Socialist Appeal
The Marxist voice of Labour and youth
The recent ‘Black Friday’ and ‘Cyber Monday’ are the busiest period of the year for Amazon, when CEO Jeff Bezos makes his millions. But all his wealth is created through the brutal exploitation of Amazon workers. And they are fighting back.
Bromley library workers have been striking for six months over job cuts and conditions. Forced to re-ballot to continue the strike, they have voted unanimously to fight on. Their determination is an example to the labour movement.
Trump is visiting the UK this week for the latest NATO summit. He and Boris Johnson are cut from the same capitalist cloth, seeking to line the pockets of big business. We must mobilise and fight the Boris-Trump alliance.
Boris Johnson is far from the ideal representative of big business, with his threats to crash Britain out of the EU. But the bosses and bankers are even more afraid of the threat posed by a Corbyn Labour government.
In the last week, Tata Steel bosses have announced that 1000 jobs are set to go from their British operations. Steel workers and their families in Port Talbot will be hit hard. The labour movement must fight for nationalisation.