LIVERPOOL, England — “We’ve seen powerful solidarity across the U.K. from different unions and communities. That support has lifted us because we know we’re not just fighting for ourselves,” Danny Taylor, a refuse worker and Unite steward representing hundreds of…
LOS ANGELES — A series of protests took place around the city here and at Home Depot parking lots across the country July 1 to show support for workers targeted by government immigration raids and roundups. At a Home Depot…
Thousands of people took to the streets across Kenya June 25 in anti-government protests, including in the capital city Nairobi. At least 16 demonstrators were killed by police and hundreds wounded. Security forces fired live rounds, rubber bullets, tear gas…
TACOMA, Wash. — Chanting “Free Max!” and “Protection, not deportation!” some 200 protesters joined a June 6 rally outside Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Northwest Detention Center here, called by the International Association of Machinists. They demanded the release of IAM…
MONTREAL — Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney introduced Bill C-2, the “Strong Borders Act,” to Canada’s Parliament June 3, a sweeping attack on the rights of immigrants and on the entire working class. The Canadian Labour Congress, Canadian Union of…
PHILADELPHIA — Some 10,000 city workers, members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 33, walked off the job July 1. The union represents sanitation workers, 911 emergency call center dispatchers, library assistants, as well…
In one of the largest expressions of social unrest since Moscow invaded Ukraine over three years ago, thousands rallied in Russia’s Altai Republic June 21 to protest Kremlin-organized “reforms” that end local self-government and attack the rights and cultural heritage…
MIAMI — Federal Judge Brian Cogan of the Eastern District of New York issued a ruling July 1 blocking the Trump administration’s order terminating the long-running Temporary Protected Status that kept Haitian immigrants from being deported. He held that the…
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — In September 2024 workers at the Walmart distribution center on the outskirts of Toronto voted to make Unifor their union by 56%. Over 800 workers here pack and deliver products to Walmart stores all over Ontario. Now…
Israel’s successful attacks on nuclear, ballistic missile and other military targets in Iran have weakened the reactionary regime, opening the door to step up the fight to complete the defeat of Hamas in Gaza. The Nazi-like Hamas was only able…
