cruel regime of Mubarak and express our deep solidarity with the brave and heroic people of Egypt, who have stood up for their rights and freedom. Continue reading

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