Cuban Revolution set moral high ground in treatment of enemy soldiers

Vol. 86/No. 16 - April 25, 2022

As the invading army of Russian President Vladimir Putin commits atrocities against the Ukrainian people, how should working people who are seeking to defend Ukrainian independence approach Russian soldiers? Are they complicit with the Putin regime? Or is it possible…


Quebec Sobeys warehouse workers strike for pay raise

Vol. 86/No. 16 - April 25, 2022

TERREBONNE, Quebec — “I’m fed up being run by threats,” striker Patrick Sirois told the Militant  on the Sobeys distribution center picket line here April 9. The 190 United Food and Commercial Workers Local 501 members, on strike since Feb.…


‘Now real fight begins’ to win union at Amazon in Staten Island

Vol. 86/No. 16 - April 25, 2022

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — “Now the real fight begins,” Amazon worker Angelika Maldonado, a packer on night shift, told a press conference here April 8. She was referring to Amazon bosses’ moves to overturn the election where a solid majority…


Australia nurses strike for better nurse-to-patient ratios

Vol. 86/No. 16 - April 25, 2022
Demanding lower, fixed nurse-to-patient ratios, thousands of nurses and midwives in New South Wales, Australia, struck for a day and rallied outside Parliament March 31.

SYDNEY — Thousands of nurses and midwives rallied outside New South Wales state Parliament here March 31, calling on the government to adopt fixed nurse-to-patient ratios. The statewide 24-hour strike by members of the New South Wales Nurses and Midwives’…



Havana International Book Fair opens April 20

Vol. 86/No. 16 - April 25, 2022

Tens of thousands of Cuban workers and youth will attend the 30th Havana International Book Fair April 20-30, looking for literature and discussion on culture and politics, science, literature of the world, children’s books and more. Since Cuba’s workers and…


Fight for right to self-determination of nations oppressed by czarism

Vol. 86/No. 16 - April 25, 2022
V.I. Lenin, leader of 1917 Russian Revolution, addresses Third Congress of Communist International, July 5, 1921. Lenin’s final fight was against Stalin over the national question.

Lenin’s Final Fight: Speeches and Writings 1922-23, one of the Books of the Month for April, helps explain why the Socialist Workers Party supports Ukrainian independence against Moscow’s invasion. Taken from the introduction, the excerpt describes how V.I. Lenin, the…


Back miners, Ukraine independence fight!

Vol. 86/No. 16 - April 25, 2022

The breadth of union support shown for striking Alabama coal miners against Warrior Met bosses at their April 6 rally shows the readiness of workers to throw support behind this fight. Inspired by the miners’ determination, more solidarity can be…


25, 50 and 75 Years Ago

Vol. 86/No. 16 - April 25, 2022

April 28, 1997 WATSONVILLE, California — A crowd of 25,000 farm workers, trade unionists, and youth marched here April 13 in support of the United Farm Workers effort to organize this state’s 20,000 strawberry pickers. The union is targeting the…