Exclusive interview by Christopher Ford of Ukraine Solidarity Campaign with Maksym Romanenko, a doctor and editor of the Ukrainian democratic socialist organization Social Movement. Fires in Kharkiv following a Russian attack An interview with Maksym Romanenko, a native of Kharkiv, a doctor, Ukrainian socialist, and editor of the Ukrainian democratic socialist organization Social Movement. The city … Continue reading KHARKIV WILL NEVER FALL UNDER RUSSIAN OCCUPATION
Urgent Appeal by Ukrainian Trade Unions to the European Trade Union Movement
Today, Ukrainian workers, trade unionists and the entire population of Ukraine resist the Russian aggressor and fight for the liberation of the occupied territories, where terror reigns and human rights are not guaranteed. To: Esther Lynch, ETUC General Secretary European Trade Union Congress affiliated organisations Dear Esther Lynch, dear brothers and sisters! The Confederation of … Continue reading Urgent Appeal by Ukrainian Trade Unions to the European Trade Union Movement
URGENT APPEAL SUPPORT RESCUE WORKERS IN UKRAINE
Support this appeal from the Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine (NGPU) to aid the 10th Mining Rescue Squad in the Donetsk region, engaged in firefighting and rescue of victims of Russian bombing. We are seeking to raise at least £10,000 , with an initial target of £2,000. Please donate and also ask your … Continue reading URGENT APPEAL SUPPORT RESCUE WORKERS IN UKRAINE
Internationalism or Russification
New edition of Ivan Dzyuba's classic analysis Soviet Nationalities Problem Internationalism or Russification? was written in 1965 while there was a wave of political repression in Ukraine. In the book, Dzyuba analyses from a Marxist position the national and cultural policy of the Soviet Union in Ukraine. The book was first sent to the Secretary of the Central Committee … Continue reading Internationalism or Russification
UKRAINIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS
Protests in Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk over new reforms. The student community is being rocked by a new anti-social reform: after the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Health has begun to promote an equally scandalous innovation. On 11 March, a draft of a new reform was published, which provides for changes in the distribution and … Continue reading UKRAINIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS
A PROXY WAR AGAINST RUSSIA?
The authors Andreas Bieler and Adam David Morton have published an essay in in Socialist Register 2024 in which they argue that Ukrainian resistance ‘is not a war of self-determination’, but a ‘proxy war between the US and its allies against Russia, fought with Ukrainian personnel on Ukrainian soil’, attacking Ukrainian political economist and member of Sotsialny … Continue reading A PROXY WAR AGAINST RUSSIA?
Russia Launches Massive Attacks to Destroy Homes, Workplaces, Energy, and Economy of Ukraine
The Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine, an affiliated organization of the ITUC, calls upon the international trade union community and the governments of democratic countries to strengthen support for Ukraine at a time when Russia is causing large-scale destruction of residential buildings, civil and energy infrastructure, and purposefully destroying the economy and workplaces. … Continue reading Russia Launches Massive Attacks to Destroy Homes, Workplaces, Energy, and Economy of Ukraine
DEMAND THE WEAPONS TO WIN
PUT UKRAINIAN FREEDOM BEFORE PROFITS FOR ARMS SALES At the start of this year the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine, issued an appeal for solidarity to the international trade union movement to call on governments to take decisive measures to protect Ukraine and speed up the provision of military aid. In response to this appeal with … Continue reading DEMAND THE WEAPONS TO WIN
Ukraine medical workers appeal – help get to £15k!
Five weeks early we've passed our £10k target to support the appeal from the Free Trade Union of Medical Workers in a mining region of Ukraine. So we've launched a new target, £15,000 by 31 March. A branch of the Free Trade Union of Medical Workers of Ukraine in a mining region of western Ukraine … Continue reading Ukraine medical workers appeal – help get to £15k!
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Solidarity Can Help Ukraine Win
Videos and Pictures of Second Anniversary of the All-Out Russian Invasion Rally in Trafalgar Square on 24 February Supporters of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, United Action and solidrity collective Vsevit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvde7eKx_Bg Speeches at the Rally in Trafalgar Square - including Mick Antoniw, Member of Welsh Parliament, John McDonnell MP, John Moloney Asst General Secretary of … Continue reading Solidarity Can Help Ukraine Win
SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
by Mikael Hertoft (Denmark) and Andrii Ishchenko (Ukraine) Two years have passed since Russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Since then, Russia has continued its offensive, using all its military power, usually called the «second strongest army of the world», and today, according to the Ukrainian side, it controls about … Continue reading SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev
John-Paul Himka In the mid-1980s everything began to change dramatically in the Soviet Union as a whole and, with some delay, also in the Ukrainian republic. The Brezhnev era, soon to be labelled “the period of stagnation,” came to an end when Leonid Brezhnev, who had served as general secretary of the Soviet Communist party … Continue reading General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev
LAUNCH MEETING OF COMMONS ENGLISH EDITION
The Russian Invasion and the Ukrainian Left. The Struggle for a Social Ukraine. Thursday 29 February, 8pm, online Chair: John McDonnell MP Speakers: Anastasia Ryabchuk and Denys Pilash (Commons) Fred Leplat (Resistance Books) Commons is a left-wing Ukrainian media about economy, politics, history and culture, established in 2009. The editorial board shares egalitarian and anti-capitalist views, … Continue reading LAUNCH MEETING OF COMMONS ENGLISH EDITION
VEHICLES AND SUPPLIES DELIVERED FROM LABOUR MOVEMENT IN WALES
Mick Antoniw, Welsh Labour Member of the Welsh Government, along with Wayne Thomas Vice-President of the NUM in Wales and Carwyn Donovan Negotiations Officer, BECTU Sector Prospect, with a delegation from the labour movement in Wales have delivered vehicles and aid to the Ukrainian trade union movement to assist workers at resisting invasion at the … Continue reading VEHICLES AND SUPPLIES DELIVERED FROM LABOUR MOVEMENT IN WALES
TWO YEARS OF RESISTANCE
MARCH FOR UKRAINE ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALL-OUT INVASION The Ukraine Solidarity Campaign is calling for a mass show of solidarity with Ukraine on the anniversary of the all-out Russian Invasion on 24 February. We are supporting a demonstration called by Support Ukraine/London EuroMaidan, and which is also supported by the Confederation of Free … Continue reading TWO YEARS OF RESISTANCE
Ukraine: Justice for War Crimes
Prof Bill Bowring, Birkbeck College, Barrister An apartment building explodes after a Russian army tank fires in Mariupol, Ukraine, Friday, March 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) Russia has been committing a wide variety of heinous war crimes since its all-out invasion of Ukraine, starting on 24 February 2022. These have been documented by many human … Continue reading Ukraine: Justice for War Crimes
Model motion on Ukraine for UCU Congress 2024
Ukraine: continuing solidarity and support for the right to self-defence The UCU Congress will be held on Wednesday 29 - Friday 31 May 2024 at Bournemouth International Centre. Deadline for the receipt of motions for Congress and sector conferences is 12 noon, Friday 15 March. We call those who stand with Ukraine to submit this model motion to … Continue reading Model motion on Ukraine for UCU Congress 2024
UKRAINIAN UNIONS CALL FOR SOLIDARITY ACTION ON ANNIVERSARY OF INVASION
Join Ukrainian Protests on Saturday 24 February Confederation of Free Trade Unions (KVPU) Appeal for Global Solidarity Actions on the Anniversary of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine Appeal for Global Solidarity Actions on the Anniversary of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of UkraineDear Sisters and Brothers,Members of the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU) express … Continue reading UKRAINIAN UNIONS CALL FOR SOLIDARITY ACTION ON ANNIVERSARY OF INVASION
FROM UKRAINE TO PALESTINE – OCCUPATION IS A CRIME
The Social Movement stands for a just peace in the Middle East, which requires the elimination of structural oppression of Palestinians and systemic violence against the civilian population. We also condemn the Iron Swords Operation launched by the far-right Netanyahu government in response to the condemnable October 7 attacks and the war crimes being committed … Continue reading FROM UKRAINE TO PALESTINE – OCCUPATION IS A CRIME
Students Protest the closure of Tauride University, Kyiv
The mobilization against the closure of Tauride University (Kyiv) is accelerating. The student union Priama Diia (Direct Action) has called a rally on Thursday: “On Thursday, January 25 at 12:00 p.m., students will take part in an action under the walls of Building 1 of TNU (33 John McCain Street) to meet the initiator of … Continue reading Students Protest the closure of Tauride University, Kyiv
No Sell Out Send Ukraine Weapons
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“Our union protects workers under martial law”.
Volodymyr Kozelsky, President of the Free Trade Union of Ukrainian Railways During the Russian Federation's armed aggression against Ukraine, "Ukrzaliznytsia" (Ukrainian Railways) , as a critical infrastructure company, ensures the transport of passengers and goods 24 hours a day. Railway employees contribute to the State's defence capability through their heroic work during hostilities and rocket … Continue reading “Our union protects workers under martial law”.
New Threat to Workers Rights in Ukraine
The draft of the new Labour Code represents the greatest attack on workers' rights during the period of martial law - By Vitaliy Dudin of Social Movement. TOP-5 challenges of the new Labour Code The draft of the new Labour Code of Ukraine recently published by the government represents the greatest attack on workers' rights … Continue reading New Threat to Workers Rights in Ukraine
Full ratification of the European Social Charter is our demand
Interview with Grygorii Osovyi President of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine The full-scale war has brought about changes not only within the country. It has significantly changed the work of our representatives at the international level. The Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine is no exception. We'll talk more about this with Grygorii … Continue reading Full ratification of the European Social Charter is our demand
“Our union lost many members during the war”
Volodymyr Fundovnyi, Independent Union of Education and Science of Ukraine (VPONU) The Independent Union of Education and Science of Ukraine (VPONU) lost many organizations and members during the war. In Crimea and Luhansk , Donetsk and Kherson regions the loss is total There is also a partial loss in the regions of Zaporizhzhia , Lviv, … Continue reading “Our union lost many members during the war”
URGENT APPEAL FOR SOLIDARITY
CONFEDERATION OF FREE TRADE UNIONS OF UKRAINE The new year of 2024 in Ukraine began with horrific massive Russian missile attacks on the sleeping, peaceful cities of Ukraine. In total, only during the holidays from December 29, 2023, to January 2, 2024, Russian forces killed 90 civilians during the missile attacks. In only 5 days, … Continue reading URGENT APPEAL FOR SOLIDARITY
Redouble our efforts to achieve victory in Ukraine
John-Paul Himka On 14 December 2023 President Vladimir Putin of Russia held a marathon four-hour press conference. Aside from the expected boasting, bluster, lies, and threats, I was surprised to find a very significant insight. The town of Horenka liberated from Russian occupation I will quote the relevant passage from that day’s New York Times: … Continue reading Redouble our efforts to achieve victory in Ukraine
The Russian Invasion and the Ukrainian Left
The Struggle for a Social Ukraine - Special English Edition The Commons Journal The Commons journal of social criticism is a left-wing Ukrainian media about economy, politics, history and culture, founded in 2009. What distinguishes us from other Ukrainian media is the attention to the structural causes of social problems and materialist optics. The editorial board shares egalitarian … Continue reading The Russian Invasion and the Ukrainian Left
A Memoir of Soviet Ukraine, 1983: Part 3
John-Paul Himka In this installment of my memoir, I want to talk about health and hygiene. Men drank a tremendous quantity of vodka. A joke from the time was: What’s the philosophical definition of nothing? Answer: a liter of vodka split four ways. I knew a prominent poet who liked to start his day … Continue reading A Memoir of Soviet Ukraine, 1983: Part 3
Medical aid for Ukraine!
Help us support medical workers fighting to keep Ukraine's health system going during the war. A branch of the Free Trade Union of Medical Workers of Ukraine in a mining region of western Ukraine is appealing for humanitarian aid for its hospital, to help it cope with the extensive consequences of the war it is … Continue reading Medical aid for Ukraine!
PCS Delegation Bringing solidarity to Ukraine
A delegation of the Public and Commercial Services union comprisng Assistant General Secretary John Moloney and Bev Laidlaw (NEC member), Chris Ford (Ukraine solidarity campaign), visited Ukraine. They attended the congress of the Confederation of Free Trade Union, met with numerous trade unions, democratic socialists, social democrats, volunteers and critical scholars. The delegation has delivered … Continue reading PCS Delegation Bringing solidarity to Ukraine
Aid delivered to Ukaine from Unions in Wales
Another humanitarian delivery of aid from trade unions of in Wales arrived at the address of the Dnipropetrovsk Territorial Organization of the miners trade union PRUP, affiliated to the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine.The latest vehicle and aid was delivered by Alun Davies MS for Blaenau Gwent, and ex miner and now Bectu official … Continue reading Aid delivered to Ukaine from Unions in Wales
Ukrainian Letter of Solidarity with Palestinian people
Ukrainian Letter of Solidarity with Palestinian people The Ukraine Solidarity Campaign is a campaign in support of Ukrainian resistance to the invasion and occupation of Ukraine. The USC does not have a collective view on Israel/Palestine and it’s supporters have a wide range of views. The campaign is publishing Ukrainian voices on Israel/Palestine, we have … Continue reading Ukrainian Letter of Solidarity with Palestinian people
A Memoir of Soviet Ukraine, 1983: Part 2
John-Paul Himka House of Culture, Kalanchak, Kherson Oblast. © Yevgen Nikiforov Soviet Ukraine in 1983 was no place for a foodie, unless you had friends and relatives who invited you over for meals. My wife and I were lucky – we had many relatives and some close friends, so we would be treated to local … Continue reading A Memoir of Soviet Ukraine, 1983: Part 2
Welsh Parliament recognises Holodomor as genocide of Ukrainian people
The Welsh Parliament – Senedd – supported a resolution on 25 October recognising the man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine of 1932-1933 as a genocide of Ukrainian people A statue of a small girl holding wheat spikelets stands near the Holodomor Museum in Kyiv. The Welsh Parliament saw a discussion and vote on a statement which … Continue reading Welsh Parliament recognises Holodomor as genocide of Ukrainian people
Ukraine solidarity voices at Liverpool Labour Party conference
Mike Davis Mick Antoniw Welsh counsel general, Mark Catterall, Calder Valley CLP delegate and Martin Timson UNISON Steward in Merseytravel & LCR CA Branch Solidarity with Ukraine featured prominently on the fringe and in the main conference venue at Labour’s recent Party conference in Liverpool. Open Labour organised a well attended event featuring not one, … Continue reading Ukraine solidarity voices at Liverpool Labour Party conference
Side with progressive forces in Israel and Palestine for a lasting peace
By Oleksandr Bulin activist of SD Platform - Ukraine's social democratic organisation: sdplatform.org.ua On October 7, a new round of the Palestinian-Israeli confrontation began with rocket fire by Hamas. The whole world turned its attention with horror to the atrocities of terrorists against peaceful citizens of Israel and other countries. However, for now, while everyone … Continue reading Side with progressive forces in Israel and Palestine for a lasting peace
Communists Opposed to National Liberation
Ukraine’s Bolsheviks (1917-1923) by Stephen Velychenko 'Long Live the Central Ukrainian Rada' Ukrainian soldiers in 1917 Background. At least 5.7 million of tsarist Ukraine’s population in 1917 were classfied as urban. Declared Russians were approximately 10% of the total population, 33% of the urban population, 43% of the population in the eight largest cities, and … Continue reading Communists Opposed to National Liberation
The anti-social ferocity of Ukrainian neo-liberals
Olena Slobodyan The recent statements of Minister of Social Policy Oksana Zholnovych about "destroying everything social" and "taking Ukrainians out of their comfort zone" have caused significant public outcry and a wave of criticism. Yet this is not the first time that officials directly involved in social policy have publicly taken anti-social stances. What does … Continue reading The anti-social ferocity of Ukrainian neo-liberals
A Memoir of Soviet Ukraine, 1983: Part I
John-Paul Himka A Soviet-era postcard of the Lviv bus terminal. I spent the first half of 1983 in Soviet Ukraine, in Lviv mainly but also in Kyiv. I had just married Chrystia Chomiak two months previously, and off we went to Ukraine on a research trip organized by the International Research and Exchanges Board. For … Continue reading A Memoir of Soviet Ukraine, 1983: Part I
DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH STRIKE AT VEOLIA
CALLS FOR END TO BUSINESS IN RUSSIA UKRAINE SOLIDARITY AT A PICKET LINE IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE On 29 September protests were held in London, Kyiv and in Nottinghamshire in solidarity with workers on strike at Veolia and in protest at the ongoing business operations by this company in Russia. The day before the protest at the … Continue reading DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH STRIKE AT VEOLIA
СОЛІДАРНІСТЬ З ПРАЦІВНИКАМИ, ЯКІ СТРАЙКУЮТЬ НА ВЕОЛІЯ
Веолія: Покінчимо з низькими зарплатами у Великій Британії - припинимо бізнес-операції в Росії Профспілка GMB розпочала кампанію страйку в Ноттінгемширі через низьку заробітну плату в суперечці з транснаціональною компанією Veolia, яка досі працює в Росії. Веолія Велика Британія отримує прибутки від послуг з переробки та утилізації відходів за державними контрактами з багатьма місцевими органами влади, … Continue reading СОЛІДАРНІСТЬ З ПРАЦІВНИКАМИ, ЯКІ СТРАЙКУЮТЬ НА ВЕОЛІЯ
stand with ukraine: tuc backs their right to resist russian aggression
The TUC, writes fred leplat, has voted overwhelmingly to back Ukraine's right to self-defence against Russia's invasion. This stance aligns the British labour movement with the Ukrainian people's struggle for freedom. The TUC congress on 12 September adopted overwhelmingly a motion in solidarity with the people Ukraine in their war of liberation from Putin’s invasion of their country. … Continue reading stand with ukraine: tuc backs their right to resist russian aggression
SOLIDARITY WITH WORKERS ON STRIKE AT VEOLIA
Veolia: End Low Pay in UK – End Business Operations in Russia GMB union has launched a campaign of strike action in Nottinghamshire over low pay in a dispute with Veolia, a transnational company that still operates in Russia. Veolia UK are making profits from recycling and waste services with public funded contracts in many … Continue reading SOLIDARITY WITH WORKERS ON STRIKE AT VEOLIA
URGENT APPEAL FOR MEDICAL AID
The Free Trade Union of Medical Workers of Ukraine The Free Trade Union of Medical Workers of Ukraine is appealing to the trade union movement for urgent aid. Free Trade Union of Medical Workers of Ukraine - VPMPU are appealing for aid for a hospital in a mining region of Western Ukraine which is facing … Continue reading URGENT APPEAL FOR MEDICAL AID
PUTIN AND HIS RUSSIA ARE NOT FASCIST
By Stephen Velychenko Comments on Ilya Budraitskis: “Putinism as New Form of Fascism?” There can be no doubt that as of 2004 Putin, his secret police cronies and associated marginal ideologues like Dugin and Zhirinovsky, had created an authoritarian dictatorship in Russia. Some like Budraitskis characterize this regime as fascist. If this characterization was applicable before … Continue reading PUTIN AND HIS RUSSIA ARE NOT FASCIST
THE FAREWELL OF GERMAN UNION LEFTISTS FROM INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY
Chris Zeller In England, Wales and Scotland, there is notable solidarity from the unions with the Ukrainian resistance against the Russian occupation troops. John McDonnell MP, former Treasury Chancellor leading the Labour Party at the time of Jeremy Corbyn, is an active spokesman for the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign [1]. In France, all relevant unions have … Continue reading THE FAREWELL OF GERMAN UNION LEFTISTS FROM INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY
Кампанія Солідарності з Україною 