Communist Workers' Organisation (CWO)

Content by or about the Communist Workers' Organisation, a British left communist group, founded in 1975, and an affiliate of the Internationalist Communist Tendency,

Iranian Oil Workers Strike Update

52 days have gone by since the start of the strike, which began when thousands of Iranian oil workers downed tools on 19 June and walked off…

Iranian Oil and Petrochemical Workers' Strikes Go On

Since Saturday, 19 June, thousands of workers at oil and gas projects and petrochemical plants have been on strike across the country in several…

Cuba is the Latest Episode in the Death Agony of (State) Capitalism

Cuba is the latest illustration of the failure of the Stalinist recipe of party dictatorship behind…

A Communist Left Critique of Platformism (Part II): The Platform and its Disciples

In Part I we examined the Free Territory, or Makhnovshchina, the revolutionary movement in Southern…

A Communist Left Critique of Platformism (Part I): The Makhnovshchina

Many over the years have pointed out the apparent similarities between Platformism and the Communist…

Let's Get Political!

Leaflet distributed by the CWO at recent strikes and protests happening around the UK.

Sparks' Power in Tyne & Wear: Wildcat Action Wins Back Jobs

There should be no question about the real cause of this victory – the direct and continued…

Ceuta: The Divisions of Class and Nation are at the Root of the Descent into Barbarism

The latest episode of a long running drama is now playing out on the world’s TV screens. In the…

Iran: The Working Class and the Election

With less than forty days to the 13th presidential election in Iran, its architects and promoters are finding that the harsh social climate is…

The Working Class Response

As we said in the last issue of Aurora, bosses are seizing advantage of increasing unemployment to reduce ‘labour costs’. It is encouraging to…

The Capitalist Offensive

The British state is no stranger to violence.

Solidarity and Self-Organisation are the Weapons of the Working Class

Leaflet distributed by the CWO during the last round of strikes at universities across the UK.