Schlagwort: Trade Union
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Peter Taaffe: National apprentices movement formed through the strike
(Militant, No. 3, January 1965, p. 4-5, reprinted in Militant Broadsheet April 1977 p. 3) By Peter Taaffe Walton YS Previous apprentices struggles have seen the top union leaders either neutralised or forced into reluctant support. This strike revealed that their co-operation with the industrial peace plans of the Wilson government meant that they would…
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Peter Taaffe: Trade union Unity and the Future of the Portuguese Revolution
(Militant No. 243, 14 February 1975 p. 3) By Peter Taaffe A reader has written to Militant asking what position we take towards the recent introduction of the “trade union unity” law in Portugal. The Provisional Government – backed by the “Communist” Party – has ratified the law which imposes one trade union federation for…
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Peter Taaffe: “Militant” and the Communist Party
(Militant No. 447, 16 March 1979 p. 11) The communist Party has invited a number of different left-wing newspapers to contribute articles for their fortnightly magazine ‘Comment’. The following article from Peter Taaffe, editor of ‘Militant’, appears in the current issue of ‘Comment’. ‘Militant’ welcomes this opportunity to outline our differences with the CP and…
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Peter Taaffe: USA Today
(Militant International Review, No. 57, August 1994) Militant Labour General Secretary Peter Taaffe, a recent visitor to the US, examines the perspectives for the world’s greatest superpower. ‚The American tradition is based on expectations of rising wealth. Large parts of the population are now faced with the reality of being poorer than their parents or…
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Lynn Walsh: Bosses Plan New Attack on Unions
[Militant No. 429, 27th October 1978, p. 1 and 12] By Lynn Walsh The Labour government must drop wage restraint and carry out bold socialist policies to benefit workers. The Ford workers’ action for better pay and conditions having an effect in unexpected quarters. Church of England parsons met in London to discuss how to…
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Lynn Walsh: Trade union rights for police
[Militant No. 571, 3rd October 1981, p. 9] Workers taking industrial action – particularly when organising picketing, a vital trade union right – have time and again come into conflict with the police. With the Tones‘ new anti-trade union legislation, and the threat of worse to come with Norman Tebbit at the Department of Employment,…
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Lynn Walsh: The General Strike: 1926 and Now
[Militant International Review, No. 11, August 1976, p. 1-12] General strikes are not accidental occurrences, simply the result of mistakes or misunderstandings between leaders. Nor can general strikes be brought about merely by small groups of political activists calling for general-strike action regardless of the time and conditions. A general strike inevitably arises from the…