Labour Solidarity League (Gylias)
Labour Solidarity League | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1960 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | Progressive Alliance |
| Colours | Dark red |
| Website | |
| http://www.lsl.gls/ | |
The Labour Solidarity League (French reformed: Ligue pour solidarité ouvrière), abbreviated LSL (LSO), is a Gylian political party, part of the Progressive Alliance bloc.
History
The Labour Solidarity League was formed in 1960, as part of a process of de-factionalisation and reorganisation triggered by the Law on Electoral Representation of 1960.
It joined the Progressive Alliance, and formally became part of the Darnan Cyras government after the 1962 federal election. In the cabinet, they were represented by labour minister Filomena Graziano and public works minister Eðe Saima, both independent leftists who joined the party after its formation.
During the wretched decade, it was torn between "coalitionist" and "oppositionist" factions regarding participation in the Aén Ďanez government. It joined Filomena Pinheiro's grand coalition cabinet after the Ossorian war crisis of 1986.
During the 1990s, the LSL took an ambiguous stance towards Mathilde Vieira's "plural coalition" — formally outside it, but with two cabinet members from the PA. The alliance with the Liberal Union was rebuilt under Kaori Kawashima, and the PA returned to a leading role in the Toni Vallas government, before moving to opposition in 2020.
Ideology
The LSL represents the anarcho-syndicalist formation of the PA, whose platform emphasises workers' self-management and autonomism.
It is one of the most workerist parties of Gylias, placing great emphasis on mobilising and educating the working class. This has contributed to its smaller impact relative to its PA partners, due to the small size of Gylias' working class and lack of heavy industrialisation.
Symbols
The LSL uses a dark shade of red as its official colour.
