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Written by Socialist Appeal Thursday, 23 February 2006 00:39

• Marxism around the world
• Marxist works online
• The Labor Movement
• Labor History
• Trade Unions
• Unionize!
• Activism
• Cyber Socialist Groups
• Magazines Newsletters and Journals
• Online Message Boards and Listservs

Marxism Around the World

• In Defence of Marxism (www.marxist.com)
  An outstanding source of news, analysis, theory, history and more from the perspective of the international working class.

• Youth for International Socialism
  Youth group of the WIL in the US. Lots of educational material including the Marxism FAQ.

• Socialist Appeal
  Website of the British Marxists. Also, lots of information on YFIS UK. Check it out!

• Rabotnaya Demokratika (Workers' Democracy)
  The website of the Russian Marxists. In Russian.

• La Izquierda Socialista (The Socialist Left)
  The website of the Mexican Marxists. In Spanish. Also, check out their new Facebook page.

• La Riposte
  Website and magazine of the French Marxists! Great source of news and info on the French and International struggle for socialism.

• Crveni Kriticar
  Website of the Serbian Marxists!

• Lucha de Clases
  Web site of Lucha de Clases, voice of the Marxist socialism and youth in Spain. This is the paper of the current which defends Marxist ideas within the labor movement organizations in Spain. In Spanish.

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Marxist Works Online

• Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels Internet Archive - extensive collection of primary and secondary works, including correspondence and images.

• Marx/Engels Archive - Over 60 complete works by Marx and Engels.

• Marxist writers Internet Archive
  Works by Marx, Engels, Lenin, Trotsky and others made available, plus a photo site.

• Marx and Engel's Writings - collection of Marx and Engels' writings in history, sociology, and political theory.

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The Labor Movement

• Union Review
  An interactive publication of labor-related news and views. Provides an online venue to share labor related news and opinions. The primary goal includes creating a forum for both rank-and-file and non-union workers where they can openly speak out about their work, struggles, and ideas in an effort to build a stronger union movement.

• Michael Moore
  The creator of Roger and Me, the Big One, TV Nation, and the Awful Truth has his own excellent website!

• YCL USA
  Website of the youth section of the Communist Party USA.

• Labor Party
  Official website of the American Labor Party.

• Labor Party Press
  Excellent articles on American politics, the labor movement, healthcare, etc. Updated every other month.

• Labournet
  Lots of information on the labour movement world wide, including links to the Korean general strike Web page, a labour movement photo site, the Liverpool dockers lock out web site, the Hillingdon strike site, current disputes, international labour links, and much more. Labornet is its US based partner, with a lot of US union sites and a very useful links page. Both are part of the Association for Progressive Communications.

• The Cyber Picket Line
  World Trade Union Directory as well as a fantastic resource for labor stikes worldwide.

• The Great Speckled Bird
  A list of labor strikes can be found at this site.

• Mooney, Green, Gleason, Baker, Gibson & Saindon's Labor Union Page
  Another huge labor union directory. They boast around 1500 labor union links. If you are looking to join a union this is a great place to find one that suits your needs.

• 4Union.com
  A union resource site. Information on strikes, Labor unions, statistics, and sweatshop awareness.

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Labor History

• Wisconsin Labor History
  Very interesting material about the Rolling Hills / Bay View massacre and the Haymarket incident in Chicago.

Trade Unions

• Union Resource Network
  An outstanding source of news, statistics, Union links, and web based e-mail. This site is basically concerned with unions in the U.S. If you are looking for a labor union in the U.S. this is a great place to start.

• Retail Workers Unionize!
  A great source of news and info on unionization! Check it out and unionize!

• United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
  A democratic national union representing some 35,000 workers in a wide variety of manufacturing, public sector and private non-profit sector jobs. UE is an independent union (not affiliated with the AFL-CIO) proud of its democratic structure and progressive policies.

• AFL-CIO
  Although we may not agree with their policies, this site is nevertheless a good resource for workers everywhere.

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Unionize!

• Office Depot Workers Organize!
  Office Depot management is making every effort to stop the workers from unionizing! Find out more about the workers' struggle! Also lots of good basic info on unions.

• IBM workers are forming a union!
  This is a great development, and an important step forward in the organization of information technology and other unorganized workers into unions which alone can concentrate the resources and pwoer to fight against the attacks of the bosses. The headline of the website reads: "Welcome to the Revolution" - we couldn't agree more - check out their site at: http://www.ibmunion.com/

• Lowes Home Improvement Unionization!
  Lowes workers are paid sub standard wages. This company is one of the fastest growing companies in the world and they should pay their employees a living wage! This website is a great place for current and former workers of Lowes to get together in solidarity to improve the wages and working conditions through unionization.

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Activism

• Protest.Net
  Protest.Net lists progressive & leftist protests, meetings, and conferences worldwide. It's goal is to help resolve logistical problems that activists face in organizing events with limited resources and access to mass media.

• Clean Clothes Campaign
  The Clean Clothes Campaign (or the "CCC" as it is popularly called) aims to improve working conditions in the garment and sportswear industry. Campaigners are regularly in touch with organizations in a variety of countries, including those where garments are produced, and in this way work together as a network to draw attention to labour rights issues in the garment industry.

• Students Against Sweatshops
  This is an group that is helping students orgainze against sweatshop activity. Learn all about how to organize your student/faculty/community group to pass a resolution stating your support for this campaign.

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Cyber Socialist Groups

• The Cyber Communist Party
  Online grouping of various shades of socialists working to spread the ideas of Marxism.

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Magazines, Newsletters, and Journals

• Socialist Appeal
  Socialist Appeal UK supporters are at the forefront of the fight against the Lib-Con government and for Labour to power on a bold socialist program. They campaign for socialism as the only solution for working people.

• Z Magazine
  Z Magazine is a monthly print periodical. This facility allows you to browse or search over 800 archived articles by contents, author, topic, and, more recently, issue table of contents. A great resource for a huge variety of worker related issues.
• Dollars & Sense
  Coverage of economics and the labor movement both in the US and globally.

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