Canada gov’t mounts new attack on political rights

Vol. 88/No. 11 - March 18, 2024
Canadian riot police use pepper spray against truckers, other protesters in Ottawa, Feb. 19, 2022. Despite Emer-gencies Act being recently ruled illegal by federal judge, Justin Trudeau government is pressing new attack on political rights, the Online Harms Act.

MONTREAL — In a major new attack on the right to free speech, Canada’s Liberal Party government has introduced Bill 63 — the Online Harms Act. It is sweeping legislation to strengthen existing “anti-hate laws” and impose government censorship over…





SWP campaigns on the docks in Miami

Vol. 88/No. 10 - March 11, 2024

MIAMI — Rachele Fruit, Socialist Workers Party candidate for president, spoke to dockworkers, members of International Longshoremen’s Association Local 1416, here outside their union hall Feb. 25. The sign on her campaign table read, “Safety on the job and the…


Flight attendants rally in Dallas for higher wages, full pay

Vol. 88/No. 10 - March 11, 2024

Hundreds of flight attendants and supporters picketed the American Airlines terminal at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport Feb. 13 in a fight for a new contract with higher wages, full pay for time on the job and better working conditions. The…


Debate over Jew-hatred is a central issue in UK election

Vol. 88/No. 10 - March 11, 2024
Peter Clifford, right, Communist League candidate for Parliament in Manchester Central, campaigner Hugo Wils, left, pose need to fight Jew-hatred with Farooq Adnan in Rochdale Feb. 18.

ROCHDALE, England — The Labour Party withdrew its backing from its candidate here, Azhar Ali, in a Feb. 29 by-election after Ali upheld poisonous Jew-hating conspiracies. Communist League campaigners have joined discussions among working people about this development, the roots…


Bus drivers strike in Virginia for higher wages, safety on the job

Vol. 88/No. 10 - March 11, 2024

FAIRFAX, Va. — Over 600 bus drivers and mechanics, members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689, went on strike here Feb. 22 against Transdev, a contractor for Fairfax Connector bus company. The strikers have been fighting for a new contract…


Hospital workers in London strike for withheld pay

Vol. 88/No. 10 - March 11, 2024

LONDON — Hospital workers, members of the Unite union, held a lively strike picket line here Feb. 20 on the busy main road by the entrance to the Royal London Hospital, part of the Barts NHS Trust chain, the largest…


Teamsters on first strike ever at Molson Coors in Fort Worth

Vol. 88/No. 10 - March 11, 2024

FORT WORTH, Texas — Over 100 spirited Teamsters Local 997 strikers lined the pavement in front of the Molson Coors plant here, which the bosses recently fenced off. The workers went on strike Feb. 17 after failing to reach a…