Neil Fernandez

A note on the use of the word 'Soviet' - Neil Fernandez

Comments on radicals' use of the word "soviet" and its relationship to workers' councils and the USSR.

A Note on the Use of the Word 'Soviet'

Neil C Fernandez

Chapter 1 of Capitalism and Class Struggle in the USSR - (Neil Fernandez)

Chapter 1 of Neil Fernandez's Capitalism and Class Struggle in the USSR - A Marxist Theory, Ashgate, Aldershot UK, 1997, which also serves as a useful historical overview of modern radical theory. From the book's introduction:

news

Roundup of a month of strikes in Iran
A round-up of recent strike activity in Iran, including the car industry and agriculture.

articles

The Grunwick Strike - A. Sivanandan
An essay written during the middle of the Grunwicks strike in Willesden, north-west London. A predominatly east African Asian female workforce went on strike against poor conditions and for union recognition.

1968

1961-1973: GI resistance in the Vietnam War
History of the widespread mutiny of US troops in Vietnam that brought the world's most powerful military machine to its knees.

Tea Break

Tea Break July 2008
First issue of an irregular workers' bulletin put together by users of the website, libcom.org. This issue focuses on the 2008 pay dispute over sub-inflation pay offers.