Secessio plebis: the ‘world’s first general strike’
In the wave of mass industrial action across Britain, this article look back in time to a momentous piece of working class history, and to what could be the world’s first general strike
High Court endorses robbery of Venezuelan gold
The UK High Court has ruled against the Venezuelan government over their right to access their country’s gold reserves. This follows a request by Juan Guaidó, who the British government recognises as Venezuela’s ‘real’ President, to appeal previous rulings on the matter. The Bank of England currently holds £1.4 billion of the Venezuelan people’s gold reserves.
BT and Openreach workers strike for second day
The Communications Workers Union (CWU) strike, which includes call centre workers and engineers, lasted 24 hours following that of Friday’s (29 July)
Solidarity – not charity
Nathan Hennebry writes on how the failures of bourgeois charity are highlighting the need for working-class people to take matters into their own hands
Myanmar reinstates death penalty against opposition
Four anti-government activists have been executed. More than 70 other political prisoners are currently on death row. These state executions are Myanmar’s first in over 30 years
Imperialism’s information war and the importance of insurgent communication
“Because class struggle inevitably extends into the domain of the Internet, this means that there is an urgent need for professionally organised, insurgent communication”, writes Oliver Dodd
Beyond pay: the role of the NEU strikes in the fight for socialism
“NEU members should work hard to build a striking agenda that champions the cause of all working people”, writes Efrem Craig
Solidarity strikes to take Nigeria by storm
Muhammadu Buhari, the President of Nigeria, has said that the strikes which are due to take place on 26 and 27 July are “uncalled for and illegal.’’ The solidarity strikes are in support of academics who have been striking as members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) since 14 February 2022
The state of trans healthcare in Britain
Rose Raistrick argues why more needs to be done to improve NHS access to trans healthcare
In workplaces and the streets we will defend our rights
The Venezuelan left-wing labor federation CUTV, affiliated to the World Federation of Trade Unions, issued a response to a statement of the CBST, the government-aligned union federation.
