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WEBCounterfire actively works to build the movements of resistance – on the streets, in workplaces and communities. Find your nearest branch, upcoming events and resources and join the fight. Counterfire's monthly freesheet Counterfire produces the left's first free newspaper every month with the key arguments of the moment.
Rising costs but no pay rise: US workers fight back
WEB4 hours ago · Tens of thousands of Boeing manufacturing workers, members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAW), have been on strike for over 2 weeks in what is set to be a long fight against bosses. 96% voted for strike action, after 94.6% of members voted to reject the company’s offer of a 25% pay rise over 4 years.
What is Counterfire? | Counterfire
WEBFeb 14, 2022 · Counterfire is a socialist organisation committed to change from below. We believe socialists’ first job is to harness the anger of millions against the government and its attacks on working people. We support every protest, every strike and every picket. We try to build the biggest possible movements against austerity, the spiralling cost of ...
Who we are - Counterfire
WEBJun 30, 2020 · Counterfire is a revolutionary socialist organisation committed to transforming our society from one based on the profit motive to one built on the needs of working people. Real change can only be achieved by working class people organising themselves to challenge their bosses and the government that stands behind the bosses. It depends on mass ...
Israel: a terror state on the rampage – weekly briefing
WEB17 hours ago · Netanyahu has in recent weeks opened up a second genocidal war front against Hezbollah and the people of Lebanon. The exploding pagers which killed and maimed thousands were a war crime and have been followed by a series of airstrikes which had already killed hundreds of people before last Thursday’s attacks. The US has responded to this ...
China: Peacemaker and foe - Counterfire
WEBMar 20, 2023 · Dangerous Western belligerence towards China is risking war in the Pacific, with Britain following the US lead, argues Terina Hine As the US, Britain and Australia met in San Diego to discuss nuclear subs in the Pacific, further ratcheting up the possibility of war with China, China was calming waters in the Middle East by successfully negotiating a deal between bitter regional rivals, Iran ...
On 10 October: Stop the War, Build your Union! | Counterfire
WEB3 days ago · On 10 October, the Stop the War Coalition has called for a national day of workplace action for Palestine. It is the fifth such action since the start of the assault on Gaza, and it couldn’t come at a more critical or opportune moment. Israel is driving at alarming speed towards all-out war in the Middle East, and the anti-war movement needs ...
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Trade-Union anti-austerity resolution | Counterfire
WEB4 days ago · This Branch / District resolves: To support any union or campaign, both locally and nationally, that is taking action against the effects of austerity. To begin an immediate political campaign against the implementation of austerity measures by the Government and to demand investment in our public services.
10 years of Counterfire | Counterfire
WEBMar 7, 2020 · Marking ten years since the launch of Counterfire, Alex Snowdon reflects on why the organisation was set up and some of what we have achieved in the last decade. Counterfire will be 10 years old on 8 March. Both the website and the organisation were publicly launched on International Women’s Day 2010. A radical manifesto for women’s ...