Socialist Alternative (Poland)

Socialist Alternative
Newspaper Jedności Pracowniczej
(Workers' Unity)
Ideology Trotskyism
Socialism
Marxism
Political position Far-left
International affiliation Committee for a Workers' International
Colours Red
Website
www.wladzarobotnicza.pl

Socialist Alternative (Polish: Alternatywa Socjalistyczna) is a Trotskyist political party in Poland. It is affiliated to the Committee for a Workers' International. Prior to 2011, the party was known as the Group for a Workers' Party (Grupa na rzecz Partii Robotniczej, GPR).

Formation

The GPR emerged from a group of workers building an organisation called Anti-Capitalist Offensive (OA), after discussing with several international Trotskyist tendencies, they began discussions with the CWI at the OA Summer Camp in 2002 and became a sympathising section of the CWI in February 2004.[1]

Campaigning

Socialist Alternative is heavily involved with supporting the activities of the August 80 trade union, including defending victimised trade unionists and arguing for better working conditions.[2][3] Socialist Alternative has also participated in other actions defending trade unionists in the Committee for the Aid and Defence of Victimised Workers (KPiORP).[4] In addition, Socialist Alternative has been involved in helping to build the small Polish Labour Party.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Why we joined cwi - Retrieved 21/08/07
  2. ↑ Union leader sacked - Retrieved 21/08/07
  3. ↑ 23 miners dead in methane blast - Retrieved 21/08/07
  4. ↑ Working class and youth protest - Retrieved 21/08/07
  5. ↑ Future of Polish government in doubt - Retrieved 21/08/07
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