Russia-Ukraine crisis discussion forum

Discussion hosted by the Alliance for Workers Liberty (Scotland) and Ukraine Solidarity Campaign WEDNESDAY 12 JANUARY AT 19:00 Speakers: Hanna Perekhoda, is a member of the organisation SolidariteS, she is author of ‘The Bolsheviks in Eastern Ukraine and their competing state projects (1917-1918): the case of the Donets -Krivoy Rog Soviet Republic’ . Hannah will … Continue reading Russia-Ukraine crisis discussion forum

Protests start at ArcelorMittal offices to back Ukrainian workers

Supporters of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign held protests in support of Ukrainian trade unions at the London and Newport offices of ArcelorMittal, the global steel corporation. They were first of a number planned as the start of a global solidarity campaign with the Ukrainian trade unions. The protests took place on the eve of another … Continue reading Protests start at ArcelorMittal offices to back Ukrainian workers

National Union of Mineworkers Affiliates to Ukraine Solidarity Campaign

The Ukraine Solidarity Campaign welcomes the decision of the National Union of Mineworkers to affiliate to our campaign.   The NUM is a trade union which holds immense respect in the labour movement and we are honoured and privileged to have them as a supporter. The NUM has a longstanding relationship with the trade union movement … Continue reading National Union of Mineworkers Affiliates to Ukraine Solidarity Campaign

ASLEF CONFERENCE DECLARES SOLIDARITY WITH UKRAINIAN RAILWORKERS

ASLEF AFFILIATES TO UKRAINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN  The train drivers union - Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF), has decided to affiliate to the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign.    Delegates assembled in Southend for ASLEF’s Annual Assembly of Delegates received a message of solidarity from their sister union the Free Trade Union of Railway Workers of Ukraine … Continue reading ASLEF CONFERENCE DECLARES SOLIDARITY WITH UKRAINIAN RAILWORKERS

Steps continue towards a party of labour in Ukraine!

Strong steps towards the organisation of an independent workers/Labour Party are continuing in Ukraine following a highly successful conference in the industrial city of Kryvyi Rih.   An organising committee for a new party is now engaged in preparatory work and a new Ukrainian workers paper has been launched Social Revolution. On 18-19 October at the Bohdan … Continue reading Steps continue towards a party of labour in Ukraine!

Labour Left Backs the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign

The Labour Representation Committee, the main organisation of the left of the Labour Party has voted at its conference on 8th November to support the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign. The majority of the LRC conference rejected the views of supporters of the ultra Stalinist 'New Communist Party' and other sectarians, to adopt a motion from Noel Park Labour … Continue reading Labour Left Backs the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign

Model Motion: SUPPORT THE UKRAINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN

UKRAINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN This trade union/organisation notes: 1. The ongoing conflict between  the Ukrainian government and paramilitary forces in the east of the  country backed by Russian imperialism. 2. That all workers in  Ukraine – Ukrainian-speaking, Russian-speaking and Russian – are  facing attacks on their rights and living standards as a result of  neo-liberal economic … Continue reading Model Motion: SUPPORT THE UKRAINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN

PARLIAMENT CALLS FOR JUSTICE FOR UKRAINIAN MINERS

Session: 2014-15Date tabled: 18.06.2014Primary sponsor: McDonnell, JohnThat this House is deeply concerned by the worsening social and economic situation in Ukraine, including austerity policies, currency devaluation and rising prices, which have all led to a fall in real wages by up to 50 per cent and that this is contributing to the instability; welcomes the … Continue reading PARLIAMENT CALLS FOR JUSTICE FOR UKRAINIAN MINERS