>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (A.Wosni) > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Comrades, >it's obvious that the class-traitorous SACP-leadership reacts to the pressure >of >the masses and of the rank & file of the party itself. Objectively the workers >struck against the ANC-governement which in the interest of the new black >bourgeoisie implements imperialism's programs for SA. By calling the ANC >'progressive' the SACP is keeping alife the illusions of the masses and is >thus >acting in a counterrevolutionary way. It, of course, has to act this way since >it (and the COSATU-leadership as well) is in the same boat with them and >is defending the privileges of its leaders who get fat by being ministers in >the >neocolonial (or perhaps even subimperialist) ANC-governement. > >A.Holberg > > > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Charles Brown schrieb: >> SACP salutes South African workers >> >> Workers in South Africa staged a general strike May 10 under the leadership >> of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). Following is a >> statement issued by the South African Communist Party (SACP) on the strike. >> >> * * * * >> >> All reports indicate massive and enthusiastic support for the general strike >> against job losses and for job creation. The SACP salutes the South African >> working class, under the revolutionary leadership of COSATU, for today's >> actions. >> >> The success of the general strike is a clear and strong message to the bosses >> that they must meet the COSATU demands to stop job losses. It is also a >> strong and clear message to our African National Congress (ANC) government >> to take urgent steps to meet workers' demands for amendment of relevant >> legislation and reviewing our economic policies to create new, quality and >> sustainable jobs. Today's strike was also a conscious offensive against >> capitalism itself. >> >> >> Tens of thousands of striking workers gather in downtown Johannesburg, South >> Africa May 10. The continuing bad economic news is pushing President Thabo >> Mbeki's goal of bettering the lives of South Africans still recovering from >> the racist apartheid regime further out of reach. >> >> >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> -- >> >> >> To those who think that the workers' struggle against job losses ended today, >> let them know not to underestimate the resilience, fighting spirit and >> anti-capitalist consciousness of the South African working class. >> >> Millions of South African workers sacrificed more than R1.5 billion in wages >> today. We challenge government and the bosses to donate this money to >> COSATU's Job Creation Fund. This will be clear indication of their >> seriousness about job losses and job creation. >> >> Further, we reiterate our calls for the following: >> >> * Convening of sectoral summits in the next three months to discuss how to >> stop retrenchments and create jobs in each sector of the economy >> >> * Reviewing our country's economic policies to boost job creation >> >> * The mobilization of domestic private and public capital (state assets and >> budgetary resources) for job creation through a state led industrial >> strategy >> >> * Defend, extend and strengthen the public sector - keep state assets in >> public hands >> >> In conclusion, we call on COSATU, the ANC and other progressive organizations >> to convene People's Forums Against Job Losses between now and July. These >> forums must be held in townships, rural areas, informal settlements, the >> cities and wherever our people are in order to report back, consult our >> people and plan the way forward in transforming our economy in favor of the >> working class and the poor. In this regard, the SACP will mobilize its >> structures across the country to convene these people's forums. >> >> >> >> >> --- from list [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- > > > > --- from list [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi ___________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe messages mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________
