“Is the use of cosmetics worth the attention of a Marxist?” JACK BUSTELO “Naked or clothed, dressed in linen or polyester, shaved, plucked, tattooed, painted, adorned with pearls or ceramic beads, siliconed, liposuctioned, covered with visible or invisible scars, with…
CHICAGO —Some 500 Association of Flight Attendants-CWA members at United Airlines and their supporters ringed the Willis Tower in Chicago’s downtown in a spirited picket line that stretched for four blocks Oct. 17. The skyscraper — formerly known as the…
ALBANY, N.Y. — At the Capital District Area Labor Federation’s Annual Gala Oct. 11, Save the Burdett Birth Center Coalition received the federation’s Solidarity Award. Ashley Saupp, a leader of the coalition, said they could not have succeeded without the…
MONTREAL — Over 100 locked-out Prelco workers and their supporters gathered in front of this industrial glass manufacturer here Oct. 18 for a solidarity concert and food. The 90 members of the Confederation of National Trade Unions (CSN) have been…
NEW YORK — Proposition 1, often referred to by its Democratic Party boosters as the “Equal Rights Amendment” or the “Equal Protection of the Law Amendment,” will be on the ballot in New York Nov. 5. The measure is being…
HAVANA — Countless expressions of working-class solidarity have spread across Cuba, accompanying government efforts to confront the impact of two recent major emergencies — a three-day collapse of the national electrical grid and the damage caused by Hurricane Oscar in…
Iran rulers’ threats to Israel and Jews imperil all working people ATLANTA — “Oct. 7 was a declaration of war against the existence of Israel, a refuge for 7 million Jews and home to 2 million Palestinians and Arabs,” Rachele…
Millions of people across Cuba were without electricity over several days as the island was hit by a fourth nationwide blackout Oct. 20. The Cuban power grid repeatedly collapsed, choking the economy and making daily life a challenge. This energy…
