Jew-hatred of Hamas is rooted in links with Hitlerism

Vol. 87/No. 40 - October 30, 2023

Hamas was founded in 1987 as the Palestinian wing of the Muslim Brotherhood. The terrorist group has ruled in Gaza since 2007. Central to its outlook is an all-consuming hatred of Jews, something it shares with its chief sponsor and…


Ukraine, home of Babyn Yar pogrom, stands with Israel

Vol. 87/No. 40 - October 30, 2023

Since the Oct. 7 pogrom killing over 1,300 Jews and others in Israel by the Tehran-backed terror group Hamas, there has been an outpouring of solidarity from Ukrainian people at home and abroad toward Jews and Israel. This includes from…


From jobs to wages, workers face effects of capitalist crisis

Vol. 87/No. 40 - October 30, 2023

Facts and figures put a lie to the claims being made by the Joseph Biden administration and his boosters in the liberal capitalist media that aim to puff up his reelection bid by saying job opportunities are expanding and prospects…


UAW expands strike at Big Three, 34,000 on picket lines

Vol. 87/No. 40 - October 30, 2023
UAW Local 862 members on strike at Ford Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville Oct. 14. “Our priority is to protect jobs and workers’ livelihoods,” Local President Todd Dunn told the Militant.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Workers at the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant here, members of United Auto Workers Local 862, walked off the job Oct. 11, bringing the number of UAW workers on strike against the Big Three to over 34,000. They…


Support Memphis bakery workers strike over wages, safety and respect

Vol. 87/No. 40 - October 30, 2023
Cedric Wilson, right, president of BCTGM Local 390G on strike at International Flavors and Fragrances in Memphis,Tennessee, speaks at Oct. 18 rally outside IFF headquarters in New York. “We have union members with cancer, people with kids, some are losing their homes. But they’re all still in the fight,” he said. “There’s no other way, you have to fight.”

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — On the picket line at the International Flavors and Fragrances plant Oct. 11, strikers Darold Brooks, a mechanic, and Thad Beckman, a lead man, told this Militant  worker-correspondent about the horrendous safety record of the bosses here.…


Fight for workers power to end Jew-hatred

Vol. 87/No. 40 - October 30, 2023

It is in the interests of workers everywhere to speak out unequivocally against Tehran-backed Hamas’ pogrom in Israel and against Jew-hatred wherever it raises its head. This is vital in defending our unions and advancing the class-against-class battles the working…



Working people in Mexico look for way forward

Vol. 87/No. 40 - October 30, 2023
July 26 Mexico City march for justice for 43 disappeared Ayotzinapa students. Banner reads: “The army knows.” President López Obrador increasingly relies on “incorruptible” military.

For decades working people in Mexico have faced governments defending capitalist exploitation, widespread corruption, drug cartels and police repression. Five years ago, many voted for and looked to new President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, hoping his promises would reverse previous…



Unifor strikers vote up new contract at GM in Canada

Vol. 87/No. 40 - October 30, 2023

OSHAWA, Ontario — The 4,300 Unifor-organized workers at General Motors in Canada voted up a new contract Oct. 15 by 80%. This followed Ford’s union members, who approved their contract by a much closer 54% margin Sept. 24. The union…