SEP & IYSSE public meetings:
The pseudo-left in power: Lessons of Syriza’s betrayal in Greece

Syriza’s abject surrender to the European Union ranks among the most miserable betrayals of the working class in history. In the July 5 referendum, Greek voters overwhelmingly rejected new austerity measures. Syriza has repudiated this mandate and agreed to impose devastating cuts on behalf of the European banks and wealthy.

The SEP public meetings will provide a unique forum to discuss the crucial political lessons to be drawn from the experiences of the working class in Greece, above all from the role of Syriza, and their relevance to the political tasks facing the working class in Australia and around the world.

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Hutchison Australia waterfront workers continue strike action
10 August 2015
No faith can be placed in the union, which has collaborated with waterfront companies for decades in restructuring that has destroyed thousands of jobs.
Sacked Hutchison workers speak out
10 August 2015
World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke with sacked Hutchison Port Australia workers at Sydney’s Port Botany terminal over the past two days. Workers described Hutchison’s high-productiv
Australian government budgets target working class suburbs
10 August 2015
NATSEM research shows that the poorest suburbs are the worst affected by the budgets.
Australian Federal Police aid Sri Lankan unit implicated in torture
10 August 2015
The AFP has provided equipment and training to Sri Lanka’s CID, long accused of kidnappings and human rights abuses.


Hutchison Ports axes half its Australian workforce
8 August 2015
The maritime union has appealed to the global stevedoring corporation for negotiations on its multi-million dollar cost-cutting plans.
Australian waterfront workers denounce job cuts
8 August 2015
World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke with wharfies and waterfront maintenance workers at a protest outside Hutchison’s Port Botany container terminal in Sydney yesterday. It followed th
Australian state Labor government wracked by factional turmoil
7 August 2015
The political crisis in Victoria is being fuelled by mounting dissatisfaction in corporate circles with the government.
Australian business demands deeper cuts to wages and conditions
7 August 2015
The Productivity Commission report sets out a framework for cutting wages and conditions to the levels already imposed on workers in Europe and America.