ST. PAUL, Minn. — Starbucks Workers United union members and their supporters held a “practice picket” Dec. 7 outside a Starbucks store here demanding bosses finally sign a contract. Pickets shouted, “No contract, no coffee” and “What’s disgusting? Union busting,”…
SYDNEY — After 17 days on strike, Woolworths warehouse workers, members of the United Workers Union, won a victory, pushing back the company’s attempt to impose new speedup rules. More than 1,500 workers at three warehouses in Victoria and one…
The Algerian government has imprisoned prominent French Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal on charges of violating national security. The 75-year-old writer is an outspoken critic of reactionary Islamism, authoritarianism, and government attacks on freedom of expression. He was disappeared for a…
Tens of thousands of demonstrators continue to protest across Georgia after the pro-Moscow Georgian Dream government announced plans Nov. 28 to postpone talks on joining the European Union until at least 2028. Undeterred by brutal attacks from security forces, protesters…
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…
Taking advantage of Israel’s devastating blows to Hezbollah in Lebanon, Islamist militias led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham have taken over Aleppo, the second largest city in Syria, and are advancing toward Hama. They say their aim is to overthrow the…
