Fruit: ‘Today’s strikes key to building the labor movement PITTSBURGH — “The presidential campaign of the Socialist Workers Party is the only voice representing the interests of our class — and I mean the working class worldwide,” Rachele Fruit, Socialist…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — During a tour stop here to meet with unionists and others who had helped put the Socialist Workers Party on the Tennessee ballot Oct. 30, SWP vice presidential candidate Dennis Richter visited the I Am A Man…
SEATTLE — After a seven-week strike, the Machinists at Boeing voted Nov. 4 to accept a four-year contract by 59%. It includes a 38% wage increase, a significant raise over the 25% first offered by the company in September. “Without…
The Socialist Workers Party defends freedom of speech, art and culture. Defending culture, free-ranging debate and the right of journalists and artists to state the truth as they see it is crucial for working people to chart a road forward…
Long-time President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is looking beyond Turkey to see how in today’s unsettled world he can best defend the interests of Turkey’s capitalist rulers, as well as his own position. He is trying to balance between Washington and…
A massive rainfall in Spain’s eastern Valencia region Oct. 29 — nearly 20 inches fell in eight hours, more than normally falls in a year — caused catastrophic flash floods that killed over 200 people. Many more are still missing.…
November 22, 1999 For the eighth consecutive year the United Nations General Assembly voted in favor of a resolution condemning the U.S. government’s nearly 40-year-old embargo against Cuba. The tally of the vote: 155 governments in favor, 2 opposed (Washington…
SAN FRANCISCO — “What do we want? Contract!” 2,000 hotel workers chanted Oct. 30 as they marched around Union Square, home to many of the city’s big hotels. The action ended with a sit-in on the cable car tracks outside…
CHICAGO — In the final week before the vote for the U.S. presidency, Socialist Workers Party members continued to find interest in and support for the party’s working-class program and course. They’re taking steps toward successfully completing the eight-week campaign…
JACKSON, Mich. — The 525 members of United Auto Workers Local 475 remain on the picket line at Eaton Aerospace here, after rejecting a second contract proposal more than a month into their strike. “The new pay offer was only…
