Grid of posts 2×3

  • Leaflet: Stop the scab bills

    Clearly we must oppose National’s attacks. As Greg Lloyd, EPMU General Counsel pointed out in his article “Looking at the Big Picture,” the apparently minor and technical changes in the ERA Amendment Bill amount to an attempt to undermine collective bargaining. Meanwhile, Jami-Lee Ross’ private members’ bill allows employers to bring in temporary staff (scabs) Read more

  • Solidarity with Russian LGBT movement: Neither Washington nor Moscow but international queer liberation!

    by Ian Anderson, Fightback (Wellington). Russia was arguably the first country to legalise homosexuality. In the ferment between the revolution of 1905 and the revolution of 1917, liberal reformers argued that homosexuality should be decriminalised. A number of prominent men were open about their attraction to other men (as in most countries, lesbianism was never Read more

  • The missing piece: The far-left in the workplace

    Reprinted from Rabble (Canada). David Bush is a community and labour activist based primarily on the East Coast. As the Canadian labour movement stumbles from defeat to defeat in this crisis period it is worth asking why this is the case. What accounts for the trade union movement’s inability to mount an effective political resistance Read more

  • A New Vision Needed By Labour Movement

    Reprinted from The Daily Blog (Aotearoa/NZ). By Mike Treen, Unite Union National Secretary. One of the disappointing aspects of some labour movement leaders comments on the private members bill to legalise scabbing was that it wasn’t needed because strikes were so low in this country. But that is part of the problem. It is true Read more

  • Fightback Wellington event: Housing crisis

    Objections to MANA’s housing policy recently led to the formation of the ‘Pakeha Party’ Facebook page, with thousands of likes. Meanwhile Labour has announced policies including investment in private ‘affordable housing,’ and restriction of purchase for non-citizens. All the while, public housing continues to decline, with evictions at worst and poor maintenance at best. What Read more

  • Wellington event: The Revolutions that made Russia

    Fightback and the People’s Cinema bring you The Russian Revolution – Timeline. A short documentary on the Russian revolution, and counter-revolution, presented by John Rees. 20 minute documentary, followed by a discussion on the relevance of revolutionary history for our ongoing social movements. 6pm 21st August People’s Cinema (57 Manners St, Wellington) [Facebook event] Read more