“Amnesty International USA is once again calling on the Literature Review Committee to overturn the impoundment decision by Jackson Correctional Institution authorities of the Vol. 88, No. 17 issue of the Militant,” Justin Mazzola, deputy director of research, wrote on…
Government officials, the Kamala Harris election campaign and the liberal big-business media repeatedly claim inflation is a thing of the past. All is well. However, working-class families still face crippling high prices for necessities like food, gas, housing, health care…
Ernst Neizvestny was a Russian sculptor whose modernist works, despite determined efforts by the Stalinist officialdom of the time to suppress them, left a tribute that stands today to the memory of millions thrown into labor camps or killed resisting…
After a two-week strike, auto parts workers at BorgWarner in Lansing, New York, overwhelmingly voted up an improved contract offer Sept. 21. The over 700 members of Teamsters Local 317 voted 539-60 to accept a four-year agreement that increased wages…
SYDNEY — Nurses and midwives in New South Wales public hospitals went on a 24-hour strike Sept. 24 as they stepped up their campaign for a new union contract, including an immediate 15% wage increase. Over 10,000 marched and rallied…
KANATA, Ontario — More than 40 Unifor Local 1541 members at Best Theratronics, a nuclear facility that manufactures medical equipment here, have been on strike since May 1. A key issue is higher wages. Union members rejected an offer by…
PHILADELPHIA — Food, beverage, retail and concessions workers at Aramark, members of UNITE HERE Local 274, went on strike at the city’s sports and entertainment complex Sept. 23. The strikers work in the three arenas of Philadelphia’s professional basketball, baseball,…
Chants of “Union proud, say it loud!” marked the American Postal Workers Union national day of action held in 90 cities across the U.S. Oct. 1. “The bosses want more productivity out of less people. One person is doing the…
Efforts by members of the Socialist Workers Party are underway to maximize the reach of the presidential campaign of Rachele Fruit for president and Dennis Richter for vice president, win hundreds of new readers to the Militant, sell 1,300 books…
MONTREAL — Port workers, members of Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 375, began a three-day strike here Sept. 30. Union members rejected the employers’ last offer by over 99%, and voted 98% to authorize a strike. Of the 1,197…
