Tomás Ó Flatharta

Recently Mick Lynch visited Ireland, speaking at a well attended Robert Tressell commemoration in Liberty Hall, headquarters of Lynch’s political hero, the Easter 1916 Rising rebel James Connolly.

Mick Lynch understands that all on the left must stand with Ukraine.

‘”The general secretary of the RMT rail union, Mick Lynch, refuted the government official’s accusations towards Ukraine: “I was in Ukraine when the Russian tanks invaded, and ASLEF deputy general secretary Simon Weller was also there to talk to the railway workers when the Russian bombs fell on Ukraine. And we are involved in the solidarity campaign with Ukraine.”‘

Ukraine : Ukrainian railway workers support British railway workers
In Great Britain, employees of 16 railway companies went on strike on Friday 12 May, in response to a call by two unions – the RMT railway workers and the ASLEF drivers. It will also continue on 13 May and 3 June.
The government’s transport minister, Mark Harper, accused the two unions of committing a hostile act against Ukraine, because the strike would interfere with spectators at the Eurovision Song Contest, the final of which will be held in Liverpool on 13 May.
The general secretary of the RMT rail union, Mick Lynch, refuted the government official’s accusations towards Ukraine: “I was in Ukraine when the Russian tanks invaded, and ASLEF deputy general secretary Simon Weller was also there to talk to the railway workers when the Russian bombs fell on Ukraine. And we are involved in the solidarity campaign with Ukraine.”
https://laboursolidarity.org/en/n/2676/ukrainian-railway-workers-support-british-railway-workers
Ukraine: Ukrainian railways support the English railways
In Britain, at the appeal of two unions – RMT railways and ASLEF drivers – employees of 16 railway companies launched a strike on Friday 12 May. It will also continue on May 13 and June 3.
Brother government’s transport minister Mark Harper has accused the two unions of committing a hostile act towards Ukraine because the strike would disrupt viewers of the Eurovision contest, whose final will be held in Liverpool on May 13.
RMT rail union general secretary Mick Lynch has denied the allegations of Ukraine by the government official: “I was in Ukraine when Russian tanks invaded its territory, and ASLEF Deputy Secretary General Simon Weller was also there to speak to train workers when Russian bombs came.” have landed on the Ukraine And we participate in the solidarity campaign with Ukraine. “
https://laboursolidarity.org/fr/n/2675/les-cheminots-ukrainiens-soutiennent-les-cheminots-anglais

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In the midst of Russia’s imperialist war, Ukraine’s left, unions, and popular movements have struggled to cancel their country’s debt held by international financial institutions and resist Volodymyr Zelensky’s neoliberal policies. Already the IMF has attached conditionalities to new loans to Ukraine, setting an ominous precedent for its reconstruction. Join this panel with Yuliya Yurchenko, Eric Toussaint, and Sushovan Dhar to contextualize Ukraine’s struggle as part of the global movement against neoliberalism.
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Speakers:

Yuliya Yurchenko is a Senior Lecturer in Political Economy at the Department of Economics and International Business and a researcher at the Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability Institute, University of Greenwich, UK. She is the author of “Ukraine and the Empire of Capital” (Pluto, 2017).

Eric Toussaint is a historian and political scientist who completed his Ph.D. at the universities of Paris VIII and Liège, is the spokesperson of the Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt and sits on the Scientific Council of ATTAC France. He is the author of “Debt System” (Haymarket books, 2019).

Sushovan Dhar is a political activist and trade unionist based in Kolkata, India. He is involved in the debt cancellation campaign and is the International Council member of the Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt, a member of the advisory group of South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE), and Vice-President of Progressive Plantation Workers Union (PPWU).

This event is sponsored by the Ukraine Solidarity Network and Haymarket Books.