What can working people do to defend ourselves from the bosses who continue to push the economic crisis of their system onto our backs? Strikes and other battles by thousands of union members are underway to win better wages and…
PHILADELPHIA — Teamsters at UPS held two “practice pickets” here July 13, part of similar actions across the country in preparation for a potential strike at the end of the month. The package delivery outfit is the largest unionized private…
The spread of terrorist attacks against Jews in Israel and the West Bank by supporters of Hamas and Islamic Jihad — backed by the bourgeois-clerical regime in Iran — along with thuggish actions by rightists among Israeli settlers against Palestinians…
The ever-expanding number of “investigations” and charges being filed against Donald Trump is unparalleled. This highly partisan operation against the likely nominee of one of the bosses’ two main parties is being carried out by President Joseph Biden, Trump’s likely…
BEAVER, Pa. — “We’ve been talking about how important it is to get the unions involved in our fight,” Hilary Flint, vice president of the Unity Council for the East Palestine Train Derailment, told delegates at the July 17 meeting…
The Ukrainian counteroffensive aimed at turning back Moscow’s invasion is “a bit disappointing,” complained retired U.S. Marine Col. Mark Cancian on NPR June 24. His remarks were typical of recent comments by the military brass and officials of President Joseph…
LOS ANGELES — A spirited picket of 300 actors and writers carried signs and chanted outside Netflix’s office here July 17. Daily protests are being held outside major studios across Southern California, the heart of the movie industry. Actions are…
MINNEAPOLIS — A rally was held on July 14 at Minneapolis-St. Paul airport by Delta Air Lines workers in a number of crafts fighting for a union. The action was organized by a coalition of ramp workers wanting to be…
MONTREAL — Some 1,700 workers at four casinos and gaming halls owned by the government corporation Lotto Quebec have been on strike since June 23 across the province. The strikers, members of the Confederation of National Trade Unions (CSN), work…
HAMILTON, Ontario — Some 1,450 members of United Steelworkers Local 7135 went on strike here June 29 against National Steel Car, a major railroad freight car manufacturer in Canada. A wage increase that covers inflation and the dangerous working conditions…
