Vol. 76/No. 5      February 6, 2012

News articles

• Growing support bolsters ILWU fight against EGT
  8 more unionists cleared of frame-up charges
• For workers, question is not who is taxed, but who taxes
• Locked-out sugar workers strengthen picket lines
• Capitalist crisis, rulers’ austerity spur daily protests in Romania
• Georgia police killing of Black youth, cover up spark protest
• Iran: imperialists tighten economic noose, back off military threats
• Roe v. Wade: key gain for women and working class
• Supreme Court rally defends right to abortion (photo box)
• White House pushes ‘smart’ crackdown on immigrants
• NM immigrant rights rally defends driver’s licenses (photo box)
• Protests force Nigerian gov’t to reduce fuel hike
• On the Picket Line
• Wis. strike against Manitowoc ‘absolutely worth it’
• Egypt demonstration marks one year of struggle (photo box)
• 25, 50 and 75 years ago
• 1877 Erie Railroad strike victory was ‘first of its kind’
• Give blood money ‘bonuses’ to party’s Capital Fund ‘where it does most good’