Please join the Socialist Party USA, NYC Local this Friday for our monthly membership meeting. There will be report backs from March 4th, The Anti-War demonstration in DC, The Left Forum, and more. We will also continue to discuss our organizing efforts in Crown Heights, the CSA and Unemployment. Friday, March 26, 2010 7:00pm 339 Lafayette St. Manhattan Buzzer # 11 6 train to Bleecker BDFV to Broadway/Lafayette Everyone... 

by Billy Wharton Americans desperately need healthcare. The need is so desperate that many are buying into a “something is better than nothing” philosophy to support a healthcare bill that actively works against their own interests. The bill that Barack Obama plans to sign into law is being dubbed a “reform,” but what it actually amounts to is a corporate restructuring that will solidify the... 

from The Commune 19th March saw an international day of action against Swiss bank UBS, who via its contractor Lancaster has imposed an effective 10.75% pay cut on its cleaners in the City of London, while sacking shop steward Alberto Durango. The protests were called in solidarity with the cleaners’ demands for stable working conditions, the sacking of the contractor and the reinstatement of Alberto... 

Solidarity With Alberto Durango JUSTICE FOR CLEANERS AT UBS (Union Bank of Switzerland) Friday March 19th, 3:00pm UBS Headquarters Meet at the corner of 52nd St. and 6th Ave. Cleaners at the London branch of the bank UBS began a drive to form a union when the bank changed the subcontractor that hires the cleaners. The new contractor, Lancaster, began an attack on the working conditions of the cleaners... 

Socialist Party USA Left Forum Panel Where capitalism fails to meet the needs of people, spaces are created for activists to organize alternatives that fulfill needs by empowering individuals and communities. In New York City, activists have worked to create community centers, create community supported agriculture and have struggled to create a city that meets the needs of the poor and working class.... 

Socialist Party USA (NYC Local) Today, New Yorkers stand together against the budget cuts being proposed by Albany and City Hall.  For some, the cuts mean reduced library hours.  For others, tuition increases that will put their education in jeopardy or, as is the case for thousands of transit workers, the cuts mean the unemployment line.  All of these negative acts damage New York City – make... 

On Thursday we will participate in the National Day to Defend Education demonstration. This is an important demonstration because it will bring together students from throughout NYC, as well as public workers such as the Transit Workers’ Union and United Federation of Teachers. In addition, this local action is connected to a series of demonstrations, take-overs, and action of civil disobedience...