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PHILIPPINES: Workers party-list group petitions SC to overturn disqualification

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/30/2012 - 05:28

Labor Party Coalition - Philippines

The newly-formed workers party-list Partido ng Manggagawa Coalition (PM Coalition) today filed a petition at the Supreme Court seeking to overturn the Commission on Elections resolution disqualifying the group. In its petition, PM also sought a temporary restraining order on the scheduled raffle of party-list names and printing of the ballots in January.

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PHILIPPINES: Sentro, Nagkaisa herald new era of labor unity

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 21:10

THOUSANDS of trade unionists and activists poured into the streets of Manila and other key cities to celebrate May Day amid renewed hopes that the two latest efforts at labor unity will provide strong impetus to their uphill battle for labor and trade union rights.

At least 5,000 affiliates of the Sentro ng mga Progresibong Manggagawa (Sentro), a newly organized labor center, joined a more massive march and rally in Manila of the recently launched Nagkaisa! labor coalition.

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Philippine Labor party calls for removal of VAT on oil to reduce prices

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 00:20

By Labor Party - Philippines

One day after the transport protest against the unabated increases in oil prices, the Partido ng Manggagawa (PM) called on the administration of President Benigno Aquino III to remove the VAT on oil products as an immediate measure to reduce prices.

“Noynoying at oil price hikes is unacceptable. Malacanang must assuage the public that despite movements in the international price of oil, the government has the menu of options to mitigate the impact of these price movements,” insisted Jong Pacanot, PM-Davao spokesperson.

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Wall Street Excess and Main Street Distress: the Apple Connection - Walden Bello

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 19:33

Apple’s march to market supremacy has been accomplished at tremendous cost to both American and Chinese workers

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Stand for Socialism against Modern Revisionism

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 00:12

Revisionism is the systematic revision of and deviation from
Marxism, the basic revolutionary principles of the proletariat
laid down by Marx and Engels and further developed by the series
of thinkers and leaders in socialist revolution and construction.
The revisionists call themselves Marxists, even claim to make an
updated and creative application of Marxism but they do so
essentially to sugarcoat the bourgeois antiproletarian and
anti-Marxist ideas that they propagate.

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(Arab Spring) 3 Minute News Update # 7

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 03:33

Important News! For Up-to-date News and Analysis visit the below articles:

http://www.socialistworld.net/doc/5241

http://www.socialistworld.net/doc/5206

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CTUL Hunger Strike outside Minneapolis Cub Foods ends June 1

Submitted by Lumenhour on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 21:56

Today, June 1, 2011, the 12-day hunger strike ended and Cub Foods stores in Minneapolis, Minnesota knows the seriousness of the workers united. CTUL eagerly anticipates the management's reaction to the continuing letters and questions that have been coming in from the public. When will the stores have a meeting with the workers?

CTUL asks that the public call CEO Keith Wyche to tell him of continued support for the boycott of Cub Foods:

651-439-7200 - Please see www.ctul.net for more updates.

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Thousands of militant workers march for higher pay in the Philippines

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/05/2011 - 03:12

Manila, Philippines - Thousands of workers led by the Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL) and its allied organizations converged in key cities on Labor Day to reiterate their demand for better wages, improved economy, jobs, security of tenure for workers and an end to demolition of squatter shanties.

Edwin Bustillos, APL deputy secretary-general, said almost one year after the victory of President Aquino, workers have yet to see tangible gains.

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