SPALDING, England — Hundreds of Unite members at the Bakkavor food factory here have voted overwhelmingly to continue their strike until the company improves its pay offer, the union announced Dec. 12. As the strike enters its 12th week, bosses…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Members of the International Union of Electrical Workers-Communication Workers of America Local 83761 at GE Appliances here rejected the bosses’ new contract offer by 73% Dec. 11. The current contract expires at the end of the year.…
December 27, 1999 Forces defending the Chechen capital of Grozny dealt a blow to Russian troops who entered the city Dec. 15, attacking a tank column and leaving an estimated 100 Russian soldiers dead. The pitched battle was the first…
South Korea’s political crisis — triggered by a short-lived move by then President Yoon Suk Yeol to impose martial law — entered a new stage Dec. 14 as he was impeached by the National Assembly. Over 200,000 people protesting outside…
More than 71,000 Haitian immigrants and others have been deported to Haiti by the government of the Dominican Republic since October. Trucks fitted with metal cages normally used for livestock line up every morning at the Elías Piña border between…
On Jan. 1, 1959, Fidel Castro led Cuba’s working people to victory, ousting the U.S.-backed military dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. To mark that anniversary, we are featuring Cuba and the Coming American Revolution by Jack Barnes, national secretary of the…
The overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria is being celebrated all across that country and worldwide. It is a major setback to the reactionary capitalist regime in Iran. It follows the powerful blows struck by Israel Defense Forces…
Mike Canty raises important questions about Israel and Palestinian national rights in his letter to the Militant. “The global community must pursue justice that upholds the dignity and self-determination of all people — Palestinians and Israelis alike,” he writes. But…
December 27, 1999 The following statement was issued by the New York Socialist Workers Party. The rulers of New York City and the state have launched a vicious attack on the rights of the transit workers who run New York…
I read your article, “Support Israel’s right to exist, defend itself as a refuge from Jew-hatred and pogroms,” with a critical eye. While no one should question the right of Jewish people to live free of fear, it is important…
