Fourth International Caucus
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The Fourth International Caucus (FIC) is a grouping of members of Solidarity in the USA who support the Fourth International. It originated from a group who was expelled by the Socialist Workers Party
in 1985. Some of them formed the group Socialist Action, from which in turn came Socialist Unity. The latter joined with the International Socialists and Workers Power groups to form Solidarity
as a regroupment project.
During the 1990s, two organizations fused with Solidarity—the Fourth Internationalist Tendency
(a group expelled from the SWP) and Activists for Independent Socialist Politics (a Socialist Action split that had previously worked in Committees of Correspondence). In 2002, members of the Trotskyist League joined Solidarity. Many, if not all, of the members of these predecessor groups joined the FIC.
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
The Socialist Workers Party is a far-left political organization in the United States. The group places a priority on "solidarity work" to aid strikes and is strongly supportive of Cuba...
in 1985. Some of them formed the group Socialist Action, from which in turn came Socialist Unity. The latter joined with the International Socialists and Workers Power groups to form Solidarity
Solidarity (US)
In left-wing politics in the United States, Solidarity is a socialist organization associated with the journal Against the Current. Solidarity is an organizational descendant of International Socialists, a Trotskyist organization based on the proposition that the Soviet Union was not a "degenerate...
as a regroupment project.
During the 1990s, two organizations fused with Solidarity—the Fourth Internationalist Tendency
Fourth Internationalist Tendency
The Fourth Internationalist Tendency was a public faction of the Socialist Workers Party , formed after the 1983 expulsion from that organization of a group of supporters of the Fourth International. While the SWP was not formally affiliated with the International for legal reasons, it had until...
(a group expelled from the SWP) and Activists for Independent Socialist Politics (a Socialist Action split that had previously worked in Committees of Correspondence). In 2002, members of the Trotskyist League joined Solidarity. Many, if not all, of the members of these predecessor groups joined the FIC.