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In Solidarity with the September 29th General Strike in Spain Statement of the SPUSA Labor Commission- August 29, 2010 The Labor Commission of the Socialist Party USA stands in solidarity with you, our Spanish comrades and fellow workers, in your call for a general strike on September 29th, 2010. We believe that nothing could be more important during this period of global economic meltdown than strengthening activist connections between workers at the international level. There are many issues uniting the international working class right now, including massive layoffs, wage freezes, major cutbacks in basic services, increased military spending, and escalating privatization and deregulation – all of which equal more intense union-busting, worker exploitation, interpersonal stress, and deterioration of living and working conditions. We are suffering the consequences of a failed economic, political, and social system. It is in our power to transform it into one that puts people before profit, and workers and community members in control of their lives, their cultures, and the collective wealth that they alone create. We have been very encouraged and inspired by the militancy of the working class in Greece and Spain over the past year. Continuing these large-scale demonstrations of protest and resistance—with accompanying demands for radical economic, social, and political change—is crucial to the growth and political health of our democratic socialist parties and movement. We sincerely hope that the working class here in the United States, and all over the world, will follow your example and take to the streets on September 29th and beyond. We look forward to joining you in demanding an end to the devastating assault on the public sector and organized labor, and an immediate halt to all the budgetary “austerity measures” that are depriving us of our right to fully-funded education, health care, affordable housing, mass transit, and social services. Instead, we should be taxing the rich, slashing military spending, creating sustainable jobs, and bringing the economy under public ownership and worker control. Only our determination, courage, and persistence—guided by our democratic socialist principles and program—will bring an end to the capitalist system and to the exploitation and degradation it represents. - |
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