Join SWP campaigning against Moscow’s war to crush Ukraine

Vol. 86/No. 11 - March 21, 2022

From protests against Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, to strike picket lines, truck stops, at workers’ doorsteps and with co-workers, Socialist Workers Party members are discussing the party’s statement: “Defend Ukraine’s independence! For defeat of Moscow’s invasion! U.S. troops, nuclear arms…


Striking Iowa Machinists reject bosses’ takeback offers, win support

Vol. 86/No. 11 - March 21, 2022

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Members of the International Association of Machinists on strike at Eaton Corporation’s Mission Systems Division here voted March 4 to reject for a second time a company takeback contract. The vote was 97% against. IAM Local 388…



Verdict for Amtrak engineer is victory for workers

Vol. 86/No. 11 - March 21, 2022

PHILADELPHIA — It took less than 90 minutes March 4 for a Philadelphia jury to find Brandon Bostian, the engineer during the 2015 Amtrak derailment where eight people died and more than 200 were injured, not guilty of all charges…


Bakery workers in California make gains in 113-day strike

Vol. 86/No. 10 - March 14, 2022

LOS ANGELES — “Management and the corporate office believed we would break once we didn’t have a paycheck or health insurance. We didn’t,” strike leader Miguel Perez told the Militant at the victorious conclusion of 113-day walkout at the Rich’s…


Protest in Wales hits arrest of women’s rights fighter

Vol. 86/No. 10 - March 14, 2022

NEWPORT, Wales — Some 100 women and men gathered outside the police station here Feb. 24 to protest the arrest in January of women’s rights fighter Jennifer Swayne under “hate crime” laws. The action was sponsored by the Wales Women’s…


Protests demand: End U.S. economic war against Cuba!

Vol. 86/No. 10 - March 14, 2022

Caravans and rallies demanding an end to the U.S. economic war against Cuba took place Feb. 27 in cities across the U.S., in Canada and worldwide. In Miami some 40 cars with 60 people rolled through the streets bearing Cuban…


Worldwide protests denounce Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Vol. 86/No. 10 - March 14, 2022
Tens of thousands protested in Georgian capital, Tbilisi, Feb. 24, and other cities in the days after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “We feel for Ukrainians,” 32-year-old taxi driver Niko Tvauri told media Feb. 27, “because we’ve seen Russian’s barbaric aggression on our soil.”

Tens of thousands of people worldwide have taken to the streets demanding Moscow get its troops out of Ukraine. This includes protests in Russia and countries like Belarus, where the government provided a platform for the Russian rulers’ assault on…


Protests hit cop killing of Amir Locke, debate road forward

Vol. 86/No. 10 - March 14, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS — Since the police killing of Amir Locke Feb. 2, several protests, ranging in size from dozens to hundreds, have taken place around the Twin Cities. Locke, a 22-year-old DoorDash driver, was killed in the early morning hours by…


After 10-month lockout, Texas oil workers vote up contract

Vol. 86/No. 10 - March 14, 2022

BEAUMONT, Texas — After a punishing 10-month lockout by ExxonMobil bosses at their refinery and processing plant here, members of United Steelworkers Local 13-243 approved the latest company contract offer 214 to 133. Over 600 workers were locked out May…