Category: Socialism

Socialism, Unions, Welfare Rights

Queensland Elections 2017 – Little Choice for Working People

Statement of the Workers League The Queensland Elections, due to be held on November 25, 2017, offer almost nothing to the majority of working people. The economic crisis of the capitalist profit system grinds on, while corporations and the governments that serve them continue to make working people pay. Unemployment, poverty, housing distress, and a skyrocketing cost of living are just some of the obstacles … Continue reading Queensland Elections 2017 – Little Choice for Working People

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LGBTI, Socialism

Yes to Equal Marriage Rights….and a Workers Republic!

21-10-2017 – As partisans of the forward march of humanity, the Workers League fully supports the aims of the “Yes” campaign relating to the right of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex (LGBTI) people to be entitled to all benefits relating to the concept of marriage. Even though the postal survey does not actually bind the current legislators to act, the survey is seen by most … Continue reading Yes to Equal Marriage Rights….and a Workers Republic!

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, DPRK, Socialism

Hands Off the DPRK! No to Nuclear Armageddon

Hands Off the DPRK! No to Nuclear Armageddon 22-09-2017 – The irony may not have been apparent to immediate observers, but in the body allegedly set up to prevent war between nations, days ago US President Donald Trump issued perhaps the greatest ever threat of war against the world. While Trump thundered against Iran and Venezuela, he openly threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea (its … Continue reading Hands Off the DPRK! No to Nuclear Armageddon

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Russia, Socialism, Syria

Left Wing Russophobia: A Perilous Disorder

23-07-2017 – World War III looms. The political left is warning about this as much as the political right is preparing for it. Even those whose careers depend on fealty to the corporate elite are noticing that the alignments of the most powerful nations are forming into camps, sometimes despite their intentions. The formation of the two sides has an eerie ring to it, for … Continue reading Left Wing Russophobia: A Perilous Disorder

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Socialism, Unions

Corbyn and Labour: Parliamentary “Socialism” or Class Struggle?

Corbyn and Labour: Parliamentary “Socialism” or Class Struggle? 18-05-2017 – On the face of it, it’s an impressive list. In the United Kingdom, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s platform for the June 8 elections include sweet sounding promises, as far as working people are concerned. Renationalising the railways, a 10 pound minimum wage, abolishing University tuition fees, free school meals, ending “zero hours” contracts, the … Continue reading Corbyn and Labour: Parliamentary “Socialism” or Class Struggle?

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Economics, Socialism, Welfare Rights

Jobs Not Casinos! Housing not Hotels! Public not Private!

22-04-2017 – The Queens Wharf Mega Casino and luxury hotel “development”, in the middle of Brisbane city, has begun its seven year construction period. Nine hectares of previously public land is fenced off, with the demolition of previously state owned buildings set to begin. All of this is to make way for not only 2500 poker machines, but an unlimited number of traditional and electronic … Continue reading Jobs Not Casinos! Housing not Hotels! Public not Private!

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, DPRK, Socialism

No To War! US/AUS: Hands Off the DPRK!

19-03-2017 – Speaking during a visit to South Korea (“Republic of Korea” – ROK), new US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced that US “strategic patience” with North Korea has ended.[1] He implied that military action against North Korea, whose real name is the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), remained ‘an option’. US representatives claimed that the DPRK’s growing nuclear and missile arsenal is … Continue reading No To War! US/AUS: Hands Off the DPRK!

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Economics, Socialism, Unions

Hands Off Our Penalty Rates!

CAPITAL CUTS WORKERS INCOME FURTHER HANDS OFF OUR PENALTY RATES! 11-03-2017- In late February, the grossly misnamed “Fair Work Commission” handed down its decision on the penalty rates of some of Australia’s lowest paid workers. It decided that Public Holiday and Sunday penalty rates be watered down to Saturday rates for workers in the Retail, Fast Food and Hospitality sectors.[1] The decision means some of … Continue reading Hands Off Our Penalty Rates!

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Economics, Socialism, Unions

“March in March” must break through “community” mobilisation

DEMAND UNIONS FIGHT FOR: A 30 HOUR WEEK WITH NO LOSS IN PAY PUBLIC HOUSING AS AN OPTION FOR ALL LIVABLE UNEMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY AND PENSION BENEFITS PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF THE BANKS PUBLICLY PROVIDED HEALTH CARE PUBLICLY PROVIDED EDUCATION PUBLICLY OWNED ASSETS – ROADS, RAIL, PORTS, ELECTRICITY, WATER, GAS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORT   Crisis after crisis besets Australia, and indeed the world. Here, … Continue reading “March in March” must break through “community” mobilisation

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Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights, DPRK, Socialism, Unions

Change the Date! For Aboriginal Liberation through Workers Unity!

26-12-2017 – 229 years after the first British colonialists landed in Sydney Cove, what became the Australian nation state still “celebrates” the beginning of a genocide against the original inhabitants, who had tended this continent for upwards of 50 000 years. A war of near extermination was carried out by the colonialists for 150 years against the Aboriginal people, first with guns and unimaginable cruelty, … Continue reading Change the Date! For Aboriginal Liberation through Workers Unity!

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