Our founding member Howard Keylor, a revolutionary trade unionist, has passed away a few weeks before his 99th birthday. He was instrumental in organising a strike against South African apartheid as a member of the International Longshore Workers' Union: bolsheviktendency.org/2024/10/30/uns…

The RCP has its "Revolution" weekend in London this weekend. We handed out our leaflet, asking whether they changed their position on the police. Their latest statements appear to be 180° opposed to Grant's position that cops are 'workers in uniform': bolsheviktendency.org/2024/11/16/a-l…

On 29 November the Irish parliamentary election takes place. Given that no component of the Left maintains working-class independence but instead fosters illusions in a Sinn Fein "left government", incl. the Socialist Party, we advise to spoil the ballot: bolsheviktendency.org/2024/11/24/for…

On Saturday, 25 January, there will be a memorial meeting for our comrade Howard Keylor at 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. PST, Local 10, International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Henry Schmidt Room 400 North Point Street, San Francisco (near Fisherman’s Wharf) bolsheviktendency.org/2025/01/23/mem…

BolshevikTendency ILWU Local 10 Commemorates The Life Of Local 10 Member Howard Keylor youtu.be/EbhKEOCZk-Q ILWU Local 10 held a memorial meeting for internationalist member Howard Keylor.

This Special Edition of Bolshevik to commemorate Howard Keylor was handed out at the memorial meeting at ILWU Local 10's union hall. It contains several articles about the work he did, incl. the 1984 strike action against South African Apartheid: bolsheviktendency.org/2025/01/30/hon…

Am 3. Februar veröffentlichte die junge Welt eine Danksagung Mumia Abu-Jamals an unseren Genossen Howard Keylor. Mumia beschreibt Howard als Revolutionär, "der alle Kämpfe als Herausforderung ansah, die es zu bewältigen und siegreich zu führen" galt: bolsheviktendency.org/2025/02/06/mut…

These were our remarks at the memorial meeting for our comrade Howard Keylor, held in the union hall of local 10 of the ILWU. The BT speaker made clear that Howard was both a militant trade unionist and a political revolutionary at the same time: bolsheviktendency.org/2025/02/06/hon…

Der deutsche Imperialismus ist in Schwierigkeiten, woran auch der kommende Bundestagswahl-Ausgang nichts ändern wird. Selbst die antretenden linken Parteien und Wahlbündnisse sind nicht konsequent gegen die NATO und missverstehen den Charakter der AfD: bolsheviktendency.org/2025/02/13/kat…

Der neue Bolschewik ist nun online mit Artikeln zu Palästina und warum nur ein bi-nationaler palästinensisch-jüdischer Arbeiterstaat den Konflikt lösen kann, einer Analyse des BSW und warum Revolutionäre für den Zerfall der NATO sind: bolsheviktendency.org/bolschewik-ind…

Free Levent Dölek, free the prisoners of despotism in Türkiye! Levent Dölek of the Revolutionary Workers’ Party (DIP) in Turkey is the rep. of the trade union, Eğitim-Sen, for Istanbul University and was detained by the police on the morning of 26 March: bolsheviktendency.org/2025/04/07/fre…

Remembering Comrade Chris An edited and expanded version of a note sent by Tom Riley to a group of comrades, mostly former Spartacists from the Bay Area, on 15 April, a day after Chris Kinder (“Knox,” “Korwin”) died. bolsheviktendency.org/2025/04/21/rem…

Die bürgerlichen Medien werfen der chinesischen Regierung vor, sie würde afrikanische Länder in Schuldenfallen treiben. Das greifen Linke auf und schwadronieren von einem "chinesischen Imperialismus". Das ist faktenfrei und legitimiert Kriegstreiberei: bolsheviktendency.org/2025/06/02/chi…

A review of the Trotskyist Faction's positions on Russia, China and Niger reveal confusion. They are a good example of where the logic of "Russian imperialism" leads to neutrality when imperialists and semi-colonies enter into conflict with one another: bolsheviktendency.org/2025/06/14/tro…

Today, we united in protest with Anti-Imperialist Front AntiCapitalist Resistance 🍓 BolshevikTendency WorkersHammer I Spartacist League Britain RCG (FRFI) International Bolshevik Tendency Workers Power Palestine Solidarity Campaign against French statement repression against pro-Palestinian and trade union activists! Thank you to all who came out and made some noise to let the

Earlier this year, we received an invitation by the Spartacist League / ICL, to join them. This offer included permitting us to defend our current positions within the ICL as a minority faction while defending theirs in the outside world. We declined: bolsheviktendency.org/2025/09/06/dec…

Angesichts der anhaltenden Wirtschaftskrise und Arbeitslosigkeit stemmt sich der deutsche Imperialismus mit aller Macht gegen den Aufstieg der multipolaren Ordnung, um seine Profitraten aufzubesern. Dazu will er wieder einmal gegen Russland hochrüsten: bolsheviktendency.org/2025/10/03/nie…

The global fight against capitalism -- check out our webinar from last night! It was a pleasure to join Kshama Sawant (Kshama Sawant), Jasmine Peardon (jasmine) and Tom Reid for this timely discussion. Watch it here youtu.be/YxBAzARjTQk

The SL's and later BT's work through the Militant Caucus in the ILWU longshore union shows what can be achieved by systematic work, linking the class consciousness of fellow workers through the Transitional Program with the communist end goal: bolsheviktendency.org/2025/10/11/how…

Unsere Übersicht über die Positionen der Trotzkistischen Fraktion, in Deutschland vertreten durch RIO, zu Russland, China und den Niger spiegelt deren Konfusion wider. Sie zeichnet nach, wohin die Logik eines vermeintlichen russischen Imperialismus führt: bolsheviktendency.org/2025/11/09/tro…