RIDGEFIELD, N.J. — “Once you’re carrying millions of dollars of their equipment, company owners treat you like they own you,” oversize load trucker Michael Pitcher told Socialist Workers Party members at the Vincent Lombardi truck stop here Feb. 13. SWP…
FINDLAY, Ohio — Over 200 United Steelworkers union-organized oil refinery workers and their supporters from across the country gathered in front of Marathon Petroleum’s corporate headquarters here Feb. 15 demanding the bosses reach a new contract that meets the needs…
The international drive to expand the long-term readership of the Militant has been a resounding success, exceeding the international goal with 385 renewal subscriptions being sold during the course of the six-week drive. This response shows the growing interest in…
Thousands of teachers, joined by contingents of firefighters, fellow unionists and others, marched to the governor’s mansion in the U.S. colony of Puerto Rico Feb. 9 to demand higher wages and oppose cuts in pensions. Protesters also denounced a U.S.-imposed…
ATHENS, Greece — Publishing house Diethnes Vima organized a discussion on “Che Guevara’s contributions to socialism in Cuba and proletarian internationalism worldwide” as a celebration of the anniversary of the Cuban Revolution here Jan. 22. Two books were presented —…
Bernard Bates, a longtime leader in the fight of Black farmers to keep their land, died Jan. 18 in Hays, Kansas. He was 85. He and his wife Ava farmed in Nicodemus, one of a dozen Black farming communities in…
NEW YORK — Well over two dozen “Day Without Immigrants” actions took place coast to coast Feb. 14, many demanding amnesty for the 11 million immigrants in the U.S. without government-recognized papers. The initial call for the actions was made…
How to win protection from the disastrous effects of the deep-rooted social crisis of capitalism is a question confronting more working people and our families today. It’s becoming harder and harder to start a family, or hold one together. Beginning…
Moscow’s military buildup and menacing war exercises in the region threatens Ukrainian sovereignty and independence and pose the potential of a ground war with devastating consequences for working people throughout Europe. Russian President Vladimir Putin is using the German rulers’…
For anyone wanting to learn firsthand about the Cuban Revolution, an excellent opportunity is the 15th International May Day Voluntary Work Brigade to Cuba this spring, set for April 24 to May 8. The National Network on Cuba organizes the…
