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Written By: Joe Carolan - Date published: 11:34 am, July 7th, 2017
Even though I have some strong disagreements with the Corbyn/McDonnell leadership of Labour on issues like the reformability of the EU, there is no doubt that the program they have to revitalise the union movement and take the fight to the Tories both ...Written By: Joe Carolan - Date published: 1:32 pm, July 9th, 2012
AOTEAROA NZ IS STILL NOT FOR SALE. NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST ASSET SALES, SATURDAY JULY 14 2012 Make a big push for the National Day of Action this Saturday JUly 14th. It's also Bastille Day ;) endorsed by Helen Kelly for the Council of Trade unions, ...Written By: Joe Carolan - Date published: 8:38 am, November 18th, 2011
With a slight rise in support, Mana can bring in three or four MPs. Class warriors like John Minto and Sue Bradford can join Hone and Annette and push NZ politics to the Left. One party vote Mana is worth one hundred party votes Green or Labour. 4 Mana MPs ...Written By: Joe Carolan - Date published: 5:12 pm, September 27th, 2011
The racist profiling used by the private cops on campus to trespass two leading Maori students, is an indictment of the warning given by Professor Margaret Mutu the security guards have senior leadership from a South African background who apparently think ...Written By: Joe Carolan - Date published: 1:08 am, July 15th, 2011
As an Irish socialist republican and a proud member of the Mana movement, i was proud of Hone today. We're in Aotearoa, not Westminster, and pledging Alleigance to the kaupapa of this country's founding document, rather than an archaic and parasitical ...Written By: Joe Carolan - Date published: 10:26 am, July 12th, 2011
Every party vote for Mana now is vital. With the TTT stronghold safe, each additional 0.8% gets Mana another MP. Hone could be joined in Parliament by other fighters like Annette Sykes, John Minto etc. IN the electorate seats, we could see figures like Sue ...Written By: Joe carolan - Date published: 10:24 pm, June 25th, 2011
today is a great victory for Maori and a great victory for the working class. Mana wins on 48%, against all the might of the Labour party "machine", backed by National, the NZ Herald, Guy Espiner, Duncan Garner, Winston Peters and NZ First, the Business ...Written By: Joe Carolan - Date published: 1:43 pm, June 13th, 2011
Slatergate.Written By: Joe Carolan - Date published: 5:11 pm, May 10th, 2011
The real story about this Hui was that the Maori Party only got sixteen people there. Sixteen.Written By: Joe Carolan - Date published: 4:57 pm, February 23rd, 2011
Any new political movement will come about by genuine dialogue between those of us who are activie in fighting for the working poor and unemployed. So wouldn't rule anything out yet, Swordfish. Read what is written on the press release- "Hone Harawira has ...Written By: Joe Carolan - Date published: 1:59 pm, January 20th, 2011
Aotearoa- the New Left Party "Until an explicity anti-capitalist current emerges amongst Maori radicals and radicalism, the misleaders of Maoridom will remain hegemonic content to be the jailers and exploiters of their own whanau. The Maori working class - ...Written By: Joe Carolan - Date published: 11:53 am, January 2nd, 2011
There will be an industrial campaign for a Living Wage led by Unite Union- Skycity workers had the Worlds First strike of 2011 on New Years Day video here- http://socialistaotearoa.blogspot.com/2011/01/workers-strike-at-skycity-casino-2011.html In March, ...Written By: Joe Carolan - Date published: 6:12 pm, December 2nd, 2010
some great footage of the Irish crisis and the unions and student response to it compiled here- http://socialistaotearoa.blogspot.com/2010/12/ireland-on-edge-revolution-televised.html and some personal thougths and a photo story from before the IMF ...Written By: Joe Carolan - Date published: 12:30 pm, November 2nd, 2010
It's good to see this debate being given prominence on the Standard. It's time to make a clear break from neoliberalism and leaving the unemployed to the mercies of the free market for jobs. Matt McCarten is arguing that what we need now is a planned ...Written By: Joe Carolan - Date published: 7:27 pm, November 1st, 2010
Correct, Swordfish. @Baron- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo&feature=player_embeddedWritten By: Joe Carolan - Date published: 5:15 pm, November 1st, 2010
Lady Gaga was horrendous, a hectoring Maggie Thatcher. The candidates of the Left were all fine, but Matt is setting the agenda politically. The working poor need jobs and a living wage. GST is a tax that punishes the poor- we should abolish it outright ...Written By: Joe Carolan - Date published: 12:03 am, July 16th, 2010
DEFEND UNION RIGHTS- STOP NATIONAL'S ATTACKS ON WORKERS Date: Sunday, 18 July 2010 Time: 10:00 - 13:00 Location: Sky City Hotel, Auckland CBD http://socialistaotearoa.blogspot.com/2010/07/defend-union-rights-stop-nationals.htmlWritten By: Joe Carolan - Date published: 12:11 am, February 24th, 2010
...a disgusting piece of ageist discrimination from this Sith septuageneraian that just wouldn't be accepted if these workers were female or brown. Well, by most non-ACT voting, decent working people anyway. I'd like to thank Roger Douglas for this. Before ...Written By: Joe Carolan - Date published: 12:31 am, January 28th, 2010
Now is the time to take the anger people feel at this insult and push for real change from below. The Campaign for a Living Wage has gathered tens of thousands of signatures for a referendum to raise the min wage to $15 now, and two thirds of the average ...Written By: Joe Carolan - Date published: 11:33 pm, January 26th, 2010
Omar Hamed from Socialist Aotearoa argues for tax reforms that help workers and the poor- http://socialistaotearoa.blogspot.com/2010/01/tax-reform-should-be-pro-worker-pro.htmlWritten By: Joe Carolan - Date published: 9:06 pm, January 18th, 2010
... said Living Wage campaign organizer Joe Carolan, today. "We're aiming for a ...
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