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– John Edmundson One thing we’re supposed to value about living in the capitalist West is “choice”. We can choose our representatives, we can choose where to work, we can choose how to spend our money. Socialists, including myself, often argue that those choices are an illusion for most people. Under capitalism, real choice exists
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Auckland Unite Union organiser and Workers Party member Jared Phillips talks to The Spark. What’s the background to this trespass? Unite union has begun a campaign to get a new set of union agreements in the cinema chains, and to continue re-unionising that industry. The offer from Skycity Cinemas, which is a large chain, was
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Workers Party Wellington Central candidate Don Franks reports on his recent meeting with NZ Council of Trade Unions representatives. When the local CTU organiser emailed around to say the Local Affiliates Council was going to discuss General Election strategy, I called back and asked for a few minutes to put our case at one of
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– Don Franks Activist and author Anne Else was the keynote speaker at a public meeting of the Campaign Against Rising Prices held on Saturday June 7 in the Wellington suburb of Newtown. Anne spoke as a member of the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), a non-profit group formed in 1994. CPAG believes that “New
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In this talk Babu Maharjan presents a brief history of the people’s war in Nepal that has led to expulsion of the monarchy and overwhelming success for the revolutionary party in the first fully-democratic election in that country, in which it gained a majority. Recording also includes lengthy Q&A session. Recorded at Marxism 2008 Download
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Appearing in a segment on yesterday’s Radio NZ “Ideas” program, Workers Party Wellington Central candidate Don Franks explains the reality behind the superficial rhetoric about New Zealand being a “classless” society. Download the podcast here or the audio stream here
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On May 28, 2008, Chevron and ExxonMobil Corporations each conducted their annual shareholder meetings. Chevron held its meeting at its world headquarters in San Ramon, Ca. ExxonMobil convened in Dallas, Texas. Antiwar, environmental and other social justice organisations conducted protests at each event. The statement below from the Federation of Oil Unions in Iraq to
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Workers Party public forum Monday 23 June 6pm Level 1, Trades Hall, 147 Great North Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland The anti-choice lobby group “Right To Life” are jubilant over a High Court judge’s review that questions the legality of many abortions. Daphna Whitmore discusses the legal, social and practical realities of abortion in NZ today.
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– article from the upcoming June 2008 issue of Cinema Worker Photo: Socialist Aoteaora Strikes will be spread around the country until the employers offer experienced-based pay for cinema attendants, appropriate rates for supervisors, and secure hours of work with a progressive rostering protocol. The Skycity Cinema offer has been for cinema attendants to start
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– Workers Party(NZ) reporters Seventy-three people attended the Marxism 2008 conference in Grey Lynn, Auckland over Queen’s Birthday weekend. Guest speakers and members of the Workers Party (NZ) – which organised the conference – came together to deliver presentations on a range of important issues and to generate discussions and ideas. The political depth of
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