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Track workers vote down rail contract, other unions to vote

Vol. 86/No. 39 - October 24, 2022
Rail track workers picket in Kansas City, Missouri, at North American Rail Shippers conference in May. The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, which organizes 25,000 track workers, announced Oct. 10 its members voted down national agreement with rail bosses.

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
Vol. 86/No. 39 - October 24, 2022
Ukrainians take refuge in Kyiv metro station during Russian missile assault Oct. 9, singing national anthem. Lina Malina said fellow Ukrainians, her people, are a “nation of invincibles.”

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
Vol. 86/No. 39 - October 24, 2022
Crews repair electrical grid Sept. 30 in Pinar del Rió after Hurricane Ian. There is no better moment to explain the facts and win working people to oppose U.S. economic war on Cuba.

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’

Vol. 86/No. 39 - October 24, 2022

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

Vol. 86/No. 39 - October 24, 2022

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…

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

Vol. 86/No. 39 - October 24, 2022
Unionists at South Africa’s state-owned logistics firm Transnet in Durban. National strike by 30,000 workers Oct. 6 shut ports, freight rail, for pay and benefit rises to match price hikes.

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…

Consolidation of forces will boost Communist League in the Pacific

Vol. 86/No. 39 - October 24, 2022
Communist League cadres in the Pacific region have moved to consolidate forces in Australia to strengthen and expand the reach of the communist movement throughout the region. Plans were celebrated at July 23 Sydney meeting, above, and at Sept. 24 meeting in Auckland.

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…

Mariupol defenders: Help fight to free POWs held in Russia

Vol. 86/No. 39 - October 24, 2022

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…