Under capitalism, major storms like Hurricane Helene become social catastrophes. Over 225 people have been killed across six states, with the biggest toll in western North Carolina. And it’s unclear how many are still missing in isolated communities there. The…
SEATTLE — Now in the fourth week of their strike against Boeing, one of the two major producers of commercial airplanes worldwide, picket lines by members of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District Lodge 751 remain up at…
ANTIOCH, Calif. — “I’ll be getting out the word about your fight,” Socialist Workers Party vice presidential candidate Dennis Richter told Sheetrock workers on strike against Georgia Pacific here when he joined their picket line Oct. 7. The workers, members…
BOSTON — A spirited picket line of striking hotel workers marched around the Hilton Boston Park Plaza, chanting, dancing and drumming on Home Depot buckets Oct. 8. Over 600 workers, members of UNITE HERE Local 26, have been on strike…
COMMERCE, Calif. — With over two months on strike against the bosses at Monogram Aerospace Fasteners here, United Auto Workers Local 509 members are determined to come out on top. “The one exciting thing that’s come out of this is…
Hurricane Helene made landfall at Keaton Beach in Florida at 11:10 p.m. Sept. 26, then traveled north, drenching Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee. This devastating storm, with over 225 dead, an unknown number still missing and substantial damage…
Below are excerpts from the opening chapter of The Fight Against Jew-Hatred and Pogroms in the Imperialist Epoch: Stakes for the International Working Class by Socialist Workers Party leader Dave Prince. Copyright © 2024 by Pathfinder Press. Reprinted by permission.…
October 25, 1999 MONTREAL — Owner-operator truck drivers began taking actions across Quebec the week of Oct. 2 in support of their right to unionize and negotiate their working conditions collectively. They voted Oct. 10 to defy an injunction ordering…
JACKSON, Mich. — “17 Days of Solidarity” read the handwritten sign at the United Auto Workers Local 475 strike tent where workers are picketing 24/7. Treat-filled tables and honks of encouragement showed the support some 525 strikers against Eaton Aerospace…
