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Campaign Aid Delivered to Resistance and Rescue Squad in Ukraine

Petro Tulei (right) Deputy Chair of KVPU, along with Olesia Briazgunova International Secretary delivering our vehicel to 80th Brigade The Ukraine Solidarity Campaign has recently visited Ukraine to deliver aid and meet with sections of the labour movement. On 2nd July members of Campaign Coordinating Committee, Sacha Ismail (Trade Union Liaison officer) and Christopher Ford … Continue reading Campaign Aid Delivered to Resistance and Rescue Squad in Ukraine

ukrainesolidaritycampaign John-Paul Himka

The Ukrainian Nation in the Time of Lenin, Hitler, and Stalin

John-Paul Himka As many other nations, Ukrainians hoped to use the disintegration of the imperial order in the aftermath of World War I to establish their own state. Although Finns, Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians, and Poles managed that task, and other East European nations formed federations (Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia), Ukraine failed to gain independence. But there … Continue reading The Ukrainian Nation in the Time of Lenin, Hitler, and Stalin

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Another Ukraine is possible Conference

International Conference - Ukrainian activists call for a just reconstruction that puts people before private profit, reports Mike Davis Behind the flag of the Independent Trade Union of Mineworkers of Ukraine. Centre - Oksana Holota of KVPU and John Moloney Assistant General Secretary of the PCS aturday 17th June saw almost 100 activists gather in London … Continue reading Another Ukraine is possible Conference

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Urgent Appeal for Medical Aid

Trade Union of Medical Workers of Ukraine has launched an appeal for aid Вільна профспілка медичних працівників України The Trade Union of Medical Workers of Ukraine in Novovolynsk is appealing for humanitarian aid for the rehabilitation and care of severely wounded military personnel. Due to the full-scale Russian invasion, there are a huge number of … Continue reading Urgent Appeal for Medical Aid

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Durham and Donbas

BY Julie Ward Trade union links between Durham and Ukraine provided the inspiration for a fascinating and timely event at Spennymoor Town Hall on May 26th. Jointly organised by Redhills (Durham Miners Association) https://redhillsdurham.org/%5B1%5D  and academics from the University of St Andrews, the 'Archiving Against Erasure' workshop https://redhillsdurham.org/durham-and-donbas-in-focus/%5B2%5D  offered participants an opportunity to engage in … Continue reading Durham and Donbas

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Ukrainian economy and society: whither the (postwar) country?

Yuliya Yurchenko On February 24, 2022, when Russia yet again invaded Ukraine, it was already one of the poorest and most indebted countries in Europe, at war since 2014.  Its needs and losses have grown exponentially – dislocation of the labour force, infrastructure destruction, ecological damage, etc.  This article argues a case for large-scale multi-faceted … Continue reading Ukrainian economy and society: whither the (postwar) country?