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  • Christchurch event: What is Socialism? The Mechanics of Capitalism

    Second in a series of “What Is Socialism?” meetings, Byron Clark, co-editor of the Fightback magazine and local Fightback activist, leads a discussion on the “Mechanics of Capitalism” and explores some introductory Marxist ideas. All are welcome if you have an interest at all in this area. Kai will be shared, a gold coin donation Read more

  • USA: We’d like a living wage with that order

    While workers in Aotearoa/NZ strike and demonstrate for improved pay and conditions from McDonalds, this struggle also has an international dimension. This report on an industrial campaign against McDonalds in Detroit, USA, is reprinted from Socialist Worker (USA). By  Aaron Petkov, with contributions from Marie Bucks. MANAGERS OF the Detroit McDonald’s on Gratiot Avenue, northeast Read more

  • Racism and recession in Aotearoa/NZ

    Working class unity needed to defend rights and living standards This article is adapted from an article by Jared Phillips, Fightback member. Originally published in The Socialist, magazine of the Socialist Party of Australia. Several recent events have elevated the issue of racism in New Zealand. In one case a nationalist MP belonging to the Danish People’s Party Read more

  • Health and Safety system: “not fit for purpose”

    Byron Clark “Not fit for purpose.” That was the verdict on New Zealand’s health and safety system that the Independent Taskforce on Workplace Health and Safety delivered to Labour Minister Simon Bridges at the end of April. The taskforce discovered a number of “significant weaknesses” in laws, rules and regulations which were behind the country’s Read more

  • “Nek minnit” : Police collaborate with McDonalds

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  • First McDonalds strike ever in Wellington

    The first McDonalds strike ever in Wellington happened today. At 8am 5 of the 7 workers on shift came off the job and joined the picket line that had been set up outside Bunny St McDonalds. It was a noisy, lively affair, with Fightback member and Wellington Unite Union organizer Heleyni Pratley leading the way Read more