Forum in New Jersey takes up Ukraine fight for sovereignty

Vol. 88/No. 11 - March 18, 2024
Tens of thousands at Alexei Navalny’s March 1 funeral in Moscow march to cemetery, chant “No to war!” and “Russia will be free!” It was the largest protest against the regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin since he launched his invasion of Ukraine two years ago

UNION CITY, N.J. — “Look at the pictures of tens of thousands of people chanting slogans at the funeral for Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny,” John Studer, editor of the Militant, told a Militant Labor Forum here March 2. That’s…





Canada gov’t mounts new attack on political rights

Vol. 88/No. 11 - March 18, 2024
Canadian riot police use pepper spray against truckers, other protesters in Ottawa, Feb. 19, 2022. Despite Emer-gencies Act being recently ruled illegal by federal judge, Justin Trudeau government is pressing new attack on political rights, the Online Harms Act.

MONTREAL — In a major new attack on the right to free speech, Canada’s Liberal Party government has introduced Bill 63 — the Online Harms Act. It is sweeping legislation to strengthen existing “anti-hate laws” and impose government censorship over…


Thousands turn out to join Navalny funeral, protest Putin, Ukraine war

Vol. 88/No. 11 - March 18, 2024

Several thousand people turned out for the funeral of Alexei Navalny, a longstanding political opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin who died in a gulag prison Feb. 16. Participants used the event to express their condemnation of Putin’s regime and…


Airport cleaners, SEIU 32BJ rally in Pittsburgh

Vol. 88/No. 11 - March 18, 2024

PITTSBURGH —Aircraft cleaners and other workers at Jetstream Ground Services at the airport here are organizing to get better conditions and an end to boss harassment. On Feb. 23, members of Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ took a bus…


Health workers in Australia protest parking fees

Vol. 88/No. 11 - March 18, 2024

SYDNEY — Some 40 health workers, members of the Health Services Union, joined a lunchtime rally and march at Liverpool Hospital here Feb. 29 to protest significant hikes in parking fees imposed by the New South Wales state government. Michael…


UK rail workers strike against two tiers, demand better pay

Vol. 88/No. 11 - March 18, 2024

MANCHESTER, England — “They say low pay. We say no way!” chanted rail workers outside the offices of Carlisle Support Services Feb. 21 during two days of strike action here. Earlier in the day more than 70 of them joined…


Worldwide protests back Ukraine battle to defend its independence

Vol. 88/No. 10 - March 11, 2024
Thousands rally in Prague, Czech Republic, Feb. 24 supporting Ukraine after two years of Moscow’s invasion. Placard, center right, says in Ukrainian: “We will not forget our heroes, we will not forgive our enemies.” Similar protests took place all around the world.

Many tens of thousands of working people in Ukraine and supporters around the world of their struggle for independence took to the streets Feb. 24 to mark two important anniversaries. The first was two years since the murderous invasion of…