Uncategorized – Кампнія Солідарності з Україною

Anti-Union Laws…

Ukrainian trade unions under the guillotine

The labour market will get rid of trade unions Vitaliy Dudin Under the slogan of getting rid of old Soviet junk, Ukrainian parliamentarians want to “reform trade unions”. This reform…

STEFAN MELNYK 1966 – 2020

11 May 202012 May 2020

We are extremely saddened of the news of the tragic death of Stefan Melnyk (Стефан Мельник ). Christopher Ford pays tribute to our friend Stefan. A founding member of the…

Anti-Union Laws…

European education unions in solidarity with Ukrainian workers

10 Feb 202010 Feb 2020

For more than a month Ukrainian trade union have been struggling against the changes proposed by the Government to the legislation on employment rights, trade unions, social insurance and social…

Russo-Ukraine War…

FEAR AND HOPE IN UKRAINE

28 Oct 201928 Oct 2019

We publish below the observations of Maksym Kazakov in Kyiv about the demonstrations in October against President Zelensky’s attempt to restart the peace process and bring the war in Eastern…

Ukrainian Elections…

UKRAINIAN ELECTIONS: A VOICE OF LABOUR

Elections to the Ukrainian parliament will be held on 21 July, once again various oligarchic candidates will compete. This time however in the industrial city of Kryvyi Rih there will…

History of the Ukrainian Revolution…

BOROTBISM

29 Jan 201929 Jan 2019

The Classic History Of The Ukrainian Revolution The 1954 classic study of the Ukrainian Revolution, Borotbism by Ivan Maistrenko has just been republished in a new edition. It was one…

History of Ukraine…

Ukraine in the Second World War

1 Jan 20191 Jan 2019

Events in Ukraine during World War Two have come to feature greatly in analysis and commentary since the Russo-Ukraine war began in 2014. The Kremlin has revived Stalinist narratives of…

Moscow assault on Ukraine access to Sea of Azov

Russian fighter jets fly over Kerch bridge with Russian tanker blocking access to Sea of Azov during assault on, seizure of three Ukrainian naval boats and their 24 crew members…

MARTIAL LAW AND LABOUR RIGHTS IN UKRAINE

Tensions continue to mount following the attack by Russia on Ukrainian navy ships on the Sea of Azov on 25 November. The Kremlin announced on Monday that it was sending…

Ukrainian Miners…

Miners Continue Underground Protest in Ukraine

The Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU) has called for solidarity with their members who are on strike and protesting underground at the mine Kapustin in Luhansk Oblast.…