Month: October 2022

Campaign to expand reach of ‘Militant,’ books, SWP fund. Sept. 17-Nov. 15 (week three)

Mariupol defenders: Help fight to free POWs held in Russia

LOS ANGELES — Over 200 people filled the Ukrainian Culture Center here Oct. 5 to hear appeals for help for Ukrainian prisoners of war held by Moscow. Speaking were several members of the Ukrainian armed forces who had been part…

Consolidation of forces will boost Communist League in the Pacific

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — “The regroupment of our forces in Sydney qualitatively changes the prospects for the Communist League to go forward in the Pacific region,” said Mike Tucker, a longtime leader and organizer of the Communist League in New…

South Africa port, rail workers strike for pay to match inflation

More than 30,000 striking port and rail workers shut down freight transportation across South Africa, demanding pay and benefit raises to keep up with inflating prices. Members of the United National Transport Union began their strike Oct. 6. They were…

Track workers vote down rail contract, other unions to vote

The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, which organizes some 25,000 track builders and repair workers, one of the largest of the 12 rail workers’ unions, announced Oct. 10 that its members had voted down a tentative agreement reached last…

As Putin bombs civilians — Defend Ukraine sovereignty!

Unrest grows among workers, nationalities in Russia

Russian forces launched deadly missile strikes against over 20 cities across Ukraine Oct. 10 as a brutal response to a series of setbacks to President Vladimir Putin’s attempts to conquer the country. After seven and a half months of invasion,…

Demand Washington end its economic war on Cuba! Now!

SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY NATIONAL COMMITTEE STATEMENT

Click below for downloadable pdfs of this article in English or Spanish           The following statement was released Oct. 11 by Jack Barnes, national secretary of the Socialist Workers Party. The Socialist Workers Party demands that…

Donate California gas rebate checks to the ‘Militant’

LOS ANGELES — “We welcome the proposal from readers of the Militant in California to organize to contribute the state gas rebate payments they’re starting to get to the Militant,” said editor John Studer in an Oct. 10 interview. “This…

Striking Ingredion bakery workers fight boss threats

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Twenty-five people, members of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 100G, and strike supporters, walked the picket line in front of the Ingredion plant here Oct. 6. The local’s 200 members have been on…

Corn Nuts strikers ‘more united than when we started’

FRESNO, Calif. — After a month and a half on the picket line, the 40 workers on strike at the Corn Nuts plant here remain determined to win a union contract that includes affordable medical insurance. They’re members of Bakery,…