Iraqi Labor Movement Fights for a Democratic Iraq By Joel Wendland
As Iraq heads for its January 30 national elections, a free, democratic Iraq is the main goal of its organized working class sector. Despite attacks from terrorists and harassment from coalition authorities, the organized sections of the Iraqi working class continue to press on for worker rights, a secure and stable country, and an end to the occupation and war.
Forces that want to maintain the status quo of instability and violence are behind this wave of attacks on Iraqi National Guard troops, police, and civilians as the national election approach, observers there say. Many civilians and workers killed are not affiliated with either the US or British occupying armies or corporations.
Among this rash of terrorist violence, numerous Iraqi trade unionists have been killed. Railway workers have suffered numerous terrorist attacks in the outskirts of Baghdad over the last few months with many killed and injured.
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