Year: 2024

Campaign to expand reach of ‘Militant,’ books, SWP fund Sept. 21 – November 19 (week four)

25, 50 and 75 Years Ago

November 8, 1999 DES MOINES — A fund-raising meeting to aid in the production and distribution of the titles printed and distributed by Pathfinder Press was held here October 23. The featured speaker was Migdalia Jiménez, a member of the…

California Sheetrock workers win wage raise, strengthen union

ANTIOCH, Calif. — After more than three weeks on the picket line, workers at the Georgia-Pacific Sheetrock plant here go back to work with a wage increase of 6% in the first year of a four-year contract, and 3% in…

‘Working class needs to take political power’

SWP Vice Presidential candidate Richter: ‘Defending Israel’s right to exist is in the interests of the world working class’ LOS ANGELES — “Hamas’ so-called Al-Aqsa Flood — their name for the deadly pogrom they carried out in Israel a little…

Seattle union support grows for machinists Boeing strike

SEATTLE — Over 500 workers on strike at Boeing packed the International Association of Machinists Local 751 hall here Oct. 15, chanting, “One day longer, one day stronger” and “Pension! Pension!” Hundreds more spilled outside the hall, where supporters from…

Mideast showdown: Israelis fight to defend a refuge from Jew-hatred

The Israeli government has released documents its forces captured in Gaza that provide further proof Iran’s capitalist rulers and the leadership of Hezbollah in Lebanon — despite their denials — were centrally involved in the yearslong preparations for Hamas’ Oct.…

UK food workers strike at Bakkavor enters fourth week

SPALDING, England — Morale on the picket line of strikers at food giant Bakkavor has been buoyed by 38 additional workers joining the strike and signing up for the union during the last week. Over 700 Unite members are entering…

Cuba: ‘End Washington’s economic, trade war against our revolution!’

Below are excerpts from “Drop the Blockade!” a powerful report prepared by the Cuban government detailing the punishing effects of the U.S. rulers’ decadeslong economic, financial and trade embargo against Cuba’s people and socialist revolution. The report was submitted to…

Fired for joining a union, Dallas Black Dancers hold protest

DALLAS — “Tear up your ticket, join our picket!” and “Dallas Black, bring them back!” were two of the spirited chants by 50 pickets backing the fired Dallas Black Dancers here Oct. 11. They were protesting at the Dallas Black…

Richter joins strike pickets in LA, builds labor solidarity

LOS ANGELES — As part of his national campaign tour Dennis Richter, the Socialist Workers Party candidate for vice president, joined campaign supporters bringing solidarity to a number of labor struggles here. Richter joined the picket line of workers striking…