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Austria
Austria: Crisis, cuts and class conflicts
As in all other European countries also in Austria the government is trying to make the workers and the youth pay for the capitalist crisis. Austria was severely affected by the crisis. In 2009 it was in deep recession with a sharp decrease in industrial production. And at the beginning of 2009 the government had to intervene with huge sums to prevent the collapse of the shaken bank system.
Austria: Successful conference of the SPÖ-Left
The left wing of the Austrian SPÖ (Social Democratic Party) is starting to gather strength, as a recent national gathering held in Linz has revealed. Shop stewards, party activists and young socialists who want to see a clear turn to the left within the party met to discuss the way forward and the programme they wish to see adopted by the party. The Marxists of Der Funke intervened and have important positions within this movement.
“The universities are burning” – huge student mobilisations in Austria
The crisis of capitalism is shaking every corner of the world. Now Austria, considered in the past as a country of social peace and “dialogue”, has been hit by a massive student protest that is attracting widespread support among the workers, who are also showing signs of radicalisation.
Austria: Interview with Lukas Riepler, Vorarlberg Young Socialists chairperson, and candidate in the provincial elections
In the provincial elections in Vorarlberg Lukas Riepler, the chairperson of the Young Socialists and also a supporter of the Austrian Marxist tendency Der Funke, is standing as a candidate on the SPÖ list. He is campaigning on a Marxist programme and getting an important echo among workers and youth. Here we provide a report and the interview he recently gave to the German newspaper Junge Welt.
Austria: Spring awakening (Part Two) – 60,000 school students on the streets all over the country
Last Friday all over Austria more than 60,000 school students protested against the cancelling of five holidays and demanded an increase in spending on the public education system. This is the biggest school student movement in the history of Austria.
Austria: Spring awakening in Vienna – 15.000 march against the crisis
Austria is
in recession, and it gets worse as each day passes. More and more
workers are being hit hard, with sackings and cuts in hours and
wages. On Saturday we had a taste of what is to come, with a
successful demonstration which initially the trade union leaders
refused to support, but were later forced to back as the pressure
from the ranks built up.
The February 1934 Austrian Uprising and the weaknesses of “Austro-Marxism”
75 years ago workers in Austria took up arms in an attempt
to stop the fascists from taking power. Unfortunately, although the workers
fought valiantly, the reformist leaders who dominated the labour movement
refused to move in the direction of revolution and thus the workers suffered a
terrible defeat. Today, as similar conditions begin to re-emerge what are the
lessons we can draw?
More Articles...
- Austria after the elections: the only way forward is an SPÖ minority government
- Austria: Change the policy, not the faces
- Austria and Eastern Europe: Go East, where the skies are blue
- Join the Party! – Hundreds celebrate 90th anniversary of Russian Revolution in Vienna
- Austria: The witch hunt against the Marxist current Der Funke continues
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