Cleanaway garbage-collectors strikes spread across Australia

Vol. 87/No. 17 - May 1, 2023

SYDNEY — Around 100 Transport Workers Union members rallied April 11 at the Cleanaway depot in Erskine Park in western Sydney as part of their fight for new contracts. Workers at the depot there were joined by union members from…


FBI unleashes spies on a Chicago bookstore

Vol. 87/No. 17 - May 1, 2023

CHICAGO — The owners of Pilsen Community Books here discovered the FBI has been spying on them. “They called us ‘pro-abortion extremists’ because we had a sign-painting event for the June 22 [2022] action supporting a woman’s right to choose…



Public workers strike in Canada

Vol. 87/No. 17 - May 1, 2023

Over 155,000 members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada union — more than one-third of all federal employees — went on strike April 19, fighting for higher pay. “Now more than ever, workers need fair wages,” the union said.…


More restrictions on political parties in Ukraine

Vol. 87/No. 17 - May 1, 2023

In a new attack on political rights, draft laws have been submitted in the Ukrainian parliament that would disqualify members of any of the Ukrainian parties that President Volodymyr Zelensky government officials designate as “pro-Russian” from being elected to legislative…


New Iran-Saudi pact reflects cracks in US-led ‘world order’

Vol. 87/No. 17 - May 1, 2023
Agreement finalized in Beijing March 10 restoring diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia reflects shifts in position of Washington, Beijing in Middle East. Above middle, Wang Yi, China’s top foreign policy official, with representatives from both Arab-Persian Gulf countries.

The reestablishment of diplomatic relations between the Iranian and Saudi regimes — finalized in Beijing — is a reflection of the weakening of Washington’s role in the Middle East, although it remains the dominant imperialist power intervening there. The ruling…


Socialist Workers Party: End all US war ‘games’ aimed at NKorea!

Vol. 87/No. 17 - May 1, 2023
South Korean marine takes position as U.S. Marines disembark during provocative “Double Dragon” joint military exercise in Pohang, South Korea, March 29, targeting North Korea.

Washington, Seoul, and Tokyo have been carrying out a series of overlapping and provocative war games in South Korea aimed at intimidating the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the North. They are the largest military maneuvers there since 2018…


25, 50, and 75 years ago

Vol. 87/No. 17 - May 1, 2023

May 4, 1998 HAVANA — Three thousand delegates from 79 countries came here for an “International Meeting of Solidarity Between Women.” The focus of discussion was how to confront the growing attacks on the standard of living of working people…


Join in Teamsters contract fight at UPS!

Vol. 87/No. 17 - May 1, 2023

Two-tier wages, part-time jobs, dangerous conditions, schedules that wreak havoc with workers’ lives and constant company harassment are what bosses impose on millions of workers. These are the conditions the Teamsters at UPS are fighting to change as they rally…