the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
Jun 9, 2025
The first widely organized battle for worker rights was the Chartist movement in England in 1835, 190 years ago. Workers demanded the right to vote, just like property owners could vote. They hoped that if elected to Parliament, they could win relief from the extremely long workdays and starvation conditions. The power and the persistence of the Chartist movement pushed the English Parliament to shorten the working day to 15 hours, and then later to 12, then 10. An Uber Eats driver would be very happy to get back to a 10 hour standard!