Re: [Marxism] British Wildcat Strike Wave?

["S. Artesian" <sartesian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes it's complicated, but we should have no wavering, no equivocation about
confronting head-on the racist characteristics, the national chauvinism
transparently evident in these UK strikes.  It exists, it is the "simple"
and "safe" way of  protesting the worsening of the economy--  and it must be
identified for what it is to be effectively defeated.

Britain, if I recall correctly, has a tiered structure regarding immigrant
workers, that affords them wage protection but not access to the full range
of benefits.

The migrant workers  are brought in to lower overall compensation costs.
The way to oppose that is not in establishing national preferences or
restricting immigration, but in demanding immediate legalization, full wages
and benefits for all migrant workers, and compulsory unionization, and
ending the bailout programs that subsidize the British finanical and
corporate ruling class.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "nada" <dwaltersMIA@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <sartesian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 7:06 PM
Subject: [Marxism] British Wildcat Strike Wave?



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