Year: 2024

Campaign to expand reach of ‘Militant,’ books, fund March 9-May 7 (week six)

Trump’s trial in New York opens — an attack on constitutional freedoms

Opening arguments began April 22 in the one case Democrats have succeeded in bringing to trial against archnemesis Donald Trump in their drive to derail his presidential campaign and, they fervently hope, send him to prison. It’s the hush-money case…

SWP campaigners win new support

Campaigners for Rachele Fruit, the Socialist Workers Party candidate for president, are introducing the party’s working-class program and activity widely among working people and making good use of the just-published title The Fight Against Jew-Hatred and Pogroms in the Imperialist…

Working people in Ukraine fight to defend their independence

Moscow is stepping up its murderous assault on Ukrainian workers’ lives and on the mines and factories of the country’s eastern Donetsk region, as well as on crucial infrastructure across the country. Yet the Ukrainian people’s courageous determination to defend…

Food workers strike Aramark in Philadelphia over wages, benefits

PHILADELPHIA — Hundreds of exuberant food service workers at the Wells Fargo Center here went on a one-day strike April 9 against their boss, Aramark. The workers staff concession stands at Philadelphia Flyers, 76ers and Wings games, as well as…

Molson Coors workers stand strong in Texas strike

SOUTH FORT WORTH, Texas — Members of Teamsters Local 997 at Molson Coors here are standing firm in their strike against the brewery bosses. The strike began Feb. 17 after 93% of the local’s members voted to reject the bosses’…

Support Israel’s right to exist, defend itself as a refuge from Jew-hatred and pogroms!

Working people need to reject Biden’s demand that Israel not respond

Statement released April 15 by Rachele Fruit, Socialist Workers Party candidate for president of the United States. SWP presidential candidate Rachele Fruit is working-class alternative to capitalism’s march to depression and war The Socialist Workers Party calls on working people…

Walkouts at 34 Los Angeles hotels win contracts, fight on at others

LOS ANGELES — UNITE HERE Local 11 has signed contracts with 34 hotels since they began a series of walkouts here last June. A couple dozen hotels are holding out. A target of organizing efforts by the union is the…

Memphis BCTGM workers return to work, fight goes on

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After almost 10 months of a hard-fought strike battle, members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 390G at International Flavors and Fragrances here decided March 28 to return to work and continue their…

Who is Robert Kennedy Jr., why is he running for president?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign for the White House — polling just under 10% — presents a third capitalist candidate alongside President Joseph Biden and former President Donald Trump. A decadeslong Democrat from a well-known wealthy ruling-class family, Kennedy often…