Recession means class struggle Even in the recent period of prosperity, social programs were cut back. Now the system has entered one of its periodic downturns. No one knows yet how severe it will be. When millions are unemployed, it affects all workers. There's more competition for jobs.
Bosses try to cut wages and benefits.
The militarists try to get a war going to jump-start the economy. To meet these dangerous challenges, the various movements need to unite and fight back. Workers World Party has a long track record of promoting unity within all sectors of the progressive movement. But the party's program is more than a collection of good reforms. It is a program for deep and revolutionary social change.