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manifesto of the workers’ group of the russian communist party
We publish below extracts from the Manifesto of the Workers’ Group of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks). This current of opposition in the RKP (b) was led by Gavril Ilyich Myasnikov, a Russian...
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tom d’s report of workers’ control meeting
Tom D has written this report of our ‘uncaptive minds‘ forum on ‘the debates on workers’ control’ held on Monday 29th September. What does it mean for workers to control the institutions that determine...
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where next for the LRC?
This article was commissioned as a discussion item for Stroppy Blog and as such only represents my own opinions, not necessarily those of anyone else from The Commune – David Broder. The turnout at the...
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pcs leadership calls off action over pay
by Steve Ryan, Wrexham PCS As predicted in the commune the “Left” PCS union has now called off its planned industrial action over pay. Whilst details are sketchy it seems that the NEC is claiming...
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a workers’ guide to bureaucracy
…or anyone in a movement which should be fighting but isnt By Joe Thorne You might have noticed that though trade unions are supposed to be workers’ organisations, they don’t always act like it....
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where next for the unions?
by Steve Ryan Recent events covered by The Commune such as the wild cat strikes and Visteon would indicate a surge in militancy amongst workers. However, look a bit deeper and there are real problems...
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meet the new boss: the united auto workers’ union
by Adam Ford What do you call a ‘union’ where the people at the top will directly profit from increasing the exploitation of their ‘membership’? Well, if Barack Obama gets his way, you can call it the...
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what is the union bureaucracy?
by Alberto Durango, a Colombian cleaner activist whose involvement in militant organising initiatives has earned him the wrath of sub-contractor cleaning companies and the Unite union bureaucracy...
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union sell-outs – disbelief and dialectics
by Adam Ford Many postal workers and their supporters were left disgusted and disbelieving on Bonfire Night. Billy Hayes and his Communication Workers Union executive had unanimously voted to sabotage...
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rank and file versus bureaucracy in the unions?
Barry (Sheffield) poses questions on the nature of trade unionism as part of the preparations for the discussion at our 12th December aggregate meeting. This look at the platform followed some recent...
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the politics of workplace trade unionism: recent tendencies and some problems...
Richard Hyman asks whether leadership and bureaucracy are synonymous, and looks at the meaning of rank-and-filism and structural limitations on union democracy. Although dating from 1979 this Capital...
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