Once again, at the same time of the 90th anniversary of the October Revolution, the workers of Ford in Russia show us a great example for their determination. 1.500 workers of the factory of Ford in Vsevolozhsk, next to St. Petersburg, have been on strike since November 20. Their main demand is a dignified salary. However, the management does not want to negotiate and tries with every force to break the strike. Strike-breakers, who were deployed and got access into the factory by police force and plant security, have not managed to break the will of the striking Ford-workers in Vsevolozhsk to fight.

The strike of the Russian Ford-workers once again shows us that our power is unity and determination. Even a leading international monopoly such as the automobile firm Ford has no power if there is a strike that is realised determinedly and well organized. The delivery of Ford cars to the regions yet had to be stopped due to the strike. The workers of the Ford factory in Vsevolozhsk need our support, too, to achieve the realisation of their demands. The international solidarity of the working class remains one of our strongest arms in the struggle against exploitation and oppression.

We, the MLCP (Marxist Leninist Communist Party), declare our solidarity with the striking Ford-workers in Vsevolozhsk and call on all progressive, revolutionary and communist forces worldwide to support their struggle!

Long live international class solidarity!
The united working class will never be defeated!

Please send your solidarity messages to the union of the Ford factory in Vsevolozhsk: profkom@ford-profsoyuz.ru

MLCP
Turkey/Northern Kurdistan
International Bureau

14 December 2007