Sixty-six years ago under the leadership of Fidel Castro, working people in Cuba overthrew the U.S.-backed dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, took political power and went on to uproot capitalist exploitation. There is no better example of what workers are capable…
ATLANTA — “We’re out here today to raise awareness that the company’s new policy on scheduling is costing flight attendants to lose 30% to 40% of their pay compared to what they used to make,” J.D. Minter, local council vice…
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…
Malcolm X Talks to Young People is one of Pathfinder’s Books of the Month for December. As his evolution accelerated in the last year of his life, Malcolm emerged as the authentic voice of the forces of the coming American…
SYDNEY — Members of the Jewish community here made it clear they will not be intimidated as more than 2,000 turned out for a rally Dec. 15 to condemn recent attacks on Jews and synagogues. Four days earlier, homes in…
SAN FRANCISCO — Some 2,500 striking hotel workers, members of UNITE HERE Local 2, are fighting to defend health coverage won in past contract battles. As the strike enters its 13th week it’s the longest-ever hotel strike here, and the…
