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In partnership with the International Trade Union Confederation, Building and Wood Workers' International, the Education International, the International Federation of Journalists and Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor.

In partnership with the Shipbuilding and Maritime, Warehousing and Storage Workers Union (DİSK/LİMTER-İŞ). Founded in 1976, LİMTER-İŞ, a member of DİSK, operates in the shipbuilding and maritime transport, warehousing and storage sector.

The Kawasaki United Labor Union's strike at Kawasaki Motors Philippines began on 21 May 2025, after nearly a year of failed bargaining and company harassment. Initially, management offered a 7% wage increase and 21 benefits, but management later withdrew these offers, cutting the raise to 5% and benefits to five, citing sales losses and other business concerns. The union reduced its wage demand from 11.5% to 10.5%, yet management refused to budge and has now lowered its offer further to 5%.

The apologists for capitalism face a fundamental dilemma in their definition.

PKP Cargo S.A., one of the largest rail freight transport companies in the country, is undergoing restructuring and blatantly violating the laws, standards, and rights that protect trade union activity in Poland.

By Pyotr Malatesta

If corporatism is statist capitalism, then the current distribution of political entitlements (private property) that developed under statist capitalism is part and parcel of the statist system.

If the current system is invalid, then the current distribution of political entitlements that developed due to that system is invalid.

By Pyotr Malatesta

Under capitalism, money serves as a rationing system for freedom in the market economy. Money, as a form of social power, dictates access to resources and opportunities, thereby rationing freedom. The disparities in financial resources lead to unequal access to freedom, creating a system where the wealthy have more social and economic power. This dynamic effectively controls the distribution of freedom, perpetuating inequalities and limiting the potential for a truly free and equal society.

Draft by Pyotr Malatesta

In partnership with the Kenyan Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU) and Public Services International, a Global Union Federation of more than 700 trade unions representing 30 million workers in 154 countries.

From Fiona Patten

As many of you now know, the members voted at the AGM to wind up Reason Australia and Reason Victoria. This is a bittersweet letter to write.

It doesn’t feel like fifteen years ago that the idea to form a small political party to champion civil and personal rights took shape. Many of you will know that it happened around my kitchen table one evening in 2009. (page 235 of my book!) We were elected in 2014 and in 2016 evolved into Reason.